8:00 am

That's when they convinced me to let them go outside to play today. "Can we jump in our jammies?" Has anyone ever asked you that? Yeah, I didn't think so. So, you see why I had no good answer in mind. So, "I guess so" was the reply. We were up early because we had to say goodbye to Grandma this morning before Daddy took her to the airport. Gretchen misses her best friend so much already!! And Carl's speech therapist reported to me that he told her, "Daddy took Grandma to the airport" so I know he was thinking about it all morning, too. Thanks, Grandma - for all the playtime and babysitting! Lew & I got 2 chances to go out to dinner alone! That hasn't happened since, well, since the other grandmother was here to visit. A very welcomed treat, I'll say!!

So, here they are, jumping in their jammies!

On Mother's Day we assembled the Christmas present Uncle Kenny, Aunt Annie, Joe, Claire & Kate gave us last December. And, the kids are loving it! At first, they cried. They sobbed really. All because they were supposed to take turns. The safety feature says only 1 child inside (over age 6, even) but we were going to slack on that and let them both jump together. Well, that wasn't good enough for Gretchen. She cried to be allowed to jump alone. Carl cried when we told him to get out and give Gretchen a short turn... which would be followed by his turn. So, 2 sobbing kids - yes, Gretchen continued crying through her turn. But, 2 days have passed and now they are pretty content jumping together. Carl even leaves to play on the swings only to be called back, "Oh Prince!" "Yes, Princess?" "Prince, come back and jump!" "Sure, Princess!"

Here's Gretchen on Mother's Day: