Cousins and Grandmas

Last week Dayne's sister Kerri came to visit with her kids. We had a great time visiting and Jackson has developed a true friend in Kerri's daughter, Katie. They were inseperable. When Jackson got on the bus to go to school, Katie got a back pack on and watched him go with a sad look on her face. And when he came back at lunch time, they played outside for hours.
It was definitely a fun week for us. I got no exercise and ate out way more than I should have, but that is not all. On Friday afternoon we drove up to Idaho to see our other nice Grandma. She had pizza, spaghetti, and lasagna for us with lots of garlic bread and even potato chips. We ate to our hearts' content. Sorry I have no pictures, but I forgot to take the camera with us. Plus no body needs to see me gorging myself like that.

One amusing thing about our trip to Idaho was the sleeping arrangement. I had Jackson and Brooklyn starting out in the bed together and Dakotah in the pack n play. The kids got up a couple times that first night but finally went to sleep. When I went to bed I simply picked them up and put them both on the floor where I had made a bed for them. Sometime during the night, though, Brooklyn woke up and came to sleep in the bed with me. I believe it was because Jackson had rolled over her. Suprisingly she was not difficult to sleep with. . . once she fell asleep. She did end up in the hallway playing with toys, and I had to bring her back. But the next night went perfectly. I even discovered that the older two will not wake up when the baby cries, so I am now putting her to bed in the crib where all three will now share a room together.

Now, it is a new week and time to get myself organized and productive again. My friend Kimi showed me how to make hair bows that are so cute and I have a couple of other projects to work on. Our house is completely sold and done with, so I feel like its time to look forward and gear up for the future.

Ok, Jackson wrote this for Grandma Hayes: "I WENT to IDho I see GROMO LooKS At Me I LooK At GRoMo She SMiL I SMIL to HeR (Happy face) Bi JACKSON GoBLD

He wrote it all by himself. I just retyped it as close as I could.