Fun with Grandma and Grandpa

The rest of our weekend was spent having fun with Grandma and Grandpa. Meredith was incredibly excited to see them and knew that they had missed her very much! She was also quite excited to see her cousin - almost so much you would think he lived in Missouri, not in the same basic area as us! Grandma had lots of fun toys ready for us, including the well-loved kitty that has been around since my Aunt was little.

Jillian developed her own game of giving Grandpa Ruffles and then taking him back. It was lots of fun!

Grandma also surprised Meredith with an early birthday present - a Precious Moments doll! Meredith got to go see the Precious Moments chapel with Grandma last visit, so this was a perfect gift!

Silly Landon searched the house for the Mystery Pumpkin from the moment he arrived. Not sure where he got this idea, but luckily Grandma knew where she could find a mystery pumpkin, and the kids played with this the whole weekend. Landon thought wearing it like a hat was the most fun.

Then I got a turn, too! I am pretty sure this was his idea, but he doesn't look too happy about sharing the Mystery Pumpkin with me.

But the highlight of visiting this time was heading out to the pond for some fishing!

We do what with the worms?? No surprise here - Papa was the resident hook-baiter.

Papa giving Meredith some pointers.
Success - Meredith's first fish!! She was super excited that she got to catch a green one! So excited, in fact, she decided to touch it...
The fish "flipped" in protest. Meredith reacted much like I would react to a fish "flipping" in my hands. She insisted we put him back to get one that didn't "flip." The next one she caught, however, "splashed" which was also not up her ally, so that one went back too. She eventually got used to them, though!
So happy with her next catch - hopefully this one won't flip or splash!
She asked to catch a yellow and orange fish, and on command, got this one - not too bad!
Look at my little pro!
Landon and Meredith were both very successful in their fishing - they probably each caught about 6 fish! And they were practically jumping onto the lines, so it was the perfect set-up for a couple little ones with short attention spans!

Before heading out on Sunday, we got to see Grandma and Grandpa one more time for my favorite breakfast - Grandma's waffles and vanilla syrup! Yum!

There was plenty of time for Jillian to play her games with Grandpa, too!
And of course cuddles!
And some hugs
And some good-byes to Grandma, Grandpa and the kitty.