August 1-10, 2011
Dad's Visit to good ole Southern Georgia.
We didn't do a ton of out and about-ness. Thats not why he came of course. But He did help A LOT with things that we wanted/needed done at the house.
I should have taken pics of him doing the projects...oops. One thing he did do that I love, is put a peep hole in our front door! Now I don't have to crack it before knowing who it is!
Brynlee saying "CHEESE"
Dad also played with the sprinkler system we didn't know we had. I know it sounds crazy, but they sodded our yard. So what looks like was the deal is that they put the sprinklers in first, then sod...sod being very thick... therefore pretty much burying the spickets. I don't really care how we missed them. We have them and that's all I'm happy about! ( although they don't' cover our entire giant yard...close..to get our whole backyard we'll have to add like 4 or 5...better then putting the whole system in!)
We did go to Wild Adventures, so Grandpa could see how much B loves the water! She kept him chasing her the whole time. I loved just sitting and watching!
Break time from the sun a bit.
Poor B. All that sun and chlorinated water made her sick the next morning. Throwing up all she had in her tummy...till noon. Then she was good to go...I felt so bad!
Gatorade Popsicle...all over Grandpa!
Chalk is pretty exciting.
Me and my baby at the beach in Florida.
Monkey see monkey do....she is taking a picture of herself...
Grandpa did TONS of reading.
And tons of playing! Mind you, he hadn't seen B since she was 5 months old!
Stealing Grandpa's corn at the Smokin' Pig
On Grandpa's Birthday..at the Smokin' Pig.
On Grandpa's birthday..he bought Brynlee a stroller. Lol.
Last day, my dad had to go check out the statics on base...he misses the Military a lot..
In front of Daddy's Jet. The beastly A-10.
We had a great visit. Brynlee just loved her Grandpa and actually called him that...but it sounds more like...Paa Paa...maybe we should change that?! Lol.
Dad put some shelves up for me. Michelle, his girlfriend came with him and she was a blessing as well. She finished painting Brynlee's bathroom for me. She did the dishes and cleaned the kitchen every night after I had cooked dinner. And of course she helped with B too. Dad did some yard work, and showed me how to do certain things. He finished our fence...no more gaps...no more escaping dogs...until they figure out how to jump or dig under it...PRAYING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN! He tried to fix our mower...he got it to run, but it was still throwing fits. (not that I can use it, its a push mower and our yard is too big, its too hot, and I'm not having a pregnant heat stroke from it) He also put in some locks on the front and back door. High up so when B gets older she won't and can't escape. She already reaches for the door knobs.....nice right. The company was wonderful...I wasn't ready for them to leave. Life goes on.
On another note, my mom is coming for a few days in a few weeks. Then after that Holly gets here for a few weeks and then we drive to Arkansas to my moms and grandparents house. She will stay a bit then fly out of Little Rock then Brynlee and I will stay a week and fly out to Phoenix for 10 days. I am photographing a wedding out there and I'm pretty nervous and excited. Prayers please! Then we'll fly back to Little Rock and leave soon after to drive back home. {reason for driving there...1. Flights are cheaper. 2. My mom is keeping my dogs.}Hoping Daddy has already gotten home. Or will be home soon. We really don't want to miss the homecoming...but I know there will be more of them....Still I want to be here. Prayers for that too.
