Karstyn Elise

Our newest grandchild, Karstyn Elise Traylor, came into this world on March 11, 2009. She and her parents did well throughout the delivery. We were told her name a few hours after her birth and her Dad explained to us that Karstyn, in the greek language, means "anoited one." We thank God for this miraculous birth and all of the blessings He has given us.

She is beautiful and sweet and a tall (long) girl. She weighed considerably more than her sister at birth and she is thriving. She loves to be held and snuggled.
Her sister Hope isn't worried about her too much. She doesn't get in Hope's way. Hope does try to throw balls with her and various other objects to include her in playtime but Karstyn isn't quite getting the hang of playtime yet.

These are some ideas that I have recieved thru emails over the years:
I've learned.... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, that you're hooked for life.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT!
1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 15 telling them to sit down and shut up.
2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children.
3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young.
4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said.
5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children more awful than your own.
6. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in.

ADVICE FOR THE DAY: Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home one day.
AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO WHAT IT SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE: "TAKE TWO ASPIRIN" AND "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN"


My grandson was visiting one day when he asked , "Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?"
I mentally polished my halo, while I asked, "No, how are we alike?"
"You're both old," he replied.

Al and I never thought that after having 2 children we would have 6 grandchildren aged 5 and younger. I love it!!