A bittersweet gathering...

This April we lost one of the greatest men to ever touch our hearts, Luke's grandfather, Philip Jackson.  Although no one was happy about the reason for the gathering, everyone is always happy to gather together. It seems as though the toughest times to get through are made possible by being with your family.

Here are Aliza and Kaleb in Grampy's tree. As i'm sure I've mentioned before, this tree is irresistable to children! They MUST climb this tree! I have so many pics of my kids in this tree! I hope there are more to come...

Cousin time! The kids were so glad to have each other to play with! There youth and inocence was a welcome distraction to the grief everyone was experiencing! Here Alexandra and Aliza have some fun coloring and playing together.

Here are Jackson, Aliza and Kaleb durring some much needed play ground time! They love each other so much!

This picture is precious! Jackson adores Kaleb for being the big boy and Kaleb eats it up! They have a definite bond, and it is so sweet!

More cousin love...Luke and Phil jammed a little. They look like traveling minstrels!

Aliza soaked up some Gramma love!

And Kaleb gave Gramma a shoulder to lean on...

Here is a group of "the cousins" - Luke, Chris, Jonathan, Nick, Phil,

Kira, Kristin, and Heather.