Mommy's uncle Tom flew in from Atlanta to take Gigi home. Before they left, we all went out to dinner together. It was really special to see Tom with Meg because Meg was nicknamed "Meg" in memory of Tom's daughter, Meg, who died from cancer three years ago.
Tonight was Jane Gray's first softball game. Jane Gray's team is called the Blue Dolphins (she's #24), and they are a precious group of girls, especially the three who are also Jane Gray's cousins (Genevieve and Liddy and Ellie Caraway). Sayley wasn't able to play softball this year because her brothers are playing, but she was there to cheer on Jane Gray and Liddy. Ellie's Daddy, Gregg, is the coach, but Daddy and Uncle Paul helped coach some tonight, too. The girls played well and only lost by one run (4-5). Jane Gray came up to bat in the last inning with two outs. She hit the ball very hard, but one of her teammates was called out at second. Nobody seemed to care, though - they were much more interested in their after-game snacks at the concession stand.
After the parade, we met up with Grandpa, Nana, and Gigi in Yazoo City to do a little fishing. The fish were biting, and Gigi and the kids had a grand time. Streety Minor was fishing with two of his grandchildren, Jack and Anne Clark Harvey, so Jane Gray and Charlie had a couple of playmates. We also squeezed in a ride on Mo Glo before we headed home. Gigi used to ride horses, and we wanted her to see Jane Gray and Charlie ride. Charlie is waving to Gigi in the next to last picture.
We took Jane Gray, Charlie, and Meg to their first St. Paddy's Day parade today. Jane Gray and Meg stayed at the front of the crowd, but Charlie preferred to sit on Daddy's shoulders. Jane Gray and Charlie really loved catching all of the candy and beads. They also thought the ladies were very pretty - yikes!
Gigi loves to play Rook, so we invited her over for dinner and cards. Gigi, Grandpa, Daddy, and Mommy played Rook, and Nana played Go Fish and Old Maid with the kids. Meg was all over the place walking back and forth between the two games. It was a fun night!
Pop came over for dinner tonight. After dinner, we all headed outside to play softball/baseball. Pop was the catcher, for a little while anyway. Meg insisted that Pop hold her hands and walk with her all over the front yard. It was so precious watching the two of them together!
Meg loves to crawl under the counter in the kitchen where we sometimes eat dinner. She thinks it is so funny to get down from her high chair and crawl under us while we are eating. She just laughs and laughs!
Every year, the Kindergarten class at FPDS has a Mother Goose parade. Jane Gray and two of her best friends (Kate Kellum and Rebecca Burrow) were the three little kittens who lost their mittens. They were adorable! Jane Gray was so funny waving to her "fans." Gigi even came to watch the parade - Grandpa and Nana parked her car on the parade route so that she could see Jane Gray. It was a special day!
The tulips at Highland Village are in bloom, so we went to take some pictures by them. We do this every year, usually with the children in their Easter outfits. This year, the tulips bloomed early, so the children wore their Christmas outfits. Meg loved the tulips! She didn't try to eat them like Jane Gray did when she was Meg's age, but Meg did enjoy picking them apart. We made sure to take a picture by our frog, and Charlie found an eagle that he liked, too, so he took a picture with it. Jane Gray's favorite part was dancing with her Daddy.
Jane Gray's kindergarten class has been studying the letter "J" this week. They had a dress up day today - jewelry and jeans, two of Jane Gray's favorite things.
We took Gigi to Cock of the Walk tonight. Meg was unusually fussy, and we didn't know why until she sat by Grandpa at the window overlooking the Reservoir. She instantly started saying "duck" and "quack." She didn't like her seat away from the window - she wanted to see the ducks! In this picture, she is pointing out the ducks to Grandpa. After dinner, we went outside to see the ducks in person, but it was so cold, we didn't last long!
We woke up this morning and found a very light "dusting" of snow on the ground. Charlie woke up first, and Daddy found him gazing out of the windows at it. It did not take long before Jane Gray and Charlie were both itching to go outside and play in it. So, we put on some warm clothes, hats and gloves and headed outside. Jane Gray and Charlie collected some snow in bowls for their hot chocolate, and Meg even sampled some of the snow for herself. The kids didn't last long in the cold, so we went inside and drank hot chocolate to warm up.