We've been married 33 years this summer and have 8 children and 8 grandchildren. Shirley is a thoughtful person whom I admire deeply. She is highly regarded by those who get to know her. Her wisdom with children is an inspiration to me and others. Shirley's personal experience as a teacher and in rearing our own children is a source of much practical advice about children.
Family get-togethers are frequent in our family.
We try to celebrate everyone's birthday as well as special days throughout the year. Favorite times in our family when we can all be together are Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and summer reunions. Our four girls and four boys arrived over 20 years in three groupings. Our eldest children, Jim, Cheryl, and Shauna, were born reasonably close together. A few years later our middle three boys, Steve, Brett, and Chad, arrived.