Family times are always fun!

I LOVE it when the granddaughters come over and I get to snap a few photos.
Some don't turn out too great because those girls are FAST movers, but I managed
to get a few cute shots this time.

Ainsley loves her kitty Maeve. We took Maeve and Merida {sister cats} in when
their family moved away for a year, but they are back now and they love to visit
Maeve. {sadly Merida has passed on}

Here kitty...

Ainsley loving on Maeve and she is taking it all in.

This is Merida's grave. You can't see it in this photo, but the girls colored
rocks to lay beside the stone. They miss her, but thankfully they still have Maeve.

A fun stop at Steak and Shake one weekend. Annika appears to be deep in thought.
LOVE those freckles!

This photo and the rest were taken with my cell phone so they aren't too great quality,
but I wanted to include them.

Ainsley always has a smile!

This is right before we went Putt-putt golfing. I was trying to get the girls to
stand still for a photo and they just started acting goofy, running all around
and this is what we ended up with. ha!. Annika's expression cracks me up!

Loving the family times that we thought we going to be few and far between , but their family has
 returned and we are loving it.

What is not to love right???

Have a blessed week ahead! 

Two of our precious granddaughters...

If you are facebook friends with me, you know by now that these  two  little sweeties of ours along with
 their mommy and daddy moved to North Dakota a few weeks ago. That is a LONGGGG way from
Michigan!  We miss them sooooooo much! They are the only ones of our grandchildren that lived
real close so now they are all spread out. {not sure how long they will be gone}

Grandpa and I took them on a walk to the park a few weeks ago and I snapped a few photos that
I wanted to share with you.

Don't you just love the way they dress? They love to wear pretty, sparkly dresses!
I didn't ask Annika to pose for me, but she sure did a good job.

Sweet little Ainsley.
We walked uptown to the BBQ place for lunch and they were closed.
The girls were disappointed...This sweet little face says it all!
She wanted BEANS! HA!

Beautiful little sisters.

HELP Grandpa!! HAHA!!

I was right in front of her getting ready to grab her.

I just LOVE the expression on Ainsley's face. She sure is tickled about something.

They loved sliding down this bar...with a little help of course.
I think Grandpa enjoyed it as much as they did.

They love to swing...and swing...and swing. It was hard to move on to something else
for little Ms. Ainsley, but we did. Notice her eyes are closed? lol

"Grandpa, this is the way it is..."

Even snuck a photo of yours truly in here.

The girls brought their kitty's up to stay at our house while they are gone and they are doing
pretty well finally! We didn't see them for days initially, but they are adjusting nicely.
This is Maive. I haven't gotten a photo of Merida yet , but they look a lot alike as they are
sisters.

Hand in hand with Grandpa.

I just wanted to share these photos today as I am sure missing these little gals.
Love them so much!!!

She finally has a name!

Just a quick post today to let you know that our

little furball finally has a name! This is the same photo I used before because she is a little skittish and it is hard

to get photos of her that aren't a blur, but she is adapting

to us more each day. She will actually come out from

hiding and run around the deck and flowers now so I

guess she is making progress. :)

We had over 30 names submitted and I narrowed it down

to Bella, Chloe and Gypsy. I loved them all , but when

it came right down to it, I knew she had to be called

Gypsy

because she was found a *travelin'*. lol. Thank you all

for helping me out and I will be sending a little

something to Julie Marie for submitting this name.

Happy Monday!!

Name the kitty!!

I need some help bloggy friends! I need a name for

this little kitty. Mr. Wayside found her in the middle

of a very busy road on his way home from work a few

weeks ago and brought her home to the *manor*. I was not too happy with Mr. Wayside at that time

because we were getting ready to leave for Indiana in just a few days and I thought oh great here we

go again.

For those of you who don't know we lost our beloved

cat Izzy a year or so ago. She was a long haired black beauty

with a long haired tail as well and very gentle. She had been

with us since 1999 and she was hit by a car out in front

of our house. Didn't want another cat, kitten or anything

else for that matter since that time, but this little ball of

fur is kinda cute.

She stays outside and seems to like it here at Wayside Manor because she is not leaving! ha!! So it is time to name the little furball. Send me your ideas please and you just

might get something in the mail from moi

if I choose your name. :)

She does not have blue eyes as shown in the first

photo...camera angle or something. :)

It is soooooooo hot today in Michigan that I know I could bake cookies in my car! One of these days

I am going to try that...ha ha!!

Blessings~