We were so fortunate to have all of the Burgess family together at the Tapestry house in La Porte, Colorado. It was at one time the home of Gentry's Grandfather and Grandmother when Grandpa named it Hawkeye Ranch. It was the home that Gentry's mom met her future in-laws for the first time. It is where his aunt and uncle were married. The couple who owned it after it was sold did a fantastic job of rebuilding the home in the period accurate Victorian farmhouse style. It is glorious! That was all very nice and appreciated by us all but the best part was having us all together. And I think we all got along quite well! It was noisy and fun. I know I will never forget it. I think we all get a bit of satisfaction knowing that Grandma and Grandpa Burgess would have been very pleased to know we were all there together also. It is really hard to put into words the feelings of anticipation, the travel there (another story...believe me!) and the fulfillment of dreams for possibly great grandparents to most definitely grandparents to children to grandchildren.
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I LOVE that house! Where is it?! If it were gingerbread, I'd eat it!
What a delightful post ~ narrative and pictures, both! What a beautiful house! Wow, I am impressed! It looked/sounded like a good time was had by all! I guess Roger and Gerry should have taken Brianna and Tonya with them, so Victoria could have had some "girl" time! She is a bit outnumbered to say the least!
Renee
She would have loved them to be there. All that maleness is a bit overwhelming!
It was great to spend some time togethere as a family without a wedding or a funeral! We'll have to try to make this happen more often. It gets harder as the families grow and get involved in so many activities. But it is worth the effort, I think, don't you?
dad
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