My family recently returned from a 10-day road trip to Colorado, visiting family on my wife's (Janice) side of the family. The vacation turned into a larger family reunion when two of Janice's sisters and part of their families flew in from Arizona and North Carolina.
Ed and Elizabeth Haws, the dear patriarch and matriarch of the family, are in their ninth decade of life and reaching their seventh decade as life partners. They are graciously playing the complex roles of parents, grand parents, and great-grand parents (not to mention loving in-laws). Ed-lizabeth relocated to Lakewood, Colorado, escaping the baking Arizona summer sun, to be closer to their eldest child (and only son), Michael, his wife, Joanne and their family (four daughters, one son and one grandchild), almost all residing in Golden.
Also in the Denver area, Littleton to be exact, are my wife's cousin, Julee Bate, her husband Terry, and their two fabulous sons. Julee and Janice have always enjoyed a special bond. Their relationship is more akin to that of close and loving sisters rather than cousins, and we are assured a fine and fun time when we visit.
Mary Ann Ogle (Ed-lizabeth's eldest daughter), her daughter, Rachel, and youngest son, Josh, flew in from Charlotte, North Carolina. Rounding out the reunion were Jeri Manos (Ed-lizabeth's third daughter and next-to-youngest child), her husband, Tim, and daughter, Zoe, visiting from Chandler, Arizona.
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