He's finally here!!!

Mark finally arrived in Phoenix late yesterday afternoon. It is wonderful to have him here after a long harvest season and an early midwest blizzard. He started out Thursday afternoon and drove to Matt's in Omaha. He spent the night at Matt's then began his long drive to Arizona on Friday morning. His Friday evening was spent in Tucumcari, NM. Mark said the roads were clear his entire 1500+ miles. Last year the mountain areas surrounding the valley were getting snow and he had to take a LONG southern route into Phoenix to avoid slippery mountain road conditions. This year he had much better luck and was able to come down the mountains via the shortest route. I cannot tell you how great it was when he finally walked through that door yesterday!

Megan and Andy invited us over last night for pork chops and Mark was able to finally see his grandchildren after almost 4 months. When he last saw them Kayley wasn't walking and we were still trying to get that bottle of formula down her. Now she is running all over the place and eating like a champ. He cannot get over how "old" Drew seemed and how tall he had grown. Drew didn't hesitate at all to run to Grandpa, seemed to remember him well. They talk on the phone a lot so that probably helped. Kayley took a few minutes to warm to her grandpa but then they became pals

He hopes to just have a relaxing day today...little does he know that he is going to help me put up Christmas lights on the townhouse. :-) Hope you all have a relaxing Sunday, too!




Kayley at my place on Friday and seeing Grandpa last night: