On the Move/Wheelies

Seth can now get up on all fours.

He's especially good at it, if he wants to reach something.

"Gramma, have you seen my pacifier?"

Seth likes his play table.
He gets so excited he stands up to play.

Grampa teaches Nolan how to crack a coconut.

First you have to poke the eyes with an awl and a hammer.

T/hen you drain the coconut water out.

Then you take a couple of swings with the hammer.

Gramma needs to figure out how to make her own coconut milk.

Once they got it cracked open, 

Nolan was a little worried.

"Grampa, was it supposed to break?"

Nolan insisted he wanted to give Seth a ride in the stroller.

Seth was okay with the idea.

"Don't you like my shirt"?

"My mommy sure does."

These legs are made for walking.

Gramma and Nolan are working on a new hairstyle.

You have to go with the natural curl.

Even our personalities are curly.

How to know if Nolan needs to use the bathroom...

He looks for bushes.

Grampa and Nolan are making sweet potato fries for dinner.

Nolan loves cooking with Grampa.

Especially the tasting part.

It's important to get the oil, garlic salt and rosemary evenly on the potatoes.

Nolan checks to see if they pass the test.

Grampa created a gluten free, dairy free carrot cake with coconut cream frosting.

We all thought it was delicious.

Nolan thinks Auntie Becca should try it, 

since her favorite cake is carrot cake.

Nolan is up to 24 piece puzzles.

He understands corners and edge pieces.

Gramma still needs to look at the picture on the box.

For our anniversary, we went out to eat at Philly G's.

Following a delicious dinner, Terry asked if I had noticed one of the 

french doors was hung upside down.  I had not.

I asked our waiter, how long the door had been like that.

And had anyone ever noticed.

He said they hung the doors seven years ago.  They were aware one was upside down,

but decided to leave it, because they didn't think anyone would ever notice.

I think Grampa wanted to offer to fix the door for them.

Look at how the glass panels DON'T match.

Check out the how the frame is wider at the top of one door and the bottom of the other.

Fortunately, they take more pride in their food than in their restaurant.

News from the California Gentlemen

This is Gramma skyping a piano lesson with the boys.

I'm projected onto their big screen TV, so I'm larger than life.

It's my favorite time of the week.

I think I have finally found a way to get Ryan Joseph to practice again.

The gentlemen went to the motorcycle races.

It's a good idea to protect their Suzuki ears.

These look like Iowa motorcycles.

Wheelies

by Gramma

Gramma Mousie and her sister, Auntie Mousie, used to ride motorcycles.  They lived in a town with lots of hills.  In the summer, they rode the motorcycle up and down the hills, so they did not have to walk.  Sometimes they both rode the motorcycle at the same time.

Auntie Mousie gave Gramma Mousie rides to work.  Gramma Mousie worked at a park with kids.  She helped them play ball and games.  

One time Auntie Mousie and Gramma Mousie went to McDonald's to get dinner.  They had the food in two big bags.  Gramma Mousie was driving the motorcycle and Auntie Mousie was in back.  Auntie Mousie was holding the bags.  

To get home, they had to ride up a big hill.  On the way up the hill, Gramma Mousie shifted and the motorcycle did a wheelie.  Poor Auntie Mousie slid off the back.  She still had the two bags of food in her arms.  She was so mad at Gramma Mousie, she decided to walk up the hill to the house.  The two bags of food were saved, thanks to Auntie Mousie.  She even saved the french fries.