Today was a fun-filled day with meeting lots of extended family.
We started off the day with me taking Scott and the boys to Scott's cousin, Renee's house to play with her boys. For those of you drawing the family tree, Renee and Melissa are sisters and Melissa is whose house we're staying in. So...Renee has 3 boys - Logan is 12, Cole is 9, and Roman is 4. Nice correspondence to the Bagg boys, right?? When we pulled up to their amazing house, the two older boys were on their motorcycles/bike thingies at the end of the driveway, waiting for us, totally decked out from helmets to shoes!! You can imagine the looks on the boys faces!! They played solid for 3 hours, in boy heaven!!
I went and tried to get some loose end tied up that just don't really want to be tied up!!
After I picked the boys up, we went to Renee's salon to get the boys' hair cut! They were so thrilled to have to go from paradise to a pretty swanky-not-so-many-kids-salon!! Renee cut Parker's hair and Aunt Linda (Bernadine's sister, mom to Melissa and Renee) cut the other boys. While we were there, Linda invited us over for supper.
After a little fun back at Melodie's that involved lots of baking for Christmas, playing with Shantel, playing with Molly the dog, and more baking, we went over to Curtis and Linda's house. Linda is a great cook and we had an amazing lasagna...so yummy!! We ended the day back at Melodie's where there was still some cooking going on and the boys watched a little of the TCU game.
I should mention here that we've also gotten to meet a fairly new cousin...Shantel. Shantel is a very special girl who lives with Melodie and her roommate, Deb. Through a long and interesting series of events, Shantel has found herself under the guardianship of Mel and Deb, and I can't think of a better place for her to be. Shantel suffers from Cystic Fibrosis and is waiting to be placed on the lung transplant list. She has lived with Mel and Deb for a little over two years (I think) and has thrived in every area. We've heard a lot about Shantel but hadn't ever met her until this week. She was in the hospital early in the week, but came home last night and she and Parker got to know each other while the boys were at the game. The boys have asked all day when they could get back over to Melodie's to play with Shantel. She is such a sweet girl, very kind and generous. She has definitely had her share of the difficulties of life, but has maintained such a great attitude. Her health is a huge concern so the next few weeks and months will be crucial for her. Just seeing her medicine cabinet - a full kitchen cabinet - and her daily requirements including shots, pills, treatments, pricks, oxygen, and more make me appreciate the healthy kids I have. She has been a lot of fun to get to know a little bit on this trip.
Parker said at one point today, "I've met so many cousins on this trip that I never even knew I had!!" And there are many, many more to come tomorrow as we head to Nathan and Heather's house.
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