GammaGampa Round 1

Oh my heavens I'm beyond in love with this photo!!
Easton & GammaGampa

My mom (aka GammaGampa) was in town for a way-too-quick visit last weekend. Jace was in Florida with his dad, Mr. Rod and Brian for their annual Grudge Cup (which I'm pleased to announce the young guys won) and my dad is off playing war somewhere in the Pacific so she came to see Easton and help me whittle down the "to-do" list that I can never seem to find time "to do".  So let's track our progress, shall we??

Friday:
I took leave and Easton headed off to school.  After numerous cups of coffee, trips to Target, Michael's, HomeGoods and the mall we turned this...

...into this!

She's a whiz w/some painter's tape, a tape measure, some 2" nails (oops)
and a hammer

Whoa! Wait, what?! Where'd all those people come from? Oh those aren't just people, those are OUR PEOPLE, Kewanee (area) types...these people are the Blakes!! These wonderful human beings are the people who make me think about butterfly pork chops on Labor Day, the "glory days" of high school sports, but mostly they make me remember how fortunate I was to grow up in a small town full of people who loved and cared about me. Now I know that's a bit romantic (so just bear with me) but this Air Force life gets a bit lonely from time to time and for the first time I really don't feel very connected to the community where we currently live so it's comforting to see friends and loved ones from back home and "fill up the tank" so to speak. Blah, blah, blah...I know...

Anyway, Courtney (in the killer orange blazer) and I were high school basketball teammates and played for that goofball in sunglasses holding Easton (her dad)!  Courtney and her fiancé, Matt (on the couch), live in Columbus -- on a side note, we've been here almost a year and have seen them only once. #FAIL! Anyway, Chuck and Sue, and Brad (Courtney's brother) and his wife Courtney were all in town for a concert and Court's bachelorette party. They were only able to stay for a quick 30 minute visit but it was wonderful -- and gave me a great reason to pick up the house! ;)

Chuck & Easton 

Easton (cooperating as well as he could at that moment) & Sue

No big deal, E, just kick it back, bro. It's not like this is a big deal
for Mommy or anything...just chill

After our guests headed out GammaGampa and I took E outside for a ride in his car and a test run of his new Mickey shades. They were a big hit!

OK so...Friday evening...bottle of Sauvingon Blanc, a Bonnie T. signature "what do you have in the fridge, oh, ok, throw it together somehow and make a fabulous meal" meal and finally picking out photos for the new wall resulted in a wrap on one helluva day!

Saturday:
The weather was supposed to be in the low 60's but we had some errands to knock out before enjoying the sun...luckily the sun took its sweet arse time coming out! First stop was Stride Rite for some new shoes.  Little Homie's been rocking his Mickey shoes for a solid six months and it was time to refresh for spring!  GammaGampa treated him to two pairs (one with anti-stink liner for his rancid smelling man feet) and some new socks :) We then had to (yes, had to...) pop over to Carters so I could grab a fun t-shirt (or two) to go with these bright orange pants I just bought him from Old Navy...

 

From there it was on to Chick-fil-A for a kid-approved lunch and some playtime in the indoor playground. Playtime lasted about 5 minutes because apparently the age restrictions posted on the door are fake and only for show...GammaGampa was NOT pleased. We ate waffle fries and all was forgotten. We headed home for dessert...

I had to conduct a "test run" for Easton's birthday.  Thanks, Gigi's, I approve. ;) 

With Easton (and Mommy) adequately amp'd with sugar...it was time for a nap. (hmmm...) It took a few rounds of "Llama, Llama" and a long read of "Duck Book" and the little dude was sawing logs. Fast forward two hours and Easton was up and at 'em.  It was time to go visit the Chapins. I had some geek squad-like things to take care of for them (takes me back to my lieutenant days) and the weather was just right for some golf...

He loves throwing things and saying "catch"!
Golf balls included....eeeek!

Look at his tongue...hilarious!

GammaGampa passing along some
SCW tips

and from the archives...here's what Easton looked like when we visited Col C and Joan last May...

         

 

So we wrapped up golf lessons and headed home for some more outside time -- it was another super fabulous and productive day :)

Sunday:

Oh, Sunday...boo...it was time for mom to head home :( It always stinks to say goodbye to our family...but she and Gampa will be back in May so that makes it just a little bit easier.  Easton was sad when he realized that she was gone, too, so I distracted him with a trip to a new park. Mission success!! And I felt like a true Mommy as I made a new friend at the park. She's a military spouse and their family moved from Hanscom as their last assignment, too! We also have a few friends in common and it's always fun to realize how small our Air Force is at times :)

hmmm...so now I see that this picture is creepy...

So that was our weekend. It was wonderful...and now Jace is home so that's even better! Time to catch up on our DVR shows...