A Visit to Lexington

Again, I wish I’d taken more pictures today - but sometimes when you’re having a really good time, you just don’t. I’m so glad we were able to squeeze in a visit to Lexington before Lyla and Cade start school at the end of the month. We spent the afternoon at Aunt Sue’s visiting with Mimi, Nana, Aunt Sue, Sue Beth and even Uncle Tommy. It was a joyous, relaxing afternoon. 

Lyla & Cade really love Nana - they talk about her all the time, and Lyla has declared that Nana is her favorite grandmother. They were instantly thrilled to see her, and they both insisted on bringing suitcases full of toys to show her. 

Aunt Sue had a beautiful lunch for us, and the table was set when we arrived. When Cade saw it, he said, “Look, Mommy, they were eating dinner.” 

Here, Lyla and Cade snuggled up with Nana to watch some videos Aunt Sue wanted to show them on the computer. I had to pull Cade off Nana because I was afraid all their weight might hurt her. 

We were able to show Nana several things on our phones to help her catch up on the family. We showed her Reace, David’s new girlfriend and Sue Beth showed her newer pictures of Jack & Owen. It’s so nice to be able to share these things with her so easily now: 

The kids played and played outside. Aunt Sue had bikes set up for them and water balloons. They both had a wonderful time wandering around looking at her water fountain, her flamingos and hiding water balloons from each other. It was really neat that they were both able to ride the tricycle that we all rode as kids - I can’t believe it’s still there. Again, really wish I’d taken a pic of that!

They were both so worn out from playing and were thrilled for some inside time and a couple of shows. After that they dragged out more antiquated toys that Aunt Sue keeps in her closet - Lyla was so excited about the toy record player that plays Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and insisted that she needs one before we take our Myrtle Beach vacation at the end of the month. 

I love visiting Aunt Sue’s because it’s one of those places that is so warm and full of really good childhood memories. I love this living room and can vividly remember watching television there myself not so long ago. 

A great day that I’m glad we had. It was worth the ridiculous temper tantrum Cade threw at bedtime when he refused to go to bed after taking a late nap in the car on the way home. It’s always so nice to see Nana - no one I’ve ever known ages so gracefully.