It's been so fun to see the Mansfield Thiots more this week with the Granges in town. We loved having them at Charlie's birthday party on Saturday and the talent show was extra fun with them participating. Loved the pool party and just seeing all these Grands together is very very fun for this old grammy. They are in getting ready to go back to school mode. All three girls will be at different schools this year. Three different start times, but Becky and Ricky will do great. Back to school night will be interesting, oh how I remember crazy nights like that. What fun!!!!
After counting down the days for nearly a month, the day arrived when Tatia and her four littles flew from Medford to Francisco and then on to Dallas. HORRAY! The fun has not stopped for a minute except to sleep at night. We are grateful for every minute we get to spend together. Tatia said they were very very good travelers and I believe it. They are very fun kids. We've enjoyed packing lots of memories together each day. That may need it's very own post. Jake is at home working and taking care of the new kitty which has adopted their family. It's a black tuxedo cat they named mittens. We all miss Jacob and wished he could have come too.
Our Keelie has been taking a summer acting class and has loved it. The performances were this weekend and Keelie scored a leading roll. She has enjoyed it so much and has worked so hard to memorize her lines and learn all the music. What a talented girl you are miss Keelie! I wish I had been there to watch. Thank you for sending lots of pictures. I loved seeing them. Callum went on a quick get away with his grandparents to visit a great grandmother. Can't wait to hear all about it.
Ever since I heard that our Pierce was featured in the August issue of BYU Magazine, I've been sitting by my mail box every day for a few weeks waiting for it to arrive. Oh my, it was worth the wait to see his cute picture in there and to read all about his Adventures in Advertizing that the past 12 years have brought into his life. He is so humble about his accomplishments that I don't always know about them and so this has been a treat to have my own copy. I'm hoping to get it autographed and laminated soon.
We loved having Sky be our Master of Ceremonies at Charlie's Daniel Tiger Birthday Party. He was amazing as he had a snappy joke to go between performances and we loved Miss Elie sharing her baking talent. With the help of her magic oven, and her wonderful mommy, she make cookies in 3 minutes flat. Oh my goodness, they were delicious and all shaped like Mister Rogers neighborhood. My face hurt from smiling so hard at all the performers. I loved it!
We loved having my sister Lani join us for the weekend too. Originally, Tatia was going to drive to Texas. Jacob was going to drive with her to Salt Lake, then Lani was going to be her co pilot on to Dallas. When Tatia decided to fly instead of drive, Lani still came and we LOVED having her here. Anytime Lani is in a room, life is simply more fun. She has a gift about her that is almost electric. Everyone loves to be with her. She has forever been the favorite auntie and this new generation is no different. We all adore her. thank you for coming Lani! We loved having her at the Zoo, the American Girl Store and we loved her help assembling meals for Feeding the Starving Children. We were sad to say goodbye on Sunday afternoon. Thank You Lani for coming!!!!! I hope you have had a good week too. We have one more week with the Medford Granges and I can't wait to enjoy every minute. SLY Robynn
