Visit with Great-Grandma K

Last night we arrived at Great-Grandma K's house just in time for bed. As the boys were brushing their teeth Mike showed Brody the little cups that Great Grandma K keeps in her bathroom. Mike remembers using little cups like these when he stayed at her house as a little boy and he was telling Brody how cool he used to think these cups were! I think Brody really liked them too.

This morning Mark, Angela, Jayden, and Grammy arrived and we started cooking. Yes...it was time for more food! Today we had a Thanksgiving dinner with Great-Grandma K. I think that Grammy, Mike, and Gma K did most of the cooking while the rest of us entertained the kids.

Brody was showing me some rocks that he found in Gma K's backyard and she overheard his enthusiasm for the rocks (yes...right now he loves rocks. He comes home with them in his pockets nearly every day!) and emerged from her room with a rather large rock. Brody was so excited when she told him he could take it home!

Mike cooked the turkey for us (yummmmm!)

and Jayden gave everyone kisses!

After lunch Grammy took the boys outside to play. Notice that Barrett and Jayden have rocks in their hands? I bet they're thinking, "I'll stick these in my pocket for bargaining with Brody later!"

group picture

Great-Grandma K with her grands and great grands

We tried to get a picture of her with just the greats...but it didn't work out. This is what most of the pictures looked like!

We spent some time looking thru old picture albums and talking about family history, and then it was time to get on the road to head home. When we went outside there were some people taking their horses for a walk and they stopped and let the boys pet them. Jayden even got to sit in the saddle!

As we left town, Mike decided to take a scenic route rather than going straight to I-35. We were able to stay on small, country highways all the way thru KS. Close to Blackwell we ended up back on I-35. We were both a little disappointed when we saw the major highway in front of us. It had been such a peaceful drive thru the county. Both boys took a long nap as we drove and we'd seen lots of deer feeding out in fields along the road. Meeting up with I-35 was like seeing a sign that said, "Welcome back to life in the big city!"

We'll miss you country life! Until next time....