Weekend At Burney's

Bryan was going to a wedding in Mexico, so Hayden and I headed off for a long weekend at Grammy's house in Odessa! Now, I love going home to my mom's house. I am her baby and Hayden is the grandbaby, so we are treated like royalty! (My idea of a vacation!) Mom cooked breakfast every morning, bought Hayden her Christmas dress, babysat so I could visit with friends, provided interaction (also read "distraction") whenever needed for baby, washed our dirty clothes, taxied us around, and just allowed me to relax...it was FABULOUS. All this for the price of a discount fare on Southwest. Absolutely worth every cent.

(BTW--I totally realize how blessed we are. Thank you God for giving us such a wonderful Mom/Grammy!)

Gi Gi Peggy just happened to be in town, so we got to "visit" with her for awhile.

Hayden models her new seat at Grammy's and her stylish new pig sweater.

Hayden hearts Granny Mac.

Grammy let Hayden open a Christmas present early. It was SO much fun!

Visiting Grammy, Granny, Aunt April, Uncle Brian, and the rest of our Odessa friends was fun, but we missed the dad. Four days and nights was TOO long!

We agree with Dorothy, "there's no place like home, there's no place like home..." Though Grammy's comes in a close second.

October Concluded

The last highlights from October (finally).

5. Grammy Visits

My mom was at a conference in Richardson on a Thursday and Friday, so we just picked her up when it was over and brought her home with us for the rest of the weekend! Mom and I had been looking forward to some fun times with Hayden (and Bryan too). We didn't pack the time too full. We picniced at the park, cooked, played with baby, went to church, and played some more! I cannot tell you how much I enjoy spending time with my mom and daughter simultaneously!

6. Reverse Trick-or-Treating

My friend Kerri has been so very gracious to invite me to the mom's group that meets every Wednesday morning at her church, King of Glory (KOG). This is such a great time to get together with other moms and share and receive encouragement. Anywho, KOG had planned a trip to a local assisted living home, where the kiddies could dress in costume and hand out goodies to the residents. Bryan and I are not the most social folks, so this was a stretch for us...but Hayden did great. She didn't mind all the patting, touching, oohing and ahing...it was almost like she had experienced it before. Hmm, I wonder who else can't get enough of her?

A BIG thank you to Hannah and Mandy Walk for letting us borrow last year's ladybug costume and to Kerri for taking these great pictures (Bryan forgot our camera).

My favorite quote of the trip was

ME to a resident: "Have a great weekend."

Resident: "You have a great weekend, I'll just be here."