Luke/Karen + arrive

Slow wonderful am.  Mandy's back was so sore she could not find a place where she was not hurting.  They are not coming down tonight; hopefully she will sleep better in her own bed.   I exercised with Missy.   Renae came out to walk around 4.  Lincoln/Rose came about 9.  SO good to have them here.

                                        

Pocahotas

I was up and chilling all morning in the sunroom.  Just sitting on the sofa, looking out the window at the rain, and looking at pictures on my phone.  I sent pictures to Keith, Julie, Jen, Mandy, Kim, and Michelle.  I picked some flowers for Bette before heading to Cherokee.  At Mandy's Missy was working out, Jack was sleeping, and Tyler was eating.  So nice.  Missy and I left for Pocahontas and got there about 4.  It was SO nice to visit with Phillip's Grandma, Bette.  She is amazing, so nice to visit with.  Kyle and Candace were there, too, with their 2 adopted sons.   We left about 5:30, stopped at a grocery store, and got home about 7.  Denny had made a grocery run to Denison and had tilapia and salad ready for us.  We had a great phone call with Phillip.  Great meal ... great to have my daughter home.

Home

Coffee, slow am.  I got a call from Mandy and she said it would be good if I came after lunch.  SO I went to work planting 75 tulips, 75 daffodils, 6 perennial asters, and dug up and put in 2 planter about 50 eucalyptus.  Then took a quick shower and headed north.   Missy and Mandy went to a chiro apartment and I watched the boys.   Tyler got up after about an hour and he slept on me on the living room sofa until they got home so Mandy could feed Tyler.  I stayed until 4 when I left to go to Awana.  NICE bunch at Awana.  Of course, there were some hiccups in the evening, etc. a parent came to the door after looking in the window.   After getting home Denny and I talked for a long time ... just catching up on our days.  He spent the day working for Larson's.  LOTS TO LOOK FORWARD to this week.

BECKY!!!! then Home Again

Happy Birthday Becky!!!

Wonderful morning wishing Becky "Happy Birthday!"   At 7:10 Missy and I walked down to meet the bus with TJ.  Haley and Kane had left earlier with Becky.    Matt took today off and chilled with us before we left for home about 8am.  We stopped in Atlantic at Bruce and Gail's.  Always good to spend time with family.  After we got home Missy, Mandy and I spent time going thru clothing choosing items for Missy to maybe take back to N.  Denny and Jack played outside in the sand table and with the soccer net.  After playing Jack wanted Missy to change his pants ... Around 4 they headed to Cherokee for Jack's gymnasitic class at 5:30.   

We are so blessed to be a part of this family.  Denny and I chilled and walked around the farm.  I am so blessed to be married to this man.  Thank you, Jesus.  

Chilling

I walked to the bus with Kane and then Haley and TJ.  We had a great egg bake breakfast.  We all spent a lot of the day holding Tyler.  What a treat that is!!  Mandy and Becky went to Savannah to look at horse panels for the floor of Mandy's exercise place.  Missy and Matt ran about 3 miles while I happily held a sleeping Tyler.  In the afternoon Becky fixed supper and she and I fixed sugar coated pecans.  SO GOOD!!! At 5:30 Kane had a football game.  It was a beautiful evening to spend outside.
We stopped at Brothers after the game.  BOTH Uncle Matt and Aunt Missy changing diapers.

We met Kane as he got off the school bus. 

Savannah

Great day ... It was so nice and relaxing.  SO NICE!!  We all took turns holding baby Tyler and playing with baby Jack.  As the family went outside: Mandy, Missy and Haley did a workout. Becky brushed horses.  Boys rode bikes and looked at vehicles. Missy wanted the kids to each choose one activity that they would like everyone to do while we are together here in Savannah.  In the afternoon during nap time the girls (and Tyler) went shopping in St. Joe, Target, Sam's.  When we got back we played TJ's choice activity: Flag Football.  I think my team won!!!  But the second picture shows the family who thought they won.  We did more napping, holding and playing with babies.  Before supper we played Knock Out, Haley's choice of activities.   After supper  when it was dark they played Kick the Can, Kane's choice.  We spent more time holding and playing with babies.  Jack has a painful rash and Mandy's back is really hurting.  Both make it hard to have a "perfect" visit, but as family we do our best to help the hurting.  Lord, please heal.  Mandy is trying so hard not to hurt/complain.  Makes us all feel sad.

Got ‘er ... Missy arrive

Denny was up before me.  Now that was different.  I went to Ida Grove to return the wrong pellets I got at Bomgaars, then I headed to Storm Lake to make some SOS donations.  On the way home I stopped to visit with Maryann and Paul at Odebolt Care.  Mandy and her van arrived about 4 and we headed to Omaha to pick up Missy a the airport.  SO GOOD!!!  We headed to Savannah to stay with Matt's family for a couple days.  SO GOOD!!!