Well we went to Snyder, TX this long weekend to visit family. It was lots of fun but very sad at the same time. My grandmother is in her late 80's... sorry I don't recall exactly how old she is but I think it's around 86. Anyway, she is suffering from dementia so it was very sad and difficult to carry on a conversation with her. We dealt with this with John's grandmother but unfortunately it's never easy to deal with. She was confused and could not understand how my mom could have had me 33 years ago without her even knowing about me. My mom was on her way with my brother and she was anxiously awaiting her arrival so sadly she asked me a few times when she would be arriving. I am glad to have had time with her but none the less it doesn't make it easy. My uncle Matt and Aunt Sara care for her along with my cousins and she is at the stage where she spends most of her days sleeping. In fact, I visited with her on Saturday and she ventured out of her room but on Sunday she was too exhausted and slept almost the entire day. So sad to see...
On a happy note, I have 2 very tired monkeys. We stayed with my cousin Myra (Miranda) who just bought a very cute 1920 home with 6 acres right outside of Snyder. Her son Tyler is about 6 months older than Jake and their daughter Nicole is 6 months older than Syd. The kiddos played non-stop all weekend and I'm a little mad at myself for forgetting my camera... Yes, I know bad scrapper that I am. Myra gave us some great pics from our trip last year to Disney and a great pic of me, my mom, Syd when she was about 3 and sadly my dad who passed away almost 4 years ago. Syd saw it on the way home and wanted to frame it.
Tyler and Jake last year (age 2) My grandmother said they look like twins.
We came home early today to spend some time with John's mom and step dad. We ate out at a little Mexican restaurant by the house and the kiddos were exhausted. My usually very energetic and talkative daughter was nowhere in sight while Jake was bouncing out of his seat. Needless to say, we were ready to come home and get ready for bed. Mom and dad are pretty tired too. Not a lot for me to do in Snyder but shop at Walmart or Bealls, which by the way had an awesome sale which resulted in us bringing home 7 new pairs of shoes. John played golf 2 days straight and then played basketball last night after a full day of golf. Too bad we don't have an extra day to recover.
I've adding some pics from our previous trip to Snyder with all the kiddos.
Syd looking at the girls- Nicole, Madeline, big Syd, and Maddie
last year at my cousin's wedding.
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