To Grandmother's House We Go

My cousin (& Rick's 10th cousin), Jayne, stopped to stay the night last on Monday on her way to St. Louis for a friend's wedding.

On Tuesday morning, just before hitting the road again, she asked if she should take any kids with her to see Grandma. At first, I didn't think much of it, but then all of the kids really wanted to go. Andrew got his shoes on immediately & was so ready! We tried to quickly pack up Lexie so she could go & then Joseph insisted he would be alright to go. So, we packed him up as well. Andrew was sad he couldn't go (he had his trip bag all ready & didn't unpack it for 2 days) but gratefully, our neighbor asked if he could come over & play. So, Andrew wasn't around when Lexie & Joseph left.

I can't believe I let them go! We all missed them terribly, but they got spoiled rotten on their trip & loved every minute of it! On the way out there they had fun in the car & stopped & took fun pictures! And Jayne even let them pick out gum & their own gatorade! (They still talk about it.)

They did fun crafts every day with Aunt Janae & Grandma everyday! They played lots, watched movies, went to the museum with Uncle Nathan & lots of other fun things!

Uncle Nathan even got Lexie a cake so they could celebrate her birthday early!

They came home last night & brought along my cousin, Jessie, Jayne's sister, with them. It was great getting to see both of them & chatting with them. They kids had a blast with Aunt Jayne & Aunt Jessie, as they now call them. They stayed for Church Sunday morning & we had lots of twinner looks going on (it was so cute)!

Thank you so much, Mom, Janae, & Nathan for taking such great care of them in Kansas & entertaining & spoiling them so well. And thank you, Jayne & Jessie, for taking such great care of them in the car & letting them watch movies & talking with them so much! They love all of you so much & every day since I've heard something about one of you & this trip. Thank you so much, Jayne, for offering to take them in the first place on this special trip! They had an absolute blast! Thank you all, so very much!