Several weeks ago, we had an opportunity to make a last-minute trip to Colorado Springs to meet up with my parents who were going to be visiting. Driving 7 hours each way over the course of a weekend was more than worth it for the chance to reunite my parents with my family and my brother’s family…all in one place, at the same time…for a total of 24 hours.
We were so blessed and excited to all be together, we really could’ve done nothing at all but sit around and chat and we would have been happy. But no, we did not sit around. At the top of the list was a family dim sum lunch. Don’t know what it is? You really must find out. It’s like afternoon tea and tapas combined. It IS my love language. 
It’s Chinese culture in a meal: hot tea, small morsels of intricate flavors that come by cart, boisterous conversations, and hours of slow savoring.
My mom, my niece, and Number 3. These two are three days apart!
And of course, there was the Auntie (me) taking pics of the adorable nephew (Shepherd). Yes, Gap-model baby…
Delicious. I could eat him…with or without whipped cream. Slurp. Chomp. Yum.
The rest of the family got snapped as well. I finally captured some of my super-active 1.5 yr. old Number 5. He’s a character. And completely edible as well. These photos are gold to me!
My parents with all 9 of their grandkids.
If you have family nearby, don’t forget to hug them soon and share meals frequently. What grace it is to have family…near or far. We can make the most of whatever time we have together–even when it’s only 24 hours!
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those group photos are priceless! and what gorgeous grandchildren your parents get to call their own.
(also, i am glad to know your love language.
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Thanks, friend! I think my parents feel very very blessed.
What a fun family trip! And I love dim sum. I’ve had it in NYC and San Francisco. Sadly, we don’t have any good places around here to get any. Probably down in DC there’s some though. I love it though!
Oh, Danielle, dim sum in NYC and SF sounds so dreamy! I don’t have any real dim sum here either, so it is really a treat when we hit a (bigger) city!
so. much. cute!!!
I’m biased, but I think they are all so cute too!!
There is so much to say…
- I think this may be the first picture I’ve seen of your father. Your brother looks so much like him.
- Your mother is beautiful…you follow right in line…and so does Calla.
- I love your love language.
I’m so glad you were able to visit with your family, even for a few sweet hours.
Thanks, Michelle. I think I’ve posted pics of my dad before, but honestly, I haven’t seen him much in the last several years. This was the first time I’d seen him in over a year, and the first time in about 3 years that the whole family’s been together.
That’s a LOT of grandsons!!
And I bet your niece is cool enough to handle them all 
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I really wish I could help them out, and add more females to the mix! Ha.
I keep coming back to this post just so I can study the photos. I really need to pull my camera out next time… we have so few pics of our families together over the last several years! Love you all so much and can’t wait to see you again!
I know, Abby. I’m doing the same thing. It’s like “warm fuzzies in a post”.
Are those chicken feet ?
So glad you got to spend time with your family. Most of these were taken at Garden of the Gods were they not? I went there with my photography class back in April. Sever of the spots look familiar. It’s a beautiful spot. I miss you all so much! <3
Miss you too, Marissa! Praying you are having a blessed semester! And yes…Garden of the Gods is beautiful!!