A Special Visit & Princess Bodhi of the Howard County Fair

Today was an incredible day, starting out early as usual for Daddy with several cups of coffee and several pain pills to attempt to keep back pain and a toothache deep down into the chin at bay! Neither the back pain nor the pee-down-your-pant-leg-toothache-from-hell pain got any better, but the day sure did!

After work, Daddy hurried to GiGi’s to return her carpet cleaner and supplies and request an ironing of Mommy’s shirt for our dinner party with Uncle Barry and Aunt Chris, which GiGi graciously agreed to do for MommyJ. While waiting for the shirt to be ironed, Daddy talked with GiGi and GiPa about their new beautiful car and about our favorite subject---the two of youJ! After leaving GiGi and GiPa, Daddy rushed to Handy Hardware (one of the coolest retail stores in Kokomo) and had a spare set of house keys made and then rushed home to help Mommy finish getting our house ready for Aunt Chris and Uncle Barry. Grandmoo called and said they would be over a little after 1 p.m. When they arrived they showered the two of you with gifts, a beautiful wooden cabinet to store your new napkins, and plates, and wine glasses Ms. Bodhi and every conceivable ball and bat and glove for you Mister BuddhaJ!

Mommy gave Uncle Barry and Aunt Chris a tour of the house, and it was evident they loved our house and our babies! We were preparing to leave for late afternoon lunch at Grindstone Charlie’s when Sean Frankie stopped by briefly (Sister Kelly insists that Brother Sean Frankie has an uncanny ability to stop by when food is about to happenJ), we invited him to join us for our outing at Grindstone Charlie’s but he said he needed to get his mother’s car to her at the Howard County fair.

So off we went to Grindstone Charlie’s—Daddy and Buddha in the Mustang, Uncle Barry and Aunt Chris in their incredibly beautiful convertible and Mommy and Grandmoo and Bodhi in the Mazda. We had a great lunch, a treat from Grandmoo, great food and a nice conversation—Uncle Barry and Aunt Chris are so nice and Grandmoo is always a special treat to spend time with! On the way out of the restaurant, you held Uncle Barry’s hand Ms. Moonbeam and told Mommy you wanted to go visit his house. We made our way over to Grandmoo’s for a visit before Aunt Chris and Uncle Barry headed home. Again, it was fun to visit and it is so obvious that Uncle Barry and Aunt Chris are smitten with the two of youJ!

After Uncle Barry and Aunt Chris left to return home, we gave Grandmoo kisses and headed home ourselves for a short nap before we headed off to the Howard County Fair (where you were indeed the fairest of them all, Princess Bodhi {other than of course Queen Mommy}). You braved the giant Ferris wheel Moonbeam while Daddy and your brother Buddha just stood and watch you and your Mommy in wonderment! Then, you and Buddha rode a bumper-boat ride and then the two of you and Mommy rode the Merry-Go-Round together. It was a fun ending for a very special and fun day (though it was taking its toll on you Moonbeam, as you became fussy and complained of a tummy-ache and expressed that you wanted to go home and go to bed).  So, we all made it home safely, but travel weary and worn from a wonderful, happy full day of activitiesJ. Tomorrow is our open-house for the Leeds house for sale, so we all settled in for the night with our grown-up and baby fingers crossedJ.

Thank you, Grandmoo for a wonderful special lunch, and thank you Aunt Chris and Uncle Barry for coming to visit us and for all the gifts! Another special day of family love along the mellow brick roadJ.

Bodhi and her Great Great Aunt Chris :)  Getting in touch with her Grills' women roots!

Bodhi never wants to give goodbye kisses and hugs... I think she thinks they won't go without them ha/ha

Buddha and Aunt Chris :)  You brought all kinds of memories back for Aunt Chris, she was instantly reminded of her son's younger years :)

Kisses!  BTW, Jude, Grandmoo put you in one of her shirts b/c you made a mess of yours when we went out to eat.  You looked so cute!

You definitely have the "Grills" look Jude man!

Reunited!  You loved Uncle Barry last year, and this year was no different!

I love being this tall!

"Up, Up!"

Look at this hot couple in their "yupmobile" :)  

And they were off :(

The adorable little wooden hutch Aunt Chris and Uncle Barry bought for Bodhi's birthday... forget the  tea party set, they got you the wine glass set ha/ha

Daddy playing dolls with Mommy's dolls!

Bodhi's first big girl ride... the Ferris Wheel!!!!  Mommy was freaking out... Daddy and Bubby were freaking out from the ground ha/ha

Bodhi's first ride by herself :)  Your growing up way too fast!  Buddha didn't want any part of the rides, other than the boat rides ha/ha