We met at an ice cream shop downtown. They have a large balcony area that can accommodate lots of people, and so we got ice cream then visited. It was great! Generally, I think most everybody is fairly reserved except me and Gayle, Brandt's grandma. But we talked and got to know each other and laughed. Andrew, Allie, and Katie have not had an easy time of it. They were adopted by their aunt Cassie six years ago, but before that, they were on and off with Jamie and facing too much responsibility for young people. Andrew and Allie have both graduated from high school and are working. Katie is in 10th grade. Brandt was a bit shy and didn't talk very loudly when someone asked him something, but I think for a first time meeting, it was a success. Cassie has two other children, a son Jackson who is a year older than Brandt, and a daughter Martie who is six. Blythe and Martie ran around (literately, as Blythe would say) while the rest of us talked, and when Brandt was finished, he and Jackson ran around with the girls. I suggested we meet again when it was warmer so we could all run around together.
Brandt was so pleased to have been able to meet Andrew, Allie, and Katie. We were too. It's nice to meet people you love from afar, even if you don't know them well. We still have a couple other siblings for him and Blythe to meet, and we'll keep working on that.
Allie, Cassie, Gayle, Jackson, Andrew, Katie, Me, Brandt, Kent, Blythe, and Martie
Not pictured is Andrew's girlfriend Irlanda who graciously offered to take the picture.
Big kids and little kids.
Jackson was mad that he is older than Brandt but not as tall.
Brandt even looks taller than Katie.
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