Wonderful Time In Colon.....

What can I say? A picture speaks a thousand words. We had such a wonderful day with Jen, Jason and the girls in Colon yesterday. Dad was delighted with the whole thing, and did very well - didn't seem to be tired at all, even at the end of the day. He enjoyed every part of the day, and as Jen said in her blog, we arrived in Colon around 2:00pm. First off, he got a real big kick out of the GPS system and how it took us right to the front door of Jen & Jason's house. (It came in very handy on our way home, which was after dark.) Then, when we got to the house, the girls were napping, so Jen showed us around - the house looks great, freshly painted and so spacious!

Then the REAL fun started. Little Kels got up first, with those rosy cheeks. Had to stay on mom's lap for a bit, but then warmed up to us. Same with Macey, when she got up a bit later, but it didn't take long and she was herself - I had brought some paper and crayons and asked her to draw some pictures for me and great-grandpa, which she gladly did. She proudly showed me her very own room upstairs and her playroom, where we enjoyed a bit of the Veggie Tales and a couple of books.

Great-grandpa was in heaven when Kels sat on his lap to watch Miles and Otis, and later, without my even asking her, Macey went and gave great-grandpa a kiss (and me, too)! Then we enjoyed a nice supper of BBQ's and brownies (that Macey helped make) and on to the game! Jason is a calm, cool and collected coach, and his team did a great job - didn't quite pull out a win, but it was a very good game. It's cute how Macey knows exactly where the concession stand, the water fountain and vending machines are - she enjoys her "skittles" and wanted to be sure that each of us had a candy bar! We headed home after the game, arriving in Holland around 9:00pm - Dad talked a lot on the way home about how much he enjoyed the trip. He got the biggest kick out of little Kels always shaking her head "no", how she walked along with her carriage - she looked so proud - it looks like she'll be walking on her own in no time. And of course Macey was just a delight the whole day - I couldn't get over how well-behaved the girls were for the entire BB game.

Thanks, Jen, Jason, Macey and Kelsey - for a wonderful day!