Sharing with Grandma Pond

My Wonderful Grandchildren!

2011-06-10T22:13:00.001-07:00

Gramma Carol and Papa Gene are so blessed to have such sweet, darling grandchildren! The youngest two, our twins Natalie and Isaac, just had their 2 month check up!! Isaac has reached 7.10 lbs. and Natalie is 7.7 lbs. They are growing well and at a very similar rate! Both parents and children survived their first shots and are taking naps this afternoon!

I'm in the middle of spending a week with the twins and loving all the time to hold, rock, sing, change diapers, feed and help out in this busy household! You re-learn quickly to rest when the babies do and never attempt to do too many projects over too long a period all in one day!
1. Natalie raising her hands to "Praise Jesus" with Gramma!

2. Isaac smiling at his Daddy Caleb and his funny faces and songs!

3. Morning playtime with Gramma

My other set of grandchildren, Sanaa and Layla, are nearly 3 and just turned 1! Sanaa is a great big sister and loves to show Layla how to be creative! Layla is already walking and likes to explore and have command of her world! Papa Gene made them a double slide climber for their birthdays and they knew exactly what to do with it!

And Sanaa said it all when she patted Papa Gene on the back and told him:
"Good job, PaGene! Thank you!"
Thank you, Lord, for giving us wonderful boys that have grown up to be God-fearing men that married precious wives that are raising children in truly loving homes!

Location:N Hosta Dr,Fayetteville,United States

Easter with Sanaa and Layla Pond

2011-04-24T20:47:00.001-07:00

Gramma Carol and Papa Gene had the pleasure of enjoying an Easter Egg hunt with our lovely granddaughters here in Dallas at our church on Saturday!

We also had a great time celebrating Easter together on Easter Sunday!

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Location:Dallas

Natalie and Isaac Pond are 1 week old!

2011-04-13T20:52:00.001-07:00

It is amazing how fast time flies by!! After waiting so long for the twins to be born, they are here and we are looking back to their arrival exactly a week ago this morning! We were driving to Arkansas as fast as we could and getting minute by minute updates as Caleb was also racing to the hospital from Fayetteville to try to make it on time to the birth of his babies!! How exciting when we got the text that the Grandparents Cheyne could hear the babies cries outside the doors to the delivery room! Gene had to drive all the way, so that I could manage the calls, texts and emails to friends, family and co-workers! Those two precious bundles changed so many lives in such a short matter of hours!

Although I already have two darling grand-daughters that I love dearly, it is like I have a brand new heart for these babies that is full of love and the desire to watch them grow! Grandparenting is an amazing invention by God. We got to spend from their birth day through Sunday with them, but, of course, that was not enough...Caleb and Sarah are good enough to text us pictures to help us to cope!

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Twins have arrived for Caleb and Sarah Pond!!

2011-04-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

On April 6th at 6:30 and 6:31 am, Natalie Grace and Isaac Thomas came into the world to be the first two babies for Caleb and Sarah Pond and grandchildren number 3 & 4 for Gene and Carol!!!

Natalie Grace. 5.14 lb. 19 "

Isaac Thomas. 5.5 lb. 18.5"

Everyone is doing great and we are passing them around between Grandparents Pond and Cheyne and Aunt Leslie and Uncle Ian Cheyne!! They are very petite and very sweet and sleep when swaddled!!

Snow-meggadon in Dallas, Texas-February 2011

2011-02-04T11:39:00.000-08:00

Make a picture slideshow

Trinity Christian teacher Carol Pond puts imagination into education!

2011-01-27T21:39:00.000-08:00

Classroom Kingdom

Twins on the Way for Caleb and Sarah!

2011-01-24T18:35:00.000-08:00

This free ecard made with Smilebox

Walking Deserves An Update!

2009-10-13T18:49:00.000-07:00

Yes, Sanaa is walking! She rarely crawls anymore at all! The interesting thing is that she began walking on her 15 month birthday...which is the exact date that her Daddy walked, lo these many years ago!! Gene and I were babysitting her tonight...the first time since she has begun walking and so enjoyed watching that blonde curly head toddling around the house! So precious! I have attached a video of her playing the piano and for all you musicians, please take note of how she plays her melody in a care free fashion, until she is ready to play the black note and then she positions one finger to give it the honor it deserves! Very impressive for one so young, don't you think?

Sanaa's 1st Birthday in Texas

2009-07-20T12:47:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, July 19th, 2 weeks after Sanaa's real birthday of June 30th, we were finally able to celebrate her birthday. She received Koala slippers from our Australian friend, Mark O'Brien who is here visiting! She likes touching the koala head on them! She also received a Leap Frog Learn 'n Groove Musical Table from Gramma Carol and Papa Gene. She took to it right away and made her way around the table trying out all the "bells and whistles". Of course, what birthday is complete without cupcakes and ice cream! After mooshing it in her face for her real birthday, she had, of course, learned from that experience and was quite neat and refined in eating them this time! Enjoy the pictures and videos!

Nearly Nine Months Old

2009-03-28T19:42:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,
It has been a long time since Thanksgiving and much work has been accomplished! Sanaa has 2 teeth, is beginning to crawl, feeds herself her bottle and loves finger foods of all kinds...even meatloaf. Here are some pictures from today that show her enjoying her food and playing on the rug at Gramma Carol and Papa Gene's house.

Thanksgiving 2008

2008-11-29T11:47:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was a special time this year of enjoying not only our son, Nate, and daughter-in-law, Rosa, but also our granddaughter Sanaa and her first Thanksgiving. She is almost 5 months old (on the 30th...which is tomorrow) and loving to eat solid food and watch football on TV! That is the main event for Thanksgiving, right? Seriously, we enjoyed holding her, playing with her and her myriad of toys and helping to keep her happy. It is a joy to watch her smile!