West Texas!

BELOW IS A POST THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED A MONTH AGO.  NEVER GOT AROUND TO ADDING THE PHOTOS, SO I WILL ADD THEM NOW AND PUBLISH THIS OUTDATED POST TODAY.


Here it is October and we have already been in Abilene for a month!!  Where did that month go?  We've enjoyed being near Jason, Karla, Kaila and Alexa so much!

During week one, we celebrated Alexa's third birthday with a party for her friends at the church's activity center.  Later we took in the West Texas Fair and Rodeo with our kids.  We toured the cattle barns where we saw horses and petted llamas.  Following that we made our way to the petting barn and had fun watching Kaila and Alexa try to feed the animals.  They weren't crazy about them nibbling the food pellets out of their hands. It was terrific to hear the girls squeal on the little rides they rode together.

Alexa's with her birthday cake

Jump Castle was a hit!

Blowing out the candles.

At the petting barn

Watch Out!  Little Sister is Driving!

Squeals Galore!

Week two was spent keeping Kaila and Alexa at their house while Jason and Karla spent five days in Arizona where Jason was the speaker at a retreat for young adults.The girls were good, especially when we took them to Oldham Road Church with their friends,  but boy were we tired by the end of the week.  I can tell why God gives little kids to young adults!  We had fun playing Go Fish, Swinging, and going to the mall to play and to McDonald's for ice cream.

Moo Uno with Papa

What?  She's Driving Again?

Mall Play Area was a Hit

All Dresses up at Church Service

Ice Cream at Mickey D's

Pretty Good, Huh?

Week three was spent chilling with Jason and Karla and the girls.  Nothing like spending time with your family. We also have enjoyed a few days of riding our bikes around the ACU campus.  The university has a great two mile trail around the campus that we took advantage of.  We also rode in the neighborhoods adjacent to the university, too. On two separate nights, we had "sleep overs" with Kaila and Alexa at our RV.  What a special time to have them come and stay with us.  Kaila was super good. Alexa was also good even though she got scared of the shadows she saw in the room made from the nightlight. So, of course, Nana slept with her on the hide -a-bed.  What fun!

Loved watching Jason read to his girls!

Sweet Kaila on the RV steps

Karaoke time at home

Alexa with her new Leap Frong Jr.

Bed time at Nana and Papa's

Getting the blanket just right!

Week four was spent re-staining the swing - playground set in their back yard.  It looks pretty good!  Of course, we enjoy our hobby of working around the house..... Danny has mowed the lawn a couple of times and washed the vehicles, too.  I've washed a few loads of clothes, prepared a few meals for all of us and cleaned house, too.  To be able to help them is truly a joy to us. We probably drive them crazy working around their house, but I hope they don't.  We also kept six kids ages infant to five while Jason, Karla, Jake and Joyce had a night out!  That went much better than I anticipated!  The girls played together well and enjoyed being with their friends.  We can do that again sometime!  On Sunday, we were thrilled to hear Jason preach a wonderful lesson at the bilingual service.  We prayed for a preacher before he was born and God has answered our pray with a YES!  So proud of the Christian man he is.Following services, we all enjoyed a great meal at Abuelo's restaurant before nap time.

The newly stained play set.

Papa and Nana on Baby Sitting Night!  We survived!

Our Sweet  GRANDS  at Abuelo's

  We're had one more sleep over with both girls coming at the same time.  We  picked them up at Rainbow School and at Taylor Elementary and headed to the zoo for an hour or so. Then on to Mc Donald's for supper and play time.  Finally we watched a movie together at the RV before bedtime.  Such a wonderful memory for Papa and Nana.

One last sleep over at the RV

Kaila did a great job taking photos

With the giraffes

A quiet moment near a pool

Fun time at the Abilene Zoo

Monday, October 7th we head out toward Tyler and Lindale, Texas to visit with Mike and Linda and some other great friends there before heading toward Gulf Shores for the next month.  See you later!