"Grandpa" Arrives...

Larry was due to arrive Friday evening, and I had told Lydia she would get to see him before bed. Well, Stacey ran into traffic in Chicago when she went to pick him up and they didn't get home untill 9:30. Lydia was so excited, she couldn't go to sleep so I let her lay down on the couch to watch a movie and thought she'd fall asleep but she was wide awake when he finally arrived. Thankfully, she calmed down quickly and was asleep by shortly after 10.

After a delicious breakfast at The Illinois Machine Shed, we stopped at a local carnival in our small town of Roscoe where Lydia enjoyed the big slide, the games and "Snoopy" (aka Sasha Lindstrom).

When the kids woke up from their naps, Larry and Stacey were gone looking at houses for Stacey, so I decided to take the kids to the park. Along the way, we were joined by a "few" neighborhood kids...it was fun!

At least Toby and Todd are enjoying the cooler temps we've been having...while Larry barbequed chicken breasts for dinner, we let the dogs out in the yard. Stacey brushed them and the kids just enjoyed playing with them.