LIFELONG FRIENDS

These two might be cousins... but they are also the best of friends! 

Berry and Red Skittle

(The matching hats were a happy accident! They both love Spider Man.)

It was so much fun to get these two together for a day before I had to return my sweet red-head home. My sister's grandson, Berry, and my grandson, Red Skittle, had a blast! We played at the park. We threw rocks in the ditch. We flew kites. We watched The Lion King. We played HARD. Check it out:

The Park:

The Rocks:

The best part was getting Aunt GJ/Grandma GJ wet.

Flying Kites with Grandpa Scott and Uncle Ken/Grandpa Ken

Watching movies:

Goodbyes are NOT easy:

It was a fun day! I love these two boys soooooo much!

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

I kidnapped my niece and nephew to take to the zoo with my grandson! We had a zoo-pendous time! I loved spending time with them! It was a perfect day!

Licorice, Cantaloupe and Red Skittle

Big Bad John loved the ape.

All of them were fascinated by the crocodile.

Look at my hatchling....

This egg held two cuties.

Don't feed these gophers: Cantaloupe, Skittle and Licorice

White leopard

Love these wild animals!

Look at the lion - up close!

Even the squirrel was fun to watch.

Big Bad John

Cantaloupe

Licorice

Hilarious!

The "real" tiger roared a LOT! It was exciting!

We took this photo for Grandpa Mac.

After the zoo we went to the park. We ate McDonalds and fed french-fries to the birds.

Most of the birds were geese... But this one loved the french-fries too.

Fishing - without bait or poles.

Licorice teaching Red Skittle the ropes of being a boy.

Enjoying the lake.

Cantaloupe and Red Skittle

Just a monkey in the tree.

And a giraffe pondering the deep questions.

It was a zoo-rific day! I'm blessed!

MY FAVORITE: BIG BAD JOHN aka. RED SKITTLE aka MY GRANDSON

I just had a FABULOUS week with my favorite Red Head! My daughter let me "steal" him for an entire week! We had a BLAST!!!!! Here is the first post about our week together. We had so much fun!

It began with introducing my boy to the song "Big Bad John" and my grandson fell in love with the story and the hero. All week long, he decided to pretend he was Big Bad John. He worked in the mines. He did hard and courageous things. And the name inspired him to be brave. (Incidentally, I was dubbed John Henry while Scott was Paul Bunyun.) We really did enjoy all the folk songs and stories. I had to tell the stories over and over and over again!

Big Bad John with John Henry

Here are a few other things that took up our time:

Big Bad John created a chalk maze for me... complete with a "START".

And sidewalk chalk has to be used to spell your name....

He especially liked writing addition problems.

Chick-Fil-A for the win!

He bravely went down the slide and decided it was super fun!

While at Chick-Fil-A, he made a new friend with another little girl.

They were so cute together.

No week with grandma and grandpa is complete without art!

Red Skittle colored this masterpiece!

My art!

Scott's showpiece!

He's almost outgrown his rocking dragon!

Grandpa was so patient, as he taught Red Skittle how to make a yellow Lego car.

Such talent and focus!

Mowing the lawn is super fun, if bubbles are involved.

He mowed everyday.

We went to the park next to our home everyday.

And picked lots of grandma's favorite flowers.

Grandma walked around the park in circles while Big Bad John played hard.

He's the cutest!

Isn't this HUGE?!

Our ward had a fund raiser/spaghetti dinner.

Big Bad John LOVES spaghetti.

I love this boy more than I can express!