Over the past five years, Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors has featured many heartfelt and homegrown stories from our community. This month, we are excited to check back in with The Retzbach Family, who no doubt can make your busy life seem like a leisurely stroll through the park! If you recall, Katy and Andy’s story first appeared in our January 2020 issue, and if you missed it, you can catch up by reading about their journey
online at NewtownSquareMag.com.
When we first featured the Retzbachs, they were busy enjoying life in Newtown Square with their three young children: two-year-old Harper, four-month-old twins Andrew and Scarlett and their two Terrier-mix pups Peter and Frankie. Andy was working as a Steamfitter with Local Union 420, and Katy was enjoying her fifth year owning her interior design business.
Little did Katy and Andy know then just how much busier their lives were about to get. Fast forward four years, and The Retzbach family grew from a party of five to a family of EIGHT! “In 2022, we welcomed our daughter 
Savannah to the family, then just this past November, our twin daughters, Penelope (Penny) and Hazel, were born,” Katy explained. “Yes, Penny and Hazel are our second set of twins!”
Big sister Harper is now six years old and attends St. Anastasia. Andrew and Scarlett are turning five this month and Savannah is two and a half years old and goes to The Malvern School. “Andy and I are fortunate that my mom is able to care for seven-month-olds Penny and Hazel in our home,” Katy said. Andy continues with Steamfitters Union 420 but is now working for Herman Goldner, Co., Inc., and Katy continues to run her Interior Design business, Designs by Katy Lynn.
Katy said that life these days is chaotic most of the time, but she and Andy divide and conquer. “We both wanted a big family; we just didn’t think it would happen that quickly!” she remarked. “Andy and I split the work. During the school year, I tackle the morning routine and school drop off, while Andy takes care of pick up and dinner.” And in case you’re wondering, a Toyota Sequoia fits six car seats! This summer, the three older kids are busy in camps, and the whole family is spending a week in the Poconos and another in Ocean City, MD. “We have to take two cars on vacation, and my mom,” laughed Katy. “I drive with my mom and the kids, and Andy travels with the dogs and all our luggage!”
Despite having their hands full at home, Andy and Katy also make a special effort to support their local and wider communities: They regularly attend Sunday mass at St. Annie’s and volunteer at events that benefit veterans and all armed forces. Katy serves on the Board of the local NKBA chapter (National Kitchen and Bath Association) and is President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA). Andy helps local kids study for the test to join the Steamfitters’ Union. “Our community is great, and our neighbors are, too!” Katy said.
“We love how living here makes everything so close and convenient. But having almost two acres of wooded land gives us the feeling of having space around us, so we don’t feel like we’re on top of our neighbors and each other!” she added.