Callie adores her family

We have always known that there is not a shortage of people that love and adore Callie. This week it has become very evident that she also loves and adores these people.

While driving home, we passed the entrance we usually take the Grandma Mary and Grandpa Stu's neighborhood. All the sudden I hear "Mary's house! Grandma Mary's house!" followed by some upset sounds when we did not turn to go to Grandma Mary's house.

Callie went to Drenda and Lonnie's house for the day today. As soon as she got there, she started saying "Drenda fun," and "Drenda happy." Last week before going, she kept saying "Drenda's house."

It fills my heart with joy to know she is building relationships with so many wonderful people, and to know that she appreciates them as much as we do.

Camping in the Rain

 We went on our last camping trip of the summer...and it rained, and rained, and rained. Fortunately, we went with some friends who have a trailer with an awning that provided us shelter, and we were able to seek refuge inside their trailer. Callie LOVED the rain boots our friends were kind enough to buy for her. So much so that she insists on wearing them around the house as well and wanted to take them to bed. I had to tell her the boots needed to go night night to get her to leave them alone.

Splashing in the puddle.

At home helping unload the cooler in the rain boots and tutu dress she insisted on wearing.

Although it was fun to splash in the puddles and try and take a shower in the drip from the corner of the awning, I think she was ready to go home by Sunday. The rain had slowed down, so we figured we would pack up our stuff. Every time we opened the car door, Callie said "car seat?" So we ended up leaving a little earlier than planned. And she was tired because she slept for almost 2 hours in the car, which is unheard of.

After our last long car ride, we decided to buy her an MP3 player in hopes that we could sing just a little less. We love singing to her, but one can only sing "The Wheels on the Bus," "Ring Around the Rosie," and "Elmo's Song" so many times. It was a huge success. We didn't have to sing once!

Enjoying the MP3 player.

Cuddling her MP3 player as she sleeps.