Missing in Action!

It has been almost a month since Bud or I have published a post.  A lot has happened so I will try to give a brief update.  As posted earlier, we had the arrival of our fourth grandchild.  I flew to Utah the first part of November to meet this new granddaughter and to help out however I could!  It is fun to see the difference in our grandson, who was born in August and our new grandbaby!

She looks so tiny next to this big boy.

They both look little next to these two big kids!

 I love pictures of yawning babies!

 It is hard to get two babies to look in the same direction

when you are trying to take their picture.

Our daughter calls her new niece a troll doll!

Why you ask?  Because her hair sticks straight up, 

just like the old troll dolls.  

All she needs is a jewel for her bellybutton!

This guy is four months old.  At his two month check up he was over 17 pounds and 24 inches long! He is huge! He has rolls upon rolls. I am sure he is over 20 pounds and much longer now.  He has the sweetest disposition, is very ticklish and has been sleeping through the night since he was 10 weeks old!

This helps with the sleeping through the night!  He loves his thumb.

This little bug is five weeks old.  (I need to get a better picture of her, by herself, from my son.) She is over ten pounds and her cheeks are getting bigger by the day.  She is starting to be aware of who is holding her, smiling . . . that is when she doesn't have her mouth open looking for food!  I think she will catch up to her cousin before we know it.

Of course no new baby picture is complete without one with the exhausted mom's in it!

Even the cat got caught in the act!

Bud managed to come over to later to meet both his new grandchildren for first time too.  I had to have some surgery during this time (glad to have it in the U.S. and not at the mercy of socialized medicine. I know, I know we are now there but it is still better here than in Europe - in my opinion.)  I also took a trip to New Mexico with my daughter's family, my daughter-in-law and baby to see my mother.  My son could not go because of getting ready for finals.  I will post more about this later but for now this will have to do!  Goodnight!

Big Boy's Birthday

Our grandson celebrated his 5th birthday this past month.

I can't believe how the time has flown by!

 This was right after filling the pool up with water,

first thing in the morning.  They had to strip down

and get in - they were freezing!

 Trying to warm up in the sun.

 Amazing how many kids can get in that pool and still have fun.

 I asked him to show me his birthday face.

 This is what I got.

 But I think it means he was happy.

 Every party needs a pooper and that's why we invited you!

 Smiling at her cousin.

 I love the bum cheek hanging out.  Reminds me of her mother years ago.

 I wish I looked this cute in my swimming suit -

but I don't and you will never know that either!

 I love this picture.  She put her sunglasses on upside down.

 Opening all his loot!

This is what happens when you try to get a tree off the cake!

It was a very good day for a 5 year old boy!

Happy Birthday buddy!!

Grandbaby #3

We were blessed with our 3rd grandbaby two weeks ago.

He has his daddy's chin (butt-crack!)

Our sweet daughter and her newest addition.

He slept through his bath!

With his Utah grandma and older brother.

Meeting his brother and sister.  

I think at this point he looks like his daddy.

His sister wanted to share her beloved dolly with him.

She isn't quite 2 years old but I amazed at how sweet she is with him.

That's not saying she isn't a little emotional - 

but at least she isn't taking it out on the baby.

Meeting his uncle and aunt.  It will be their turn in November.

We are so lucky to have these little ones!

Lessons from a 4 Year Old!

While eating breakfast this morning I learned two things -

"Sometimes its tough."

"What's tough?", I said.

"Life."

"Life? How is your life tough?"

"Well sometimes when I am playing, I mess up."

You know, that does make life tough.

The other thing I learned -

"Poop is magic."

I just look at him.

"Poop can turn into fertilizer."

Then there is some mumbling ending with -

"but I don't think it will make the food taste good!"

How can I disagree with that logic!

I've got this . . . can't wait for that!

I've got this !

He came over from Utah with his grandpa.

It has been so great having him spend a week with us.

He told me he "loves me most, more and ever.
Even more than Bumpa!"

How can I doubt that?

 He has a great imagination.  He has been talking several times

to his grown cousin Brenden on his lego phone.

He is also a Ghost Buster. 

I didn't know I had so many ghosts in my house.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT!!!

 

She and her mom are coming Monday.

Poor girl looks like her grandpa, especially those old man eyebrows!

 However, some of her expressions look like her dad - like this one.

 

Grandpa says she has her great, great Grandma Maud's hair.

Very curly, tight to her head - until she sleeps on it -

then she has Gene Wilder hair!

Here she is with her Scottish Tartan purse from her grandparents.

She was carrying her brother's underwear upside down on her arm.

Usually it was through both leg holes!  She needed a proper purse.

Scottish Sunrise

While my grandchildren were visiting,

we woke up to the most beautiful sunrise.

I could not get over how big and bold the morning sky was.

It truly was one of God's most magnificant paintings.

When I see this, I cannot doubt a higher power.

However,
while I am marveling out on my deck,
this little guy way back,

out beyond my bedroom door, has locked me out.

Blow up picture to see the guilty one!

"Who me?  Why grandma I would never do such a thing!"