Visiting Grandpa Pete

Grandpa Pete was not able to come to our home for Sophia's birthday party, so we took Emeri and Eli to visit him.

We wheeled him to Aunt Millie's (my Dad's sister) room too.  Of course we had to stop to admire the beautiful birds.

 Aunt Millie enjoyed the visit with her great-nephew and great-niece.

On the way back to Grandpa Pete's room, we stopped to talk with Chip.

 Eli has a Chip on his shoulder!

 Emeri was not too sure about having a try at holding Chip.

Going back to Grandpa Pete's room

After our good-byes, we walked across the street to Grandma Lois' duplex to play for awhile.

The talk is that perhaps in the next couple of weeks, my Dad will be able to move back home with mom!

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One of the children's favorite games is "tie up Papa"!  They whisper secretly about capturing him!

Sophie wasn't too happy when she ended up caught up in the rope along with Papa!  We had to unrope her and then with big smiles and much laughter, they finished tying him all up!  Then Papa does his fancy escape and the kids go wild!

What a fun few days we had with Emeri and Eli!

Sophia's birthday

Sophia turned 5 this past week!

I put pictures of her 5 years on a pink rick rack. 

                    Sophia wanted a Rapunzel birthday so her mommy designed this clever cake.

Grandma Lois, Adam's parents, Mindy, Al and I joined Sophia's family to celebrate this special day.

 She blew them all out in one blow!  Happy wishes come true!

"Let's give the ribbon to Xander! (Mindy's cat)"

 I don't know what she was thinking but I sure do love this expression!

 "Thank you, Emeri!"

Hannah was interested in this gift too!  An American Girl paper doll from Mindy.

 A bathtub Rapunzel!

   I love how they have girlie Legos now! 

A fun Rapunzel birthday for our sweet princess!

Emeri and Eli come to Kansas!

Our son and his wife celebrated their 10th anniversary a little early with a trip to California and a drive on Highway 1 along the coast!

While they were gone, my daughter-in-law's mother, Lisa, watched the children for a few days.

I drove down to Arkansas Monday afternoon to pick them up and bring them back to Kansas with me!

They were great travelers!  Emeri told me "We are born travelers!"  Of course the DVD player is a big help too!

On Wednesday morning, we drove out to Hannah and Sophie's school to celebrate Sophia's birthday.  Hannah wanted us to peek into her classroom to say "hi" but her class was out to recess when we arrived so we were able to give hugs before we went into Sophie's room.

Sophia was brought to the front of the class.

Then Mrs. Burkhart gave her 5 hugs plus 1 to grow on,

and then prayed for her.

My eyes just got quite moist!  It was all so very sweet!

Singing "Happy Birthday"

Sophie and her mommy passed out the treats.

Sophie told her mommy just what she wanted her to make - rice krispie treats and please add M&M's and chocolate frosting on top.  Jill had not made these before but she obliged the birthday girl!




It was fun to look around the room.

After the party, the kindergarteners went outside to PE. 

We decided to take Eli and Emeri to see some pictures of their daddy when he went to school here.

We went home for awhile, then went to meet the bus when kindergarten was out.



The cousins were going to have a fun time!

They spent the afternoon playing.