But we love lots more than just the plane ride, because for us, going to visit Grandma and Grandpa's means...Special Treats,
like your very own loaf of banana bread and
Grandpa's leftover Halloween Candy!
More puzzles than you can ever imagine!
A whole new stack of books to read.
A chance to watch Judge Grandpa in court.
A visit to the police station,
(That's one cute mug shot!)
(Can I get one of these for my house?!)
And the fire station.
Laying with Grandpa at bedtime and putting him to sleep instead! (Cole was 5 for 5 in Grandpa being asleep before him.)
Lots of fun toys, including puppets for your hands AND feet!
Visiting Great Grandma Shull and
A whole lot of other Aunts, Uncles, and who knows what other relations there are!
A chance to play with uncle Matt.
and A chance to take a snooze with Grandpa.
We have lots of fun traditions when we visit Grandpa and Grandma, including:Having pancakes flipped onto our plates.
Tabby can even catch with her eyes closed!
The anticipation and
The Excitement of Success!
Sam ate really well just so he could catch another one!
The ready position
and the more subtle excitement of success!
Even Grandma has to catch her breakfast!
We also love to go to the bouncy slide place. It doesn't seem to be a trip home without it!
We love visiting Grandpa's office, especially if he lets us climb through the old laundry chute!
I'm not sure how much longer Cole will fit!
And did I mention we love doing all of the puzzles that Grandma keeps at her house!
This visit we added a few new things to see and do.We visited the Kansas City Temple for the first time. (Open House and Dedication in April and May.)
Grandpa and Cole went to visit the Jesse James Farm home and gravesite.
Cole also loved seeing all of the scary stuff Grandpa left up for him after Halloween. The girls on the other hand wanted nothing to do with it!Eating a breadstick and drinking out of an eyeball glass.
Is it smart to imitate a mummy?
Attending the wedding of the Headless Bride.
And lounging on the couch with an assortment of Halloween decor.
Not only does Grandpa have weird Halloween stuff, he also apparently gets paid his lawyer fees in weird stuff. We came home one day to find this in their backyard! Does anyone know how to sail?
Doesn't he look like the captain of the ship?
They really wanted to take it out on the water, even if it was just the pond next door. So they were really disappointed when we told them that water wasn't deep enough and we didn't know how to work the boat anyway!
Maybe on our next visit Grandpa will have it mastered. Smithville Lake get ready for us!We love visiting the flying Grandpa and Grandma. Thanks for all the fun times. We love you and miss you!
1 comment:
Your parents are so great! The temple is beautiful. I so want to go see it! Are you going out for the dedication?
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