Boys at the River

Today I had Brandon come and spend the night with me after I got off work. And then Joe and Val asked me to watch Jacob while they went to dinnerl. It was so fun. We went and picked up McDonald's, because if you know anything about kids you know that that is the favorite place to eat of every kid in America! Then we took it back to my house and we sat outside on a blanket and had a picnic. After we finished eating we played football. Then Brandon asked if we could go feed the ducks and Jacob was in! So I took a half of a loaf of bread and some old hamburger buns and we went to the river to feed the ducks. Brandon is such a good cousin. He loves to play with the younger ones and help them do things. He watches out for them and enjoys playing with them or like today breaking up bread for Hacob to throw to the ducks. Brandon has this down to an art! H loves to hold out a long strip of bread (so the duck won't bite him) and let the duck (goose) eat it right out of his hand. Jacob was pretty impressed with this trick however, he wasn't ready to try it. He just liked throwing it to them.

Jacob had been throwing bread to the ducks, however in this one it was so sweet! He looked up and realized where he was and that the Temple was across the river. He pointed at it and just kept saying "gramma, a temple and the water". It was so sweet to see how his mom and dad have taught him about the temple and that he is familiar enough that he does recognize it!!
Good job Joe and Val!!

He loved sitting on the rock and feeding all the ducks. He was a little concerned about the ducks that weren't getting any bread. Even the birds on the bank that didn't get bread he wanted to get more to give them.

Here he has a hand full of bread to trhow to the ducks! But he took a moment to look at me and say "cheese" so I could get a good picture....look at those blue eyse!!

The boys had a good time feeding the ducks. I had a good time watching them and getting a few pictures to help me remember the afternoon I got to spend with them...I had fun...I think they did too!

Groceries and Jordan

I went grocery shopping with Mandy last week and Jordan showed up in this way cute hat.. here are a couple of picture I got of him. Isn't this soooo cute! This is what he did most of the time I was trying to take his picture...looking aroung, throwing his head back looking away...just being a tease! I was glad I got one good one.

Planes and Trips

I am the luckiest nana/gramma in the world! Since I work for the airline I have gotten to take my grandchildren onto planes. I mean they get to go on the plane and sit in the pilots chair and the pilot even lets them hold the wheel and turn it and move it up and down. They love it. The first ones I did this with were Tianna and Dallen. I was working in the Jackson station and they have the big Delta jets there. One day Mandy and Ernesto brought the kids over for a visit and the pilot said I could bring them out and let them board the plane. He asked Tianna if she wanted to sit in his chair and of course she did...Dallen not so much he started crying and wouldn't have anything to do with the pilot.(He was still quite young maybe 2) Anyway, after that Tianna was hooked. She has loved to fly, she has loved planes ever since. Mandy's three kids have all gotten to go on trips. There first trip is to Salt Lake City to temple square and spending the night at a hotel swimming. As they trun eight they get a big trip, Tianna's was to Sanabel Island and Sea World in Florida. Dallen's was just this past summer to Atlanta the Braves, White Water ect. Jacob is still to young to go on a trip but he loves planes. So when I got an opportunity to let him go on a plane and he actually wanted to I was thrilled. Here he is sitting in the pilots chair. He loved it. The one thing he didn't like was that the pilot sat down in the co-pilots chair and Jacob wanted him to move. You can tell from his little face he isn't happy about the pilot sitting there. But he was excited to get to "drive" the plane. He got to hold the wheel, turn it and pull it up and down. This one is so cute. I love the sunglasses! He was lovin sitting in that seat. I just wish I had gotten pictures of the other kids the first time they got to go in the cockpit and sit in the pilots chair. Can't wait for the younger ones to get interested so I can hopefully take them on the planes. Can't wait to see where Brandon.....and the others as they get older choose to take their "big" trip to.

Time with Jordan

I have posted some pictures of all the grandbabies except Jordan. Jordan is such a sweet shy little guy. He loves to sweep and use the dustpan. Here he is sweeping a little further down he has the dustpan. Here is the dustpan. I love spending time at Mandys. I get to play with Jordan and watch the new things he is doing. I told Mandy that Heavenly Father has a sense of humor. Proof "kids love to sweep and use the dustpan now at his age, but you can't get them to touch them when they are older!"

Joran with his big blue eyes I love to watch his sweet little face while he plays.

my bestest dauughter! I so enjoy the time we spend together. The kids are so much fun. I love my time with them. I hope they can enjoy me half as much I enjoy spending my time with them! Luv you all!!

Riley Time

On Tuesdays babysit Riley. It is my time to spend with him. I love it! Here are some pictures I took to share some of our time. Riley loves to play peek-a-boo in the tub. Playing peek-a-boo is about the funniest thing to Riley. He loves to see me pull the curtain back and say "peek-a-boo", he just giggles. Then after that game he likes to splash me and hear me yell in a squeeky coice. This has become our routine. I think he enjoys it as much as I do.

After the peek-a-boo and splashing I dry him off and take him downstairs and lotion him and dress him for bed. Then I get to snuggle and sing to him while he falls asleep. It is such a nice evening!! One I look forward to spending with Riley.

AND FUDGE TOO!

The next thing Tianna wanted to make was fudge.....yum! So she got to make some tonight. Here she is stirring the fudge after the chocolate and marshmellow was in it. I can tell by the look on her face she is ready to stick her finger in it for a taste. This should have been the first picture, it is before the chocolate and marshmellow is in the pot. At this point Tianna said she thought it smelled like "mac-n-cheese" maybe I should have fed her dinner sooner!!

The finished product! It is still cooling we have not tried it yet, we did scrape the pot though and it is GOOD.

Here is her fudge and one of the loaves of zucchini bread.

Tianna Cookin'

Tonight Tianna spent the night with me, and we cooked!!! She loves zucchini bread so that is what me made first. Here is Tianna cracking eggs, and like a good cook she has her cook book right there with her! You can also see the measuring cup full of shredded zucchini ... 4 cups!!

Here she is pouring the dry ingredients that she mixed into the more liquid ones. I did have to help her stir it once it was all combined. It got pretty hard to stir.

This is the finished bread. Tianna made a glaze that she drizzled on it, and it turned out YUMMY!! Yes, we ate some and Randy even ate some. I think he was impressed that he could not tell it had zucchini in it! However, I don't think he would have tried it if Tianna hadn't been the cook! The best part is we got four loaves so we have plenty to share!

Georgia Football Season

Today was the first Georgia football game. Randy has the gameplan on our tv so he can watch all the games....how lucky is that! Joe, Val and Jacob and Stephen came over to watch the game and we fixed lunch. It is fun to watch Jacob he LOVES football!! It is nice to hear the guys talking and laughing....it is something I really enjoy hearing since all the kids are married and out of the house. Mandy and her family didn't come over today, but her boys have Bulldog hats that they are proud of....now all we need to do is get one for Jacob, Jordan and Riley!

Well, today was the first Georgia football game! Randy has the "gameplan" on the tv so he can watch all the games....how lucky is that! Anyway, Joe and Val and Jacob and Stephen came over to watch the game with us. It is funny cuz Jacob LOVES football!! Mandy and her f amily didn't come over today, but the boys have Bulldog hats that they are proud of! We will have to get one for Jacob and Riley!