Just in theh Neighborhood

One more National Guard Weekend down. This one without much drama really. Sunday evening, we were lucky to get a too-quick visit from grandma and grandpa and great uncle and great aunt. They arrived during naptime after making a weekend trip to the Patton museum in Ft. Knox, KY. This was a special trip to the museum because my unlce George served under Patton during WWII and has so many stories to share. They were in the neighborhood, so decided to drop by (you know because 350 miles is "in the neighborhood"). The children went down like dominos on Sunday afternoon for naps, and that is exactly how they came up from naps as well. First Elaine who welcomed everyone with a bit of stranger anxiety. Then Alida who had an all out fit of stranger anxiety. Down comes Nicholas, who is quite at home with a house full of people to love and read to him, and aunt Dolorys was kind enough to read the same book over and over. Then Benjamin, who did not want to get up from his late nap in the first place. The little guy was beside himself tired and angry with mom for getting him up. After a quick assessment of the situation, he ran straight to uncle George and buried his head in his shoulder; not wanting to be left out, Nicholas climbed up and snuggled in. And there they sat for a good half an hour. I get 2 minutes to snuggle on a good day, sheesh.