Girls in Doubles – Twin Granddaughters!

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September 14, 2020

Top of the morning to you, Tribe!

I guess since Wesley's been hinting at more family news... I better step up to the plate, right? So here goes. :)

Some of you remember the post called 'The Only Daughter's Wedding.' The subject was our daughter Gwendolyn's courtship and marriage to a fine young man named Laverne Stoltzfus. Dawn and I didn't do so well adding to the girl population in the family. Even though God richly blessed us with five wonderful boys, Gwendolyn is our only daughter.

But no worries. Even though Dawn and I were a bit light on the girls... Gwendolyn and Laverne seem to be making up for lost time. This spring they started having daughters in doubles!

That is right! On April 22, Gwendolyn and Laverne were blessed with healthy twin girls. They named them Gianna Kim and Geneva Corinne. They feel very blessed... but also rather overloaded especially since their first child, Nikolas, was only 17 months.

Below is a twin's photo story for visual folks. And for you literary lovers, here is a totally delightful twins story from Grandma Dawn. She wrote it upon arriving home after three weeks as baby maid while the memories and impressions were still fresh.

One of Dawn's friends questioned after reading it, "Why aren't you writing books, my dear?" :) I believe you'll enjoy it too.

Here's the official birth announcement. Aren't they just totally adorable? Gwendolyn's 19 year old brother (Wesley) was the photographer.

Just a few days old...

Our first look at the twins...

Hey, this is neat. Dawn and I don't need to fight!

There is one for each! :)

The Happy FIVE! Well, at least we hope Nikolas is happy. His relationship with Mommy and Daddy just got a whole lot more complicated. He looks like he's not sure about it all yet.

But he does seem willing to at least check out these pink bundles...

Grandma Dawn getting back into baby care mode.

Grandma Dawn is getting back into baby care mode. She better would. She promised to stay and help Gwendolyn for the first three weeks.

Gwendolyn showing Nikolas how to treat his sisters... :)

Nikolas gets an up-close look and some instruction from mommy on how to treat little girls... especially baby girls.

An artistic picture of the twins by Wesley

Anther artistic shot by Wesley. Gwendolyn thinks it's quite handy to have a photographer for a brother.

A few months old… They are getting bigger and more alert.

Grandpa Edwin holding his twin granddaughters

Now tell me again, which one is which, Gwendolyn?

And here is my favorite shot... Grandma Dawn with the beautiful girlies on her 50th birthday. With a grandma like her, it's no wonder the little ones are beautiful! Right?

Hey, I'm not biased... I just like to be true to the obvious.

And I couldn't help adding the most recent picture of the twins. They were on our kitchen table, smiling for Grandma!

For sure... The Word of God is true... Children (and Grandchildren too) are an heritage of the LORD!

Blessings to all...

Your farmers,

Edwin and Dawn Shank and Family

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Girls in Doubles – Twin Granddaughters!

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