A wonderful joy in my life is getting to share grandmothering experiences with one of my best friends Peggy.

A little photo shoot with my 5-year-old granddaughter Lucy...

Emily Lehnert Photography

After 2 1/2 years of planning and some major disappointments along the way, our Gray family Hawaii vacation to celebrate our 40th anniversary milestone finally happened this summer.

Our beautiful granddaughter Juni celebrated her 6th birthday last week, surrounded by cousins and unicorns.

Last evening was a big night for our family.

My father-in-law Kenny will be 85 years old in a couple of weeks.

Our oldest grandchild, Karter, is now officially a teenager.

Seven of my 11 grandkids met up at the Middletown Water Park for some splash time together after Bible School.

I sat next to these two cuties, grandchildren Krew (7) and Juni (5 1/2), at our smalltown Middletown Parade this week.

Our cute little 8-year-old granddaughters are lighting up the softball diamond this summer.