Returning to life

Returning from our mission has been difficult.  I liked living where we did not have to mow a lawn or clean the gutters.  It was nice to have someone else responsible for home repairs.  Mostly, it was wonderful to be involved in something so great with such great missionaries and members of the Branch.

We miss them so much!  It helps when we have reunions of the missionaries and the Mullins family brought Thays from Georgia.  I loved those Young Women SOOO much!

 It was great to be able to talk to some of our great returned missionaries.  Okay, I love them too!

It has been awesome to spend time with family members.  We have tried to do a lot of things with our grandchildren.  We have found some fun things to do.

We were able to celebrate P2's second birthday.  She was born shortly after we left on our mission, so we have been working on being acquainted.  It is so fun to watch these little personalities.  When we first arrived, P2 did not want anything to do with us.  P1 didn't remember us, but enjoyed playing with Jim.  He told his parents that he liked "Titan's Grandpa".  We get to spend time with them once a week.

 We went to Kangaroo Zoo.  P2 wasn't too sure about it at first, but by the end she was having fun.  P1 loved following Titan around.  Titan found a friend and had a great time.

We also went to This is the Place Heritage Park.  They have really created something wonderful there.  There are lots of things for children.  They could ride a train, pan for gold, climb on a ship, ride a pony, make a craft and even work with leather.  We spent longer there than we expected because there was a lot to do.  We will be going back when our other little grandchildren arrive from Canada.  

 We have spent time at the cabin and have seen the moose there many times.  We even had a family day there when we did not work on anything.  That is something that we haven't done.  There has always been something to work on when we are there.

We also went to the fair.  Jim built a treehouse for the grandchildren, a rocket out of cardboard, and went fishing with Titan.  We celebrated my mother-in-law's 87th birthday.  Those moments are great ones to be treasured forever.