On being a Mimi

On May 22 I packed my suitcase and picked up Lucas, Natalie and sweet little Wesley and off we went to Jacksonville, Fla. Lucas had a soccer tournament that started on Friday. It took about 9 hours to get there. There was a soccer game Friday morning at 9 a.m. so Lucas went to that. Wesley and I decided to try out the pool but it rained on us a few minutes into our fun. So, Natalie, Wesley and I headed for Target to get supplies for the beach plus toys for Wesley. Friday night we wanted to see the new movie Indiana Jones and was not disappointed, it was an awesome movie.
Saturday Lucas had an afternon game so we headed for the beach and didn't want to leave. But we did and promised to return. We started talking and decided to leave Jax on Sunday and head for the beaches at Panama City plus we would be half way home. Once we got checked into our hotel in PC we shopped for a boogie board for Wesley and of course Mimi had to buy t-shirts for the grandsons back home. Now it was time to head to the beach, off we go with all of our stuff. The lady at the desk told us that we shouldn't go in the water because of the under tow. We were determined to get out there though. The waves were pretty intimidating to Wesley and we could not get him to use the boogie board in there. It started raining and sent us inside for a bit then Wesley and I decided to swim. This kid never gets tired. By the end of the day I was pooped but Lucas and Natalie took over.
We got back to Baton Rouge on Monday evening and then Tuesday after Wesley baseball game he and I headed to Monroe with some fun with the other grandsons. I brought a slip and slide for entertainment. Wednesday morning the boys hit the ground running. When I walked into their room at 7:30 a.m. they both screamed "MIMI!!!". Ahh it is nice to be loved. But then Asher burst my bubble by saying "PawPaw?" Meaning of course Why didn't Paw Paw come with you. First on the adjended was to try the slip and slide out, they weren't quite as brave as I thought they would be but it was fun. See picture below.










Next they went for the pool. Apparently they are in and out of that all day long. Marci is either putting a diaper on Asher or a swimmer. We finally decided no one was watching and it was ok to just let him go naked. I love getting all 3 boys together and just watching them. They have so much energy. It was an exhausting but fun time.
Next trip is going to be on the 10th or 11th of June. I am heading to South Dakota. Driving by myself and looking forward to the alone time.