AREN'T GRAND KIDS THE BEST !!!!!

Especially when they go home . . . But after a week with these "Cheese Balls" as they are all fondly referred to Grand ma needs some rest. so it is for that reason only I am glad to see them leave. And with the knowledge that the Maryland gang will be back in July for a permanent move to Florida.

FINN AND KK coloring Easter eggs

Hooray !!  Kaelin's parting words were,"Just think Grand ma, I will be able to see you EVERY DAY!."  That's when I started to cry.

What a joy it is to spend time with grand kids! They are all growing up way too fast.  About a month ago my cell phone rang with a FACE TIME call from Abby up in Atlanta.  Her dad and mom and gone out for a walk and left their phones home to charge so Abby took advantage of the situation to call me and we had a lovely 45 minute FACE TIME CHAT !  Now that was a ton of fun. For a 12 year old that kid is a joy to laugh with.  She just has so much to talk about. We laughed up a storm.

But this past week was for the Maryland and the Pompano cousins to reconnect. Everyone met at the zoo on Wednesday of last week much to the dismay of the animals. There was a lot of noise when the kids all got together and the cousins saw each other after all these months of being apart. They DO love getting together and RUNNING, especially Smith and Finn who are just a year apart in age

Sunscreen before the zoo

What side of the fence are the animals on ?

with Wynn, being 3 years younger than them trying his darnedest to keep up with big brother Smith and cousin Finn.  It was hysterical to watch.  Kaelin (9) was happy to take 3 year old Grey by the hand and just walk her around the zoo like they were best buddies forever.
Grand ma actually used her brain and brought my fold up wagon so we could throw the towels and back packs into it and when kids got tired they could climb in and catch a ride.

Wynn and Grey are more interested in the wagon

Smith loves the sloth

Finn feeds the tiger

Daddy Kent and Aunt Keri and Grey

Tarzan Smith

JUNGLE TRAIN

A bunch of chickens in the Eagles nest

Kaelin !

WYNN !

Wynn's favorite part of the zoo was the tractor

The kids were making so much noise they actually scared the KOMODO DRAGON

Grey in her FAVORITE (could you tell) princess dress on Friday when we had "Easter Dinner"

Smith, Finn and Kaelin releasing the lizard Kent caught

Kaelin's photo of her brother
She is a good photographer
He is not that much of an angel