The White Alligator

This last weekend, we took care of Romey, Crew, and Titan while Ryan and Sue spent a Birthday weekend away for a night. Of course, Andrew and Finn were with us. We had a dinner for the Missionaries. And even though, it was a little crazy, we managed to let all the children know how important we thought the Missionaries were and what a great privilege it is to serve the Lord. The Missionaries shared 1 Nephi chapter six with us and said their main purpose in life was to bring people to Christ. We loved their message and love all Missionaries and constantly pray for them. We have such a tender spot in our hearts for these young men and women who are willing to serve so faithfully. We loved the missions we have served and we loved our children serving missions and now we are looking forward, not only to serving more missions, but also having the great joy of seeing our grandchildren serve missions. How great will that be! We also went swimming, hung out in our Hot Tub, cleaned out our fish pond, named our new fish, ate a great dinner, and watched "Two Brothers". All slept very well. Then the next morning, I fixed a great breakfast of fresh juice (strawberries, pineapple, and apple - Finn's favorite), french toast and scrambled eggs. Fortified with energy we took on the Zoo! Wow, I have never seen so many people. We had to park miles away and walk. Everyone came to see the White Alligator on display. This was way worth the walk. What a great experience. The White Alligator was beautiful and one of my favorite experiences ever at the Zoo. We also caught the Bird Show and all of the children loved this also. My favorite besides the Eagle and the Hawks were the flock of white Doves. Of course, our last rite was the gift shop where we bought stuffed animals of the White Alligator and various little toys for each (except for Andrew who is very fugal and kept telling me -no they don't need that - no we should not spend the money). I love him! He is just like my wonderful husband Colin Sr. walking by me and keeping me in line and it all has come totally natural to him ( a carbon copy of his grandpa - how great is that?) Titan, grabbed a picture of he and his mom off my fridge and carried it around all day. He loves his Mom and was so cute about it. I will never forget that. I will never forget the night and the day. It doesn't get any better than this. My cup over flows with joy and with gratitude. God bless my grandchildren - those near and far. They are always in my prayers and all the good I try to do - I do for them! Wish I had pictures to post. I will get better at all this, I promise. My gratitude for Ashley helping me set this up and for darling Anna who laughed and gave us the raspberries as we were working on this. How fun she is and what a delight! Happy Birthday again to all the May Birthdays! It has been a fun month. Also a closing note. Paul and Kara, Ella, and Jack went to Chicago and Wisconsin these last few days and I talked to them once and they had a great time. How happy we are that Ella and Jack had this private date trip with their wonderful parents.! Also Jen and Dave and the children returned safely from West Point for Eric's graduation. One funny event was that at the Atlanta Air Port, Ryan ran ahead of them and boarded a train without them. Can you imagine their dismay and awe as the door shut and Ryan left them standing with their mouths open! All ended well and Ryan was the stoic brave little boy! How grateful we are for his safe return - bless the couple that helped him. He is a character and we miss all the grandchildren who are away, but look forward to some trips this summer to see those in Arizona and Texas. The Kelly Grandchildren Rock!