Generation after Generation

Great Grandpa and Great Grandchild
Elvin Dumdei & Finley Elvin Zoutendam

David's Grandparents the Dumdei's, Finley's Great Grandparents on David's mother's side, came to visit us to see their first 
Great Grandchild :)   WOW


It was a fun time for all of us and I thought it was wonderful how the older generation meets the younger generation.


Generation after Generation...


In this case it is the 4th generation....that is incredible. Just think of the dimension.
Parents became Grandparents, then became Great Grandparents. Children became Parents and now became Grandparents....etc.

Father and Son

Finley holding his head up all by himself.
Man, soon he will be crawling and babbling.
Time flies....

I never thought much about Family trees and growth or dimensions before. But now that I'm a parent, realizing that someday I will become Grandparent and even Great Grandparent, I have come to think of how amazing "Families" really are. Generation after generation...... 
I don't really know how to put it in right words to explain what I mean. I just think "Family" is something amazing and one of the greatest things a person can accomplish in his or her life. 
Putting a child into this world and starting a family and seeing generation after generation coming after you is miraculous.

Sadly, I think today many people have forgotten the value of "Family". The beauty of having children, having family and seeing your family grow has become "outdated" in our independent success driven society where yourself comes first before any other.
A child in many ways means selfsacrifice and putting the needs of the child first before your own and if one has the mentaliy of today's Western World a child seems unfitting, even seen as a burden and is in the way of your own success. Of yourse there are exceptions and not everyone thinks that way but unfortunately I have met many.
It is sad because I think that a child is not a burden but an improvement of your life. It makes you become a better person in the way that you become less selfish. Simply because you are not the center of your life anymore and you realize that there are more important things in life and in this world than you.

So many people miss out and don't see the awe and wonder of "Family" anymore.
I think the truth is that the child you put into this world is your success and certainly I believe is the greatest inheritance of one's life that you could leave upon earth.
I know my son is for me :)
Generation after Generation...