Pops and Grandma

When we go to Pops and Grandma's, it always means one thing- Lucy disappears into the basement to play with Uncle D's old toys. This trip was especially thrilling for her since she found his old stockpile of Toy Story and Buzz Lightyear toys.

The kids always seem to find their way into bathing suits and into water as well. Lucy came in our first night over there to tell me that I needed to go buy her a bathing suit because she was going to go down the waterslide in the backyard. She "and Grandma" had decided. I went and bought her a bathing suit only to find out that nobody had agreed that getting out the waterslide in 70 degree weather with ice cold water running through the hose was a good idea except for Lucy. Buckets were agreed upon instead and she and Max whooped it up in the water while Harper stood tentatively by.

Lucy's highlight of the entire week was when Pops took her fishing. She is still talking about it and wondering when she gets to go next. Her version of the story is that she "caught a lot! And Pops only caught one." She says the second line like, too bad, I hated to show the old man up!

Lucy spent the night a couple nights (lucky girl, she got to miss Graham and all his crying all week!) and we all had an egg hunt in the backyard. You've never seen kids so happy as when they showed up at the house one day and Grandma had covered the entire dining room table with candy- all kinds of candy! Lucy took, literally, 20 minutes to choose her first piece. It was painful to watch her choose. It just all looked too good to her. Harper chose a piece and was onto her scond piece within 30 seconds.

Pops was a trooper and headed home with us. Never did he know that trip to take so long! Since he left last week Harper will occasionally say, "Pops is crazy!" or "Where's Uncle D?" We'll see them soon enough- Harper is counting on a birthday surprise and Lucy doesn't help by telling her everyday that "Pops and Grandma always come visit on your birthday!" She's had one so far, so I guess Lucy isn't telling a fib!