Spring Break at the Grandparents

Today, the three boys and I drove to Salem to meet up with Melody and Jeannette, who had traveled north with Jeannette's mom on Monday after we returned from Indiana. (As an aside, Jordan had his first solo trip as a driver this morning, taking the Acura into the shop for repairs.) My sister, Laura, was down from the Seattle area to visit Mom and Dad and her quick shutter finger resulted in about 100 snapshots over a 24 hour period.

Melody enjoyed riding with Grandpa in his wheelchair (and, even more, trying on tiptoes to push him around in it) . . .


Of course, it wouldn't be a visit with Auntie Laura if there weren't several additions to Melody's wardrobe, including one direct from Laura's friend in Hawaii . . .




When we got there, we enjoyed a game of UNO, with Melody eagerly helping Phillip manage his strategy and leading him to victory . . .


For dinner, we went to a Chinese restaurant to celebrate the fact that today marks the one year anniversary of MelodyJoy's adoption being made official. I'll never forget the words, "The child is officially yours." Melody enjoyed the egg flower soup, the green beans, the shrimp, the sweet-n-sour pork . . . ah, she just liked it all!


This evening, we had our own Chinese acrobat show as MJ demonstrated her balancing ability atop Jordan's hands, complete with "Ta-Da!" each time . . .