grandchildren :)

wednesday, thursday and most of friday we got to have lauren and beau stay with us! it was great! exhausting but great! lauren was so excited to have a sleep over and i agree with her, there is nothing better than a sleep over with your grandchildren...
*getting to cuddle and rock them to sleep at night
*holding them a little extra long just to check out every single piece of them while they are peaceful and still
*and then getting to see them first thing in the morning
*huge smiles, pure delight and happiness at the start of a new day...
there is nothing better!

beau is growing up so fast! he is truly mr. happy! any time you look his way, you get a huge grin from him. he rolls around all over the floor, gets caught under chairs and tables, and loves putting all toys in his mouth. he is just starting to eat baby food and sneezed a couple of times with a mouthful of rice cereal. it was a nice face mask for my wrinkled skin. :) trying to carry him around in his car seat made me feel old. :)



lauren keeps me smiling! she says the cutest things! she is very busy, and loves to play and watch "her shows", not "my shows" on television. she can concentrate like a mad woman when she is doing something! she likes to help me cook, she is careful to wash her hands (the backs and fingers too) every time she uses the potty, she loves taking care of her baby, and her newest thing - having tea parties. (instead of tea though she makes soup) we had a good time together. i like to french braid her hair - unlike my daughters, she doesn't take it out five minutes after i braid it. one day we jumped rope a lot. video footage to follow...



having said all of that, my hat totally goes off to ALL the mothers and fathers of little ones! i am out of practice! it was a huge accomplishment to get us all bathed and to the grocery store before noon! how do you get anything done? i slept very soundly last night. :)

i know i have said it before, but being a grandmother is just about the best thing EVER! i do love being a wife and mother too...i guess grammie susie is just the newest gig...and lauren and beau just love me so unconditionally...