At first we weren't sure if we could handle Riley, our grandson, for a few weeks this spring while his folks got prepared for a move to another state because of Donna's health issues, but thought to give it a try.
Oh man...Mr. Cool! This kid has "attitude" written all over him. Riley is an easy to "keep" kid and can stay as long as we have no other pressing matters that would interfere with life as we know it.
What's one grandkid staying with us when we can have two? Ash-a-ley, as Riley turns her name from a one syllable word into three syllables, came up for the night. The kids played in our impromptu sand box.
The children woke up to nearly a half inch of snow April 27, which had soon melted by 10 am.
The grandkids and I gave Granny a break by taking a drive thru the Little Pend Oreille Wildlife refuge looking for deer or moose, neither of which were seen. The kids love getting out of their car seats and moving up to the "front row" which is ok on a dirt road @10 MPH.
As you might assume, looking at thousands of trees without wildlife on our 22 mile trip, is less than exciting.
Crystal Falls off Highway 20 near the wildlife refuge.
Back on the road so the kids had to be back in their safety seats and I of course used a remote trigger to shoot the photo, ya right.
The Ash-a-ley and Riley made many of these little flower stakes for Granny's and mine garden.
After Ash-a-ley went home it was time for a little schooling with Granny... or maybe Riley was playing a video game on Granny's iPad.
Riley was really getting into weeding with opa's special weed eradicator. Always use a little hip action when getting those pesky weeds.
Opa trying his best to replicate one piece of the "American Gothic" by Grant Wood with some poor results. Regardless, this is my first pair of overalls in more than 65 years...amazing!
Missy, Benji, Riley and Granny going for a daily walk to build up Donna's strength, sure glad it's not winter.
Last bit of blog is about Missy. Donna and I sat on the front patio and watched her for at least 30 minutes circling this tree looking for something. Donna asked me to video but I was facing the sun, so at the risk of ruining the moment I moved to the other side of the tree, didn't seem to bother Missy a bit as she was preoccupied.
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