OK! This has been a marathon blogging session! It takes a long time to
catch up on three weeks of fun and hundreds of pictures! Terry and I
enjoyed our 5 days with Nick, Lachelle, Keyton, and Lola! We were
able to do lots of fun things and spend lots of time with our awesome
grandkids!

Arriving home on Tuesday and leaving for Utah on Wednesday was a
whirlwind! Lucy was born on Thursday. Mike brough Natalie and Lucy
home on Saturday. It was fun to be with Mike and family for a whole
week! I especially loved being with my three wonderful grandkids!

I spent the last day of school with Emily in her class. It was fun to meet
her students and see her in action as their teacher. We moved her out
of her apartment, her stuff into Mike's basement, and then she came
home with me to spend the summer in Boise. It is really fun having
her around!

While in Utah, I was able to attend Avery's dance recital. It was the
best dance recital I've ever been to. It was fun and very entertaining.
And, of course, Avery was the most beautiful dancer of all!

She LOVES her daddy!

What a cute family! It was fun to spend a week with them.

Aidan

Princess Avery

Sweet Lucy

On May 21, 2009 our sweet little Lucy Jane Smith came to join our
family.
Emily, Avery, and Lucy

Aidan and Lucy

An excited big sister and big brother!

Can you guess how much Avery loves Lucy?

Gramma and Grampa, Keyton and Lola

Teddy Bear Park

We went to a small little town just across the river from Wisconsin-a

state I had never been to. So, we walked across the bridge and took

a picture proving I have now been in Wisconsin.

Our main reason for going to Minnesota was to watch Lachelle graduate
with her masters in Public Policy. We are so proud of her! Here are
Nick, Keyton, and Lola waiting for Lachelle to walk into the auditorium.

Grampa playing with Lola as they wait in the foyer for the graduates
to walk across the stage.
Maybe Grampa shouldn't have showed her his tie!

I think that tie will be retired when we get home!

Keyton running in the foyer as we wait to watch his mom cross the

stage.

It's official!!

What is that funny thing hanging down here?

If she will just hold her head still I know I can get ahold of that funny

thing hanging down!

I got it!

Together they did it!

What a cute family!

Two babies and a Masters. What an accomplishment! Congratulations

Lachelle!

Future graduates!!

On one of our walks we headed to a garden on campus. The flowers
were all in bloom and really pretty.

A little boy's curiosity is truely a sight to behold!

A tuckered out Lola!

Of course, we can't go to Minnesota without going to the local zoo. I
love flamingos!

A boy on his dad's shoulders.....don't you just love those two faces!

Grampa and Keyton......surely a kodak moment!

Lola and Lachelle

Which one is the REAL monkey?

I don't think there is anything better than following behind a three year

old boy watching his little body as he walks, skips, hops, wiggles, and runs

as only a little boy can. I could have watched him all day! He was having a

great time and he made me smile!

We went to a place where they have lots of plants and flowers. We saw
lots of exotic plants and flowers but my favorite room was the one
pictured below. It was filled with beautiful flowers I was familiar
with.
Keyton loved the fish pond. The fish would come right up to the top
of the water and "talk" to us. I was even able to put my hand in the
water and touch the tops of their backs. Really cool!

Who are these two old codgers?

We were finally able to visit the Federal building where Nick works. He
took us into his office, his Judge's office, and into the court room where
Nick says, "Please rise for the Honorable Judge......... (I can't remember
his name-sorry Nick).

Here is the view from his office. Nice, huh?

And here is his office. You can only see half of the office in this picture.

The other half is mostly shelves with lots of big old law books!

One morning we went to a Farmers Market. I had never been to a Farmers Market so it was a lot of fun to see all the flowers and fresh produce. However, it was so cold and windy that we didn't spend a lot of time browsing.