Recent Trip To Uncle Joe and Aunt Janice's

Last weekend Bruce thought he was able to travel to Aledo (Ft. Worth) to

see family, so off we went. I was somewhat skeptical because I

was not sure his back was up to it yet. We were both right: he

made it just fine (meaning we made it) but he hurt

pretty bad that evening and we cut our first evening's plans short.

When we got upstairs and I dressed the baby for bed, she was

walking around and pushed open the bathroom door

and just stood there. I wasn't able to capture her first reaction,

but she was completely entranced by the bathroom floor!

She squatted down and touched it with one finger, then she

sat down and rubbed it.

Then she started walking around on it and singing.

When we went outside to see the chickens, and she saw in person
what is in her books, she was really tickled!

She loved running up and down the little hill area.

Here she is running back to the chickens.




Later on, Janice let them out for some exercise.
Of course, she had to chase after them!



Can't be outside in the summer at Aunt Janice's
without some ice cream!




Good thing he took her shirt off!!

SEE??!!
From chin to belly button!

Royanne met Sarah's horse, Zoe.

She wasn't even afraid.

(....."Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.....")

Zoe stood there a long time until Royanne finally

touched her.

Ro must think everyone has dogs, because just about

everywhere she's been, there are doggies.

These were all very gentle and she was delighted.

Pictured are Rosie, TJ and Buddy.

Lilly is hiding upstairs.

Ro' Annie found what she thought were dog food bowls (they were)

and followed the different dogs around to feed them,

even though there was no food in the bowls. Here

she is with Rosie.

Here she is with TJ. I think Lilly is hiding out.

Looking for Lilly.

In the hot tub with daddy.

Swimming with cousin Sarah.

Swimming with Connor.

Connor was jumping in from the diving board.

Leisurely swim.

We all went to dinner that night at Ruth's Chris

Steakhouse for Joe's birthday.

Betty, Merle, Janice, Joe, Bryce, Avyn, Sarah, Bruce

& Royanne. She was the only baby in the place.

We had a private dining room so

she could squeal if she wanted to!

Sometime between dinner and dessert, Royanne

made the rounds from lap to lap around the

table and collected spoons on her journey.

When she made it around to Aunt Janice, she snagged

her glasses. Notice, she still has a fist full of spoons.

Not only did she take Grandpa's spoon,

but she talked him into wearing Janice's

reading glasses!
On top of his own!

She got a laugh out of that!

The next night we went to Brandy & Wesley's for dinner.

Royanne really liked her sister's lasagna!

While we were there, we dressed these 3 monkeys

alike and took their picture.

I took about 40 pictures but only a few showed all

three of them looking at the camera at the same time!

ROYANNE * CONNOR * KAYLEIGH



We got home - after 3 days - at midnight

and I was WHUPPED!