Lydia Laine Emch

Brandon, Maria, Anna, Timon, Jesse, Alice, Milan, and Jonas welcome little Lydia into their family.  She was born Sunday, September 18th at 12:14 pm and weighed 7 lb 15 oz.  We are thanking God for this wonderful blessing.  Lydia is our 20th grandchild.  Perry & Carol

Multiple Family Members Reunion in SC

I am mailing a card to Chuck Hemmer tonight (hip replacement last week) and realized I never posted these pictures.  We had a neat though unusual group here in early August for just a few hours. It's always a treat to have family come through here, but it's usually from one side or another at a time - so to have family from both sides here at the same time was really a treat!  Uncle Chuck was here for several days, brought by his daughter Judy and her husband Stan.  And at the same time, Judy K. and her hiking buddy Pam (who coincidentally is also a distant cousin through Mom's side) were here for just a few hours on their way to Atlanta.  All those connections are quite a maze.  

Anyway - we met at our favorite restaurant, the Galley on Lake Hartwell, for a lovely dinner.  It was a short but very nice reunion.