Memorial Day Weekend

I must start my post with some news that will not be a shock to anyone reading - being Peyton's Grammy is the best gig ever!!!!! I am so blessed, and she is the joy of my life - along with her Momma of course - Amanda is also the light of my life.

Due to unexpected change of plans, we were unable to attend Tom's graduation in St. Louis - we will celebrate with him in a couple of weeks when we spend the weekend at the Mintuns lake condo. When one door closes, another opens. Amanda, Chad, Peyton and Apollo came to Clinton to visit for the Memorial Day weekend, starting with Friday night. On Saturday, everyone except Peyton and me played golf - Peyton and I had the best deal, I think. She is so sweet and so much fun. Kelly stopped by to visit - I took Peyton for a little walk in her stroller - she enjoyed it. We stopped by Edgetts so they could meet Peyton in person. We ahd a good time there. Then we went over to Great Grandma/pa's house where Peyton entertained everyone by having her lunch there - at least part of it ended up in her mouth - ha ha. She is so funny when she eats - she "talks" the entire time and really enjoys the experience. We played and played and had a little nap before everyone else arrived back home. After a delicious steak dinner that Chad grilled for us, Amanda and Chad had a date night to the movie, giving Grandpa and me the opportunity to spend the evening with Peyton - alone! How lucky could I be - twice in one day to get to have alone time with Peyton. We played and played and gave her a bath before giving her a bottle before bedtime - read some books too. She slept all night both Friday and Saturday nights. Sunday the Todds went to the Lake for a day trip to Grandpa and Grandma Todd's lake home. Ron and I went to lunch with his mother and to visit his Dad's grave at the cemetary. The Todds arrived back in Clinton around 9 p.m.

On Memorial Day, Amanda, Peyton and I, and the "boys", went to Great Grandma/pa's house for breakfast and a visit while Chad and Ron played golf again - this time with Dennis and Mike. It rained on and off, but they had a good time. We had fajitas for lunch before the Todds went back to Olathe around 2:30 p.m.

We had an absolutely awesome, fabulous, wonderful family weekend for which we are grateful.

Monday evening, we went to the Siegers for dinner - fun, fellowship and good food with friends - Eatons and Ammons were also there.

Back to work on Tuesday. Amanda started her new job at Burns and McDonnell today - all went well. She will do great.

Hanging with Peyton

Since Amanda's last day at Sprint was Tuesday and she and Chad wanted to attend her going away happy hour party, Grammy was blessed with the opportunity to pick up Peyton at "school" and spend the evening with her - just us two!!!! It was absolutely awesome. She was a little unhappy when I arrived at school - they were trying to play with her and improve her mood - well, when she saw Grammy was there, she immediately brightened up - smiled - spit out her pacifier and was a happy camper. It made my day! We went to their house and spent a few minutes outside in the porch swing before having some cereal and sweet potatoes for dinner - most of it actually landed in her mouth! She is sooooooo helpful. We played for a while, then she was ready for a bottle. We played some more - she is getting quite good at rolling around, scooting around, etc. and being able to get to whatever toys she wants to play with, within reason. We read some books and started the bedtime routine when the parents came home. Peyton was so happy to see them - she smiled and smiled. After they had a few minutes with her, we finished her bedtime routine, and she was down for the night, sleeping through the night, of course. Grammy spent the night and was sure happy to see Peyton the next morning. Amanda and I took Peyton to school (the parents thought it was best if she stayed in her routine). Amanda and I then spent the morning shopping and running errands. We had lunch at a great little restaurant at Town Center Square before picking up Peyton around 1:30 p.m. We all visited until around 3 p.m. when Peyton went to the doctor with her Momma, and Grammy came back to Clinton. Peyton, 6 months, now weighs 15 lbs. 9 oz. and is 25 1/2 inches long - Perfect! The Todds are going to visit Clinton for part of the Memorial Day weekend - can't wait!

Mother's Day

We had a glorious Mother's Day weekend. Ron and I went to Olathe on Friday, so we stopped by the Goddard School to visit Peyton and meet her teachers. Peyton was a perfect host and enjoyed showing us around the school and introduced us to her classmates. She was all smiles - we were VERY proud grandparents. What fun. We dropped by the Todds and picked up Apollo so we could bring him to Clinton with us for a mini-vacation. He, too, was happy to see us.

Amanda, Chad and Peyton arrived in Clinton after dinner on Saturday night. We got to play with Peyton, and I even got to help with Peyton's bath which was great. We had a great time visiting with Amanda and Chad after Peyton went to bed.

Sunday, Amanda, Peyton, Murray, Apollo and I went to Great-Grandma/pa Mintun's for breakfast. Peyton entertained us while we sat at the kitchen table - she thought her blocks were great fun while sitting in her high chair. She is sitting so good now - sitting on a quilt she had fun playing with Great Grandma.

Of course, Peyton was a big hit at church - everyone thought she was adorable (well, duh). Grammy enjoyed showing her off. After church, my Mom and Dad, Ron's Mom, and Mark and Mary joined the Todds and us for Mother's Day lunch. Peyton devoured her green beans and cereal - she is such a good little eater. Everything she does is so cute, of course.

We got to play a little while before everyone went home. It was a great day and fun weekend - just too short.

Mid-afternoon, I headed to Jefferson City to spend the night before training on Monday. Will return home on Monday evening, hopefully in time to see Dancing with the Stars. Murray is staying with Mom and Dad while I am gone - he will have to rest up after his big weekend with his doggie relatives.

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