Grandparenting is GREAT!!

Last week was such a great week. Natalie, Jack
& Jackson came for a visit. It was so fun to spend
time with them & to get to cuddle Jackson & coax
smiles and little coo's out of him. Actually, by the
end of their visit he was smiling without much
effort from us at all. :) Kevin & I decided this
grandparenting this is definitely WONDERFUL!!!
(not that we thought we'd need convincing)

There aren't likely too many grandparents

(outside of Utah ) that just went through the

baby scene themselves 5 years ago. The benefit

of that is that we were able to pull all the baby

equipment out of the attic. How handy eh? ;)

I did feel really sad yesterday to be packing the

swing and portacrib etc away again.

My DREAM would be to have my children and

grandchildren live close enough that they could

just drop by, come over for Sunday dinners, let

us babysit, & to be able to go to church together.

It would be wonderful if we were close enough

that we could go to our grandchildren's ball games

and dance recitals, & take them to the park.....well,

the dream goes on and on as you can tell. That is

one thing that has been sad and difficult with us

living here in Georgia. Our children's Grandparents

& none of our other extended family live close. I

know it's not nice to envy, but that has always been

the thing that I have longed for. When I see other

friends that have family here in town or at least

within a couple hours driving distance I always tell

them how lucky they are.
I have rambled on long enough....

Here are some pictures from our week together.

Kevin practicing his "Grandpa pose"
--I think he's got it down already~!

Callaway Gardens

Jackson was DEFENITELY the
Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch !!

Franklin D. Rosevelts Little White House
in Warm Springs, Georgia

Georgia Cotton Fields--

Did you know this is what cotton

looks like on the plant?

Andersonville, GA Civil War Prison Camp

Hills and Dales--Callaway Mansion in LaGrange

Natalie's friend Anna meeting Jackson

Our friends Villamor's & Walkers came over

for a BBQ. Ryan & Forrest always have a fun

time when they are together. We keep

trying to convince Mary Kate's sister Trudy

to just move here!

We celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving
together--turkey and all!

We missed you Jordan & Shawn!

Bently's girlfriend Bonnie checking out his
skills

So adorable!!

Every fall since our kids were little we have

built a scarecrow together as a family. We

were sorry that Jordan & Shawn weren't here
to join in our tradition.

Our friends Casi & Beth Smythe enjoyed

their time with Jackson

It's sooooo hard to say goodbye!!