"Grandma, I Have a Secret!"

She fell in love with this black rabbit! Three adorable cousins!

The night we visited Regan for her birthday, Cindy drove in with the kids shortly after we arrived! Jordy jumped out of the van saying as she was running to give me a love..."Grandma, Grandma, I have a secret!" I scooped her up in my arms and asked her to whisper her secret which was as follows: "Grandma, when is it my turn to come and stay at your house?" Not quite the secret I was expecting, but how do you respond to that in any other way than..."How about this weekend if it is okay with your Mom and Dad?" Greg and I needed to go to Tremonton to pick up hotdogs for our block party (those Tremonton hot dogs are unparalleled, by the way!) and had made plans to attend the Box Elder County Fair. So, with permission, Jordy came to stay Friday night until Sunday afternoon. On our way down, Julie called us to say she was coming over with Chloe, Lily, and Cannon to spend the day with us! Just an added bonus! (We missed you, Brig and Stanton). What fun it was for Jordy to have her cousins to play with. We had a great time together taking the kids on rides, showing them the rabbits and the steers, and visiting with extended family...namely, Christie, Scott and kids, Bob, Sheri and kids, Grandma and Grandpa Rose, and Brent, Janet, Amy, Bill, Amber and their girls! It was wonderful! Thanks, Julie, for making the effort to come. It was great to spend time with you and get to see little Cannon again, not to mention Chloe and Lily! I have posted some fun pictures of our time at the fair!

Needless to say, Jordy was exhausted (as you can see from the picture) and was so good to eat and go to bed early after we arrived home. Sunday morning she slept until 7:00. Grandpa left early and had wanted to wake her up to say goodbye, but I asked him not to as she was sleeping so soundly. After breakfast, I got her ready and we headed to church with my little friend, Tanisha, from across the street who has been going with me for the last 4 years. (See the picture I posted of Jordyn and Tanisha taken just before we left.) Jordyn was a little shy about going to Primary not knowing anyone so she went to Sunday School with me and colored while I taught. She was just a little sweetheart and didn't make a peep. We left to come home so I could get her fed, packed up and ready to deliver to Cindy before their meetings started at 1:00 pm. I needed to be to the Twin Falls Temple Dedication broadcast by 3:30. When we arrived home and started to get gathered up, Jordy asked me when Grandpa was coming home so she could say goodbye to him! I told her that if I waited til Grandpa was out of his meetings to take her back, I wouldn't have time to get back for the dedication. She immediately burst into tears sobbing, "Grandma, I CAN'T leave without saying goodbye to Grandpa!" Now I can tell the difference between stall tactics and real heartbreak and this was definitely the latter!! I was praying for help in coming up with another plan! Literally praying in my heart because this sweet little girl was heartbroken! Then I remembered that Greg had told me the night before which Sacrament Meeting he was attending (which he rarely knows ahead of time) and even what time schedule that ward is on! I quickly figured out that we had just enough time to get her fed and gathered up and make it to the church just as that sacrament meeting was ending. If all went as planned we could catch Grandpa then and still make it back to Idaho Falls by 12:50 pm! We said a little prayer together for help and in spite of road construction and the 9th ward letting out early, we saw Grandpa just as we entered the building. Now there were two people happy to see each other! After hugs, kisses and "goodbyes" we left the building and headed to the car. Jordy looked up at me with a big grin on her face and informed me that she felt better and could go home! Now is that sweet or what? On the trip back she told me she knew Heavenly Father had answered our prayer and that she always wants to follow Jesus, Heavenly Father and the Holy Ghost and not Satan! Now little Jordy, always remember that, will you? What a fun weekend. We love each of the grandkids to come and stay with us for some individual time. We get to know them so much more personally! (We wish we had that opportunity with Luke, Emma, and Gavin!) Here is what we learned about Jordy while she was with us: (no particular order)

1. She loves the Merry-Go-Round but not any other carnival rides!
2. She doesn't have a shy bone in her body with people she knows well, but in a crowd, she is quite shy.
3. She knows what she wants and is not afraid to make it known.
4. She gives thoughtful prayers!
5. She LOVES bunnies!
6. She loves sausage and bacon but is not crazy about eggs or orange juice.
7. She loves her Mom and Dad, sisters and brothers and never forgets them in her prayers.
8. Don't try to take her home without saying goodbye to Grandpa!
9. She loves Uncle Matt's heart-shaped rock! (another post to follow about that!)
10. She is a great little sleeper.
11. She is cuddly and likes to snuggle!
12. She loves staying with us!
13. She has the most beautiful smile.
14. Her eyes "twinkle".

There are probably several other things I have forgotten to mention. But for journaling purposes I wanted to record them. I also need to record what we learned about Morgan when she was here awhile ago. I will do that and will continue this tradition as the kids come to stay with us. We don't want to forget what makes them so unique and special! I should have thought of it before!