Tea Party with Grammy Pat

Abby, Andy and I were in Murfreesboro recently visiting Grammy Pat and Papa Joe. Isaac was with Daddy- I forget what they were up to.
Anyhow, Grammy Pat had a nice surprise for us when we arrived... a tea party! Complete with fancy sandwiches, carrots and dip, and milky tea! (chi)

Thank you, Grammy Pat for the treat! You know we'll have to do this again!

Happy Birthday, Pa Joe!

It's just not a party without the Delks! The sad thing is we didn't actually get to stay for the party, but we did get to see everyone and play.
Since I had a half day yesterday and I get Monday off, we Delks decided to take a trip up to M'boro to see our favorite Pa Joe and wish him a happy birthday.

 Abby found an old frog umbrella of Aunt Boo's.

 The boys all found forms of entertainment.

We stayed the night in the 'boro and this morning we split. Abby and I visited Gommy Petty with Grammy Pat, while the boys went with Aunt Boo to see Josh-e-wash and Julia. We all found ourselves at Aunt Jenny's house for lunch and nap time.
The Bradley Girls (Jenny, Me, Joanna) played beauty shop and did our nails and gossiped. Jason hid in the basement and Pa Joe went for a walk. (They were more than welcome upstairs, I don't know why they chose not to socialize.)
 ;)

After nap time it was let's-see-how-loud-we-can-play time. I hate to brag, but I'm pretty sure my kids won.

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PA JOE! I'm glad we got to celebrate with you! Thank you Grammy and Papa for having us over, and thank you Aunt Jenny and Uncle Jason for letting us come over to play!

Gramby Weekend

The weekend that began my fall break was exciting for everyone in the Delk household.

Andy got to spend the weekend with Grammy and Papa Delk. Fun was had by all! Andy loved being the center of attention! Apparently, he also loved being a song leader. :)

Abby got the spend the weekend with Aunt Boo, and Grammy and Papa Joe. Abby was in her element. She got to go shopping, be a Princess, and showed Aunt Boo what it's like living with a younger version of herself. My favorite part of this weekend was when Aunt Boo told me, "Now I understand."

Isaac got to come with Daddy and Mommy to Gramby weekend. Gramby weekend is a time when our Sunday school group gets together and invades Sharron's grandmother's house to play with guns and explosives. (fireworks)

 Isaac did a great job of telling everyone the safety rules. When the range is hot, put on your eyes and ears!

A little video of our little marksman. (Just for you, Grammy Pat!)

I am proud to say that when it was my turn to shoot (for the first time in my life) I shot the target on the first try!-- the target was an empty detergent bottle. I stopped after that since I had proven my worth.

This little one made my weekend. She loved all the action and noise! (And the attention!)

I'm sorry I didn't get a lot of pictures. We'll have to do this again next year!

An Early Easter Miracle

It's the power of the Magic Tree.
Aunt Jenny found the Magic Tree months ago when she had her kids pictures made professionally, then decided to try some on her own. The pictures in the tree were wonderful and we decided to try and see if the tree is still magical. Guess what? It is!



Isaac



Abby and Andy



Abby and Andy again. They are too cute!



Josh-e-wash



Julia

My kids do love their cousins! When they play around the house they pretend to be Joshua and Julia. :) We are going to have to play a lot this summer. I'm feeling another water day, Aunt Jenny!

Of course, we weren't in Murfreesboro just for the tree! It was a birthday/ Easter visit. We celebrated Isaac and Joshua's birthdays and the Easter bunny visited early.




That was fun. Andy did eventually get the idea of looking for eggs.















Aunt "Bunny" Boo



Miss Dee, Abby's BFF









After all the eggs were found (we hope) it was time for food and cake!



Isaac had to make sure that Joshua was included in the song, even though he was otherwise indisposed. :)












Thanks for everything, Grammy and Papa Joe!

Thanksgiving and Birthday

To make life easier, we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family, along with celebrating the twins' birthday, all in one day. Everyone had survived our Dickson adventure, and we were ready for the Princess and Pirate Party that Aunt Boo and Aunt Jenny had planned.

It started with playtime outside.















After getting our fresh air, it was time to put on our party clothes! (Thank you, Aunt Jenny!)



Our pretty Princesses



A Royal Family

Now, Isaac was the only boy who was interested in being in costume. I think Joshua and Andy were busy elsewhere and couldn't be bothered.



"Arrr, matey!"



The Princess and the Pirate.
You know, I'm pretty sure I've read a book by that title...
These guys are much cuter!



Here's the reason Andy was too busy to be in costume. Papa Joe sneaked Andy out to play with the model trains. Andy had been kicked out of the garage earlier because he wasn't following directions, but he was so brokenhearted that Papa Joe took pity on him and let him go back by himself. Papa Joe is such a softie!

Cake time! We finally got Andy to be a little more piratey.



Ready for the song!






Isaac is ready for cake!



Joshua is ready too!



And here is Aunt Boo. Because no post would be complete without a picture of her! :)

Thank you Grammy and Papa, Boo, and Jenny for making this day special!

Fun at Grammy Pat's

Before setting out for Dickson, the tiny Delks and I stayed at Grammy Pat and Papa Joe's house.

Wednesday night we pulled out Grammy Pat's ipad and texted Aunt Jenny to get her ipad ready too. The Delks and Davises were going to chat!



The boys had a better time than Abby. Once Abby realized she wasn't going to be the star of the show, she lost interest. The boys were entertained by Joshua who wanted to show his truck collection, and Julia who was kind enough to listen to Isaac and Andy sing.



Isaac being cute



Abby got one of Grammy's scarves and found a tutu. My daughter knows fashion!



Andy was just having a good time.

Time for a good night's sleep and then Dickson in the morning!