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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Halloween Pics

Gavin was so excited he wouldn't stand still long enough for the picture

Helping me pass out candy 
He was done wearing his costume I caught him twice trying to take it off

Dad finally made it home now time to Trick-or-treat
Away they go.  They made it to four houses!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Our visit with Grandma

Gavin and I saw many people while we were in Michigan.  One of the hardest people to visit is  my grandmother.  She is suffers from Dementia and several other medical conditions and has been put in a nursing home. I have so many wonderful memories with her as a vibrant fun grandma and now to see her in a wheel chair not knowing what day it is breaks my heart.

When we arrived at the nursing home she had just finished lunch and was watching TV.  She knew my mom and recognized me as her granddaughter,  but couldn't remember my name she thought I was my sister.  I was okay with that she has 7 grandkids and 10 great-grandkids names are tricky.  After talking for a while she realized who I was and even told me she didn't like the name for the new baby :)
We were having a great visit until mom had walked out to check on something and I walked out of the room to chase down Gavin, when her nurse assistant walked in and asked her who was visiting her.  In the time it took for me and Gavin to walk out and walk back in she looked right at me and said "I don't know them, they are strangers."  It took a lot for me to not cry right there in her room.
This woman who sat in the wheel chair is not my grandma.  My grandma would play games with me, stay up late and watch movies, sneak candy into the theater, sing as she walked around the house making breakfast, and yell at me when I sat on the bed, because beds were not for sitting chairs were.  I want to remember her that way not the way she is now.

She will be 80 years old on November 4th.
I love you Grandma!

Our Michigan Adventure Day 3

Gavin is very blessed to have four grandparents; all of which are still very young which sometimes means he doesn't get to spend a whole lot of time with them since they work... So we just have to make the best of it. That means lunch dates and wrestle mania night! 




Our Michigan Adventure Day 2

Day two we spent with my parents house.  Gavin had a blast playing outside with his cousins Paige, Bella, Lilly, and Chole.
Swinging with Lilly





Helping rack the leaves

Gavin and Chole wrestling 





Our Michigan Adventure Day 1

Gavin and I made our final visit home until the new baby is born.  It was a quick trip, only 4 days, but we crammed a lot in in that short amount of time.
We fly from Jacksonville switched planes in Nashville and finally landed in Detroit

We visited Grandma, Grandpa Croad and Great Grandma Ball
 

 
We had a great time at the park