Montana - Part 4 - The Fam

We frequently talk to Gramma and Grandpa over Skype and Nat loves to talk to Uncle Mark on the phone, but was so neat for them to get to see each other face to face. Nat was happy to see her Grandparents, but was ELATED to hear they had a tire swing. You see, she (and her two cousins) used to LOVE to swing with Grandpa at his old house in PA. It was a special little thing they had together. Julsie got in on the fun for the first time too! It’s always nice to visit Amie. Neither of us are phone-talkers so we usually have a lot to catch up on =) Baby Garrett is so cute and a good little boy. I think he’s pretty strong too. I wanted my hands on him right away. (I have no good pics of Amie and I know she'd hate it if I stuck a stinky one up... and its not easy to get a pic of her, ask my MIL) My nephew Wyatt is 8 now. How time has flown. He has grown sooo much. I really noticed how tall he was on this trip. He’s a nice boy and well behaved. I just really enjoy him, always have… I mean, we ARE “buddies and jerks and pals!” (what he told me when he was 3). He’s into animals, hunting, four wheelers and all the regular boy stuff. And like most boys his age, his dad is probably his favorite person and role model. (It’s funny to see the change, from momma’s right hand man to daddy’s …from my best bud on our first trip to Toby’s pal on our third.)

He and Nat had fun together too. She couldn't wait for "the boy" to come home from school every day. They played hide and seek in the house quite a bit and almost every night they would walk to the pond and throw rocks. He was really good with her. (Julsie and I like to throw the rocks too =)

I think Mark liked the girls. I know they liked him. It's funny, Jules has been in a stage where she cries anytime anyone other than mom or dad pick her up. I mean anyone. She had absolutely NO trouble with Mark. She went with him right away. It was really cute. Oh, and Jules learned the word "No" just before the trip and mastered it while we were there. THAT was not cute. =)