THE BEST DAY !

FEEDING DAD A COOKIE

Who is the cutest boy in Florida?

 Kent, Mookie the dog and Smith came up to our house today to help grandpa with some chores. There was some screen repair, some tree trimming and the planting of grandma's avocado tree that I grew from a seed. (It is now 4 feet tall and ready to go into the ground. I hope!)
The big boys had a good time being manly, flexing their muscles and doing "MAN" stuff. Smith and I had the very best, most fantastic time ever just being ourselves. Usually when any of the grand kids come for a visit it involves preparation, cooking, cleaning, scheduling and planning. This was just the best hang out with grandma day ever because we didn't cook or clean or plan anything.

Hi Grandma, is this the snack drawer?

Smith and Kent arrived around 10 and because Smith had slept in the car he was ready to go. The big boys got started on their projects and Smith and I headed for the garage where all the toys are kept. I let him pick out what ever he wanted to play with and we even took some time out to paint on the easel. That's a first for this little guy and he wasn't too sure what to make of it. His reaction to the dripping paint was "MESSY". Yep, that's what he told me. From there we moved into the living room with an arm load of toys which we spent all of about 2 minutes playing with. The all time hit of today was a little pink doll stroller. At first Smith tried sitting in it but it was a little too small so he took to pushing/ carrying it around the house. Any time it got stuck he would pick it up and move it. At one point we were out on the side lawn trying to push it in the grass and that just wasn't happening.
Then we headed for the back yard and it didn't take long for Smith to have his feet in the pool splashing around. Luckily it was time for dad to stop for lunch so after Smith ate he went down for a nap and the grown ups took a much needed rest. When little man got up from his nap he and I headed back to the pool where we did some naked (Smith, not me) swimming. We must have spent a half hour at least with Smith jumping off the edge into my arms in the water. Several jumps landed Smith under water but he came up laughing and ready for more. He really is very comfortable with the water and even though the water temp in the pool is a cool 78 degrees it didn't bother either one of us. WE HAD A BLAST !
I am now ready for a nap ! I bet Smith is sleeping on the ride home. I know Kent wanted a nap and Ger is looking pretty comfy and quiet in his chair. A good day for everyone!
WE will see this happy little man on Thursday for Thanksgiving, along with Ger's brother Tom and his wife, Joan. Then on Friday Smith and family and Ger and I will head up to Orlando for a couple of days. Smith's Aunt Brie is working with Disney and can get us into the parks for free. Unfortunately the Magic Kingdom is not included in this plan because it is a holiday week but I honestly think Smith will enjoy the animals at Animal Kingdom more than anything at Magic Kingdom. Smith loves ANIMALS !
Should be fun!