The Newest Boynton

My nephew Kevin is in his early forties and was late to get married. I performed the ceremony for Kevin and Jill on Mother's Day in 2008. I'm not sure if they thought they would ever have children at that point in their lives, but they have indeed had a lovely little girl. What an adjustment for two people who had lived single lives for so many years. First to married life and now to parent life. I thought it was so appropriate when they named their daughter Grace, because what a gift of God for these two wonderful people, who a couple of years ago might have thought this to be impossible. I met Grace for the first time yesterday and this afternoon had my camera when she was placed in my mother arms, another great grandchild. It was also interesting to watch my brother hold Grace and feed Grace and burp her and all those things as Kevin and Jill spent some time at the beach. I loved being and Bumpa but I had never seen my brother with his grandchildren as babies or even as children. His other two grandchildren were at Kevin's wedding but not really with my brother Terry much. I could see that same love in his eyes that I can remember so well from those years in my own life. I do chuckle a little when I think that my youngest grandchild is seventeen and his oldest is six. My great grandson is three and yet I'm five years younger than he is. It seems odd that my family is so much older than his. I do wish him the same happiness with his grandchildren that I found with mine. They are Grace indeed.