I had emails from my mother in Jasper, AL about her upcoming medical procedure on Tuesday and telling me about my Grandmother Wells (MawMaw) being in the hospital for heart trouble. Greg and I did a quick consultation and decided that the best thing to do would be to take the kids for a quick visit on Monday to see both of them. MaryVic was thrilled because it meant she got to go to Nana’s and run with the weenie dog herd. William didn’t really know what was going on but if Momma and Sister were going, he was going with them!

The day started nicely enough with waffles!

After making a nice mess with the bisquick, scooping from one bowl to the next, we tried to get ready for the day but lost the babies! Where could they have gone?

Here’s one!

and there’s Mary!

After a fun filled Sunday evening of chasing the dachsunds (of which none of the pictures came out), and doggy kisses Tuesday morning, we headed to Trinity hospital, formerly Montclaire. The kids loved the fountains and visited them on the way in and out of the hospital.

Any place with elevators is okay. “I push the buttons!”

MawMaw was okay and glad to see William walking. She had been worried he’d have a horrible limp but that was not the case. He proceeded to run with sister back and forth across the room screeching. Granted his run is much slower than MaryVic’s but you can see the determination to keep up with her. We visited for an hour or longer before heading back to Jasper for lunch then home. Mom’s procedure on Tuesday went fine, polyps removal in her throat. She was home Tuesday evening. MawMaw was home by the end of the week.

We went to the Texas Roadhouse for their family night Monday evening but it doesn’t compare to our favorite place, Chik-fil-A’s family night on Tuesdays. Both places provide free ice cream for kids but the roadhouse doesn’t have Cow and Balloons!

Sean let William try on his hat.

MaryVic was most disappointed on Wednesday night when informed that we were not going to Panchos and would not be eating out every night of the week. She finally got there on Saturday for the required weekly dose of cheese quesadillas.

The children went to daycare Tuesday through Friday. William made it every day for a full day. He was getting tired on Thursday but got a break when Poppa and Grandmomma came up Friday and checked them out of daycare early. He has the required daycare runny nose but otherwise is doing fine. MaryVic will yell ‘C’mon William!’ and he is right there for fun, mayhem and mischief.