Labor Day Weekend

My parents and Bailey came to visit us this weekend for Labor Day!!! We have been so busy this summer and haven't gotten to visit Lubbock and our families any and so my Mom decided it was time for them to come to Wylie!

My Dad was really busy at his new clinic Friday so they didn't leave Lubbock until after 6pm meaning Gregg and I were fast asleep at midnight when they got here. We had already decided to go to Canton on Saturday and then have a tailgate party at our house and listen to the first Red Raider game that night so we got up early and headed to shop! We met Macy in Canton where we spent a VERY HOT day browsing the "Arbors". We found quite a few great buys including Gregg's parents and my Mom's Birthday presents! The Groves' both turn 60 this year so we are going to Lubbock in October to celebrate them! My Mom also started her Christmas shopping and I got some great new ideas for projects that I want to attempt!

picture we bought for Gregg's parents

new frame for The Groves's

After we got home we ran to the grocery store and then started grilling for our game listening party! My Uncle Rod and his friends Gary and David came over to hang out and visit. We had Mexican Shrimp Cocktail and stuffed jalapenos for appetizers and then had Spicy Chicken Wings and jalapeno sausage that Dad and Gregg grilled followed by grilled fruit sundaes for dessert!!! The food was super YUMMY and the football game was GREAT as well! Way to go Red Raiders!!!

Our table

MMM... Jalapenos!

Gregg had to work on Sunday so after he left I went back to sleep and slept till almost 11am! When I woke Mom and Dad were downstairs cooking and we had my Dad's version of Miga's with a new green chili sauce he made for brunch. After eating we went back to Canton to look at a trailer that my Dad found on Saturday and wanted to take pictures of. After that we went to visit my Great Aunt Cleacy before heading home to make fajitas for dinner.

On Monday we got up and packed my parents up and then went to Chiloso's for lunch. After eating we went to the Allen Outlets to go kitchen shopping for my parents and then to visit my Great Aunt again. Cleacy is 96 years old and lives in the Treemont Retirement and Nursing Community. Cleacy was my Grandmother's oldest and closest sister and has always been a 2nd Mother to my Dad.

Bailey wearing her "Drama Queen" t-shirt and new tu-tu

Great Aunt Cleacy

Dad and Cleacy

After visiting Cleacy it was time for my parents and Bailey to get on the road and head back to Lubbock. I was very sad to see them go but handled it ok since I know that I will get to see them at least once a month for the next 3 months!

Overall, the weekend was wonderful and challenging all at the same time! I loved seeing my parents and enjoyed every single minute that I got to spend with them! And as always Gregg and I treasured the time that we had with Bailey. That time was more difficult this trip than it has been previously which really bothers both of us. Bailey is at such a hard age right now and then with everything that she has been through with the divorce over the last 6 months things are increasingly more hard for her. We can really tell that she is acting out so much more now than she has been and my Mom said that she is already in trouble at school this year. I know that God has a plan for all of us and that he blessed us by bringing this child into our lives. I just pray that she can see and feel the love that my family has for her and that we can be a positive influence in her life. I pray for my Brother and the extremely difficult position that he is in. And I pray for my parents as they help Seth and Bailey though these times.