On The Move...

My favorite little guy spent some time with us on Friday afternoon/evening.

It had been a while since he'd visited for that long.

He only sat still for a total of about ten minutes the entire visit.

Most of those ten minutes were while he was eating supper.

At one point, he grabbed a throw pillow and got in the recliner to watch some television.

I grabbed my camera and took his photograph.

I'm glad I took it quickly.

He was up and gone about two minutes later.

Now I know why people have babies when they are young!

I also know how Cade's parents manage to stay thin.

Did I mention that Madison was visiting, too?

The two of them had a blast!

MiMi slept very good that night.

The end...

Smile--Or Not!

A "not-so-funny" thing happened this weekend...Maddie's daddy brought her over to our house so I could take a picture of her wearing the little shirt that I bought her for Halloween...

When I got my camera out, and asked her to pose beside my Halloween tree, this is the response that I got...

I am more than used to this response...I've seen this face multiple times over the past four years. I usually go ahead and just snap the photograph anyway. I figured I'd just make a collage of all of her "crying photos" one of these days...

Another "not so funny" thing happened when my husband-- known to Maddie as "E-pa"-- took the camera and asked Maddie to pose...

Now, what's up with this??? Look at that pose! I may have to pass the "picture taking duties" to "E-pa"...apparently, he knows how to get that special smile...It's hard to believe that these photographs were made less than 5 minutes apart!

About Chuck E Cheese...

While browsing through my photographs, I came across these pictures of grandson Caden. He was enjoying his first trip to Chuck E Cheese this past summer. I thought I'd share them with you.

S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G to get that football over the wall...being short is hard work!

When you are my size, sometimes you have to "improvise" with these games just a little bit...

Woah, Nellie...not quite so fast! I'm not used to riding without my saddle!!!

Be quiet, Chuck! Don't tell 'em where we are headed...It's our secret!

The Pledge...

The other day Brandy, Madison, and I were sitting outside enjoying the beautiful fall weather.

Madison began to exibit some of what she has been learning in preschool.

We know that her class is in the process of learning to say the pledges.

Suddenly Madison began saying "I pledge allegiance to the "Christmas" flag..."

Hum...I don't think I know that pledge...

Blah....

I know I've been MIA for a few days--again. It's a long story, but I had to shop for a new television set, which took up most of my free time. That mission has been accomplished, so I'm back to blogging again!

Granddaughter Madison never ceases to amaze me. She's free entertainment. We never know what is going to come out of her mouth...

On Saturday night, my husband and I were at The Cracker Barrel with Madison and her parents. We were eating out in celebration of our daughter's recent birthday.

Madison ordered a grilled cheese sandwich and macaroni and cheese for her meal. Talk about a double helping of cheese!!! After a while we noticed that she had only taken a couple of bites out of her sandwich.

When her mother questioned Madison about why she hadn't eaten her sandwich, she replied "That sandwich makes my mouth feel blah!" I'm not sure what "blah" means to Madison, but I am assuming that she didn't like the way her sandwich tasted!

An Ugly Princess...

The older our granddaughter, Madison, gets, the more opinionated she gets...and this sometimes gets her in trouble. (I sometimes have the same problem.)

This past weekend Madison's mama didn't feel particularly well for most of the weekend. She layed around the house in her comfy clothes, and didn't bother to "fix" her hair.

Sometime over the weekend, Madison looked at her mama and said, "Mama, you look like an ugly princess."(talk about getting kicked when you are down...)

Brandy quickly shot Madison one of those "killer looks" that she and I are so famous for, and quickly asked Madison, "What did you just say?"

When Madison saw that "killer look", and heard that "tone" in her mama's voice--she knew that she'd messed up!

She quickly covered her mouth, then tried to back-track and say that she meant to say "a beautiful princess."(learning to lie already!)

Brandy then gave Madison a little lesson in what is and is not appropriate to say--and sent her to her room to think about "things" for a while.

I wonder if Madison will keep her thoughts to herself next time...probably not, it's a trait that seems to run in this family!

Little Things...

On Friday evening, Cade and his family came over for a visit. He was a busy boy! Madison and her family also came over, and she was a busy girl, too. The two of them together were a whirlwind of excitement. There is never a dull (or quiet) moment when those two get together!

Cade had been "riding in his car seat" again, and had been to visit his great-grandma at the personal care home. His daddy said that Cade "wowed" all of the ladies there by giving them "high fives"! Cade never ceases to amaze us. He had only been to the home once before, yet he remembered where "MeMa's" room was--as well as her drawer full of toys, and the fact that she had goldfish crackers.

The new thing that Cade has started doing is letting his daddy whisper in his ear. Brett will say "Come here, Cade, let me tell you something", and Cade will go over and lean his ear toward his daddy, while Brett whispers "a secret".(I wish I had a picture) On this particular evening, Brett told Cade to go and give "MiMi" some "sugar", which he promptly did--and I promptly enjoyed! Precious moments for sure...

After that, Cade was off to explore the contents of MiMi's toy box, kitchen cabinets, wearing a few pairs of "stray shoes" along the way...What a funny little guy!