My Grandmother

This is my adorable 93 year old (will be 94 in Nov.) Grandmother, Taleta Mabry. We got to go see her at Prairie Acres Home in Friona last month when my sister and parents were here. She was in terrific spirits which made the entire visit enjoyable for us all. She has dementia/Alzheimers and doesn't really know who we are, but she knows we are there to see her and that makes her happy. She especially lights up to see Avery. Avery really loves Grandmother as well, and COULD NOT be talked out of going to see her, even by her cousins who wanted her to come do something else with them!

Avery showing Grandmother her fingernails which she had painted at the Nail Salon

Dad, Mom and Avery with Grandmother

Playing Hide and Seek with Grandmother

Cousin Time!

We have just had the best week with my sister Leslie (lovingly known as Aunt Sessie) and her 2 boys, Avery's cousins Caleb & Carter! They came and stayed with us for a week and we had the best time ever. We went full throttle and got to do so many different things during the week they were here. Here's a recap: Visiting Uncle Gabe at work. All three kids got their turn to drive this beast. This is the HUGEST tractor you have ever seen in your life! Gabe is 6'2'' and see how the tires alone are that tall??
On the swingset

Caleb - 9 years old

Carter - 6 years old

Eating our famous Blue Gatorade popscicles. They were definitely a hit.

Uncle Gabe took the boys to Mackenzie Trails to ride the 4-wheeler. I think they were in hog heaven, once they got over being afraid of the steep hills.

Awesome Dude

We spent an afternoon at Jump N Jungle in Lubbock. It is a great Bounce House Center where the kids can run and play and slide for hours. They had a great time and Les and I got to sit and visit. (I have to admit I enjoyed going on the slides too, but I couldn't convince Les to come with me)

Picking sweet corn at one of Gabe's farms

Cousin Love

At the farm feeding the calves. Sadly, while the boys were here, one of the calves, Blackie was stolen. Now we are down to only one calf, Crocodile.

And...I just had to put this in here because boys will be boys, and boys will teach their girl cousins lovely tricks like this!

Also, a huge thanks to Leslie for coming and helping me get my house organized. Leslie is an organizational guru and should do it for a living. We hauled off an insane amount of stuff to Goodwill and my house is now de-cluttered. She worked really hard, going up and down the stairs and working in the hot attic! THANK YOU!

We also went to see my Grandmother who is 93 while Leslie was here, but I'll do a seperate post about that in a few days.