What happened to our baby?

They grow up so fast!!

You've Gotta Have Friends...

...and sometimes you've gotta beg them to send pictures!

Grandmother Heaven

I'm pooped, but it's nice having the grandbabies here for the dedication!

Joe with the Babies

Ginger took one with both of us in it, too, but you can't see it now because it'll be our Christmas picture!

My Denver Boys

Grandbabies

Aren't they SWEET together?

Building Dedication

It was surreal seeing Joe's name on a building!

Awww

The dedication was nice, and Joe said some very sweet things about me in his speech!

Madeline

Madeline

(Just because I don't want her to be forgotten)

Charlie's Bath

After Jody and Charlie's plane arrived yesterday, we all went to Colton's in Cabot. When we got back to Lainey's, Todd began running her bath water. When I noticed that Charlie had disappeared, Jody jokingly said, "He's probably in the bathtub."

Yup, playing under the faucet, clothes and all!

New Clothes!

Mommy bought me new clothes for next Friday! Papaw is going to have a building at Lamar school named after him, "Joe Hickey Cafetorium." The dedication is next Friday, and Uncle Jody is coming from Denver with my cousin Charlie! Grammy wants to take a lot of pictures of us while we're together.

Grammy and Papaw's Day!!

Grammy and Papaw came a day early this week!

We went to Popeyes Chicken for lunch, and I ate a lot of macaroni!

Papaw lets me play with his cell phone!

The coolest thing is that I don't have to go to day care when they come, so I can wear my nightgown for a long time!

I helped Grammy unload the dishwasher!

If You're Too Busy For Friends...

Here's Annette on the carved bench in Basin Park.

I made an observation when we were chatting in the hot tub and Annette agreed--

If you're too busy for friends, you're too busy!

Trip Back To My Roots

Saturday we visited the old Mountain Home cemetery and saw the gravestone of my mother and father (left), the marker for my San Antonio aunt and uncle (we actually scattered their ashes), and the graves of my Shiras grandparents (right).

We spent Friday and Saturday nights at a motel next to the beautiful old Cotter bridge. My favorite cousins were all there, so we ate much and talked long.

This is a view of the White River from the deck of my Cotter cousins' house. In all my deck-sitting years, I've never found a spot I like better.

Thursday I spent the day with Annette in Eureka Springs! We went to Gryphon's Roost (awesome hot tub and massage!), visited over coffee on the balcony of Local Flavors, then met Joe and Donnie at our golf motel in Berryville and went back to Eureka for supper at Sparky's Roadhouse.

Grammy's Princess