The Hillian Collection

While at my grandparents' retirement home last week, Sammy discovered a new talent of his.  This occurred amidst a 6 o'clock meltdown, so it was all the funnier because he went from crying to squealing with glee on the piano to crying again.  You know, it's really hard to take him seriously when he does that.

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Great Grandma Shack

This past Friday, Samuel had an extremely productive day as he met all his maternal great grandparents in one day.

My Grandma Shack was visiting from Texas, so we drove up very late on Thursday night and spent Friday in Tallahassee until driving home that night.

We've found that it is much easier to travel with him when he's in his heavy nighttime sleep.  Hopefully he'll be a better traveler once he's able to entertain himself with toys.

Great Grandma Monroe

Since we got in so late on Thursday, Samuel didn't get to meet his Great Grandma Shack until early the next morning even though we slept in adjacent rooms (thank goodness he's such a good sleeper).

Then we headed over to the retirement community where my Monroe grandparents live.  We travel so little with Samuel that we hadn't been over there since a few months before Samuel's birth, so it was good for me to see them as well.

And although my Grandpa Monroe turned 91 this past August, I can't recall him ever being so animated as when he held Samuel.  It truly is a blessing from the Lord to see so many generations in one room, especially when we all call upon the name of the Lord.

Great Grandpa Monroe

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Magnus (left) and Sammy

Yesterday, our little family traveled to Tallahassee to celebrate my dad's birthday.  We arrived around 1:30pm, so we had enough time to allow Sammy his first-ever play date with the 5-month-old my mom nannies until 3pm each weekday.  Neither one of them really acknowledged each other, so we'll have to hope for their budding friendship to blossom in the future.

I made the mistake of not giving my spoiled boy all the niceties he's acquainted with at home (such as constant mommy holding, long naps and a dog-free environment), so he was pretty unhappy by the end of the night.  Still, we had a wonderful time.  It was his first visit to Grandma and Grandpa Shack's.

Happy birthday, Grandpa Shack!

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