Ryan is a Doll!

Ryan is the eldest of Ric's 4 grandchildren. He's the total gentleman. Obedient. Articulate. Quite charming. Easy to engage in conversation. I just love this little boy!

Mellow Blake

This is our Blake. Honestly, he's the sweetest, happiest child that I've ever encountered. In the many hours that I've spent with him this week, he cried once..... for maybe 10 seconds. Period.

He is all smiles. Loves to dance. Giggles and laughs constantly. A real joy to be around!

Lovely Lauren

This is our Lovely Lauren..... a sweet, sweet little girl. Loves the camera. Loves to dress up. Very, very charming! Like mother, like daughter.... Jen is a photog. They got Lauren a little digital camera.... she was snapping pics like a pro. Must be running through her blood!

Brooke is Hysterical

These kids have really stolen my heart. Brooke is a real kick.

If she senses the least thing wrong, she bellows out "OH NO!!!!". I think this pic might have captured that.

She's 2 years old. Was sitting on my lap, and she pointed to the letters at my BACARDI shirt....I thought that I was hearing things...."B" "A" "R" "D".... I was speechless.... Jill said that she's known her alphabet since she was 18 months old. (listening to mommy teach her brother Ryan).

One more cute thing. If she doesn't know a word, she "hisses"..... She was pointing at people in the room and naming names.... "Grandad", "Mommy", "Ryan".... when she got to me, she pointed, smiled and said "HISSSSSSSS". Too funny.

Christmas Eve

It's been a wonderful visit! We stopped by Jen's for awhile to drop off a ham and visit with the children. Then headed up to Lebanon, OH to spend Christmas Eve with Jill and her kids. Our Tony had to work.

Walked into her place to find a counter full of homemade cookies.... all sorts of different kinds. Aunt Nan decided that she simply adores "snickerdoodles". *smiling*

As the afternoon went on, she pulled out the boiled shrimp, crockpot meatballs, spinach artichoke dip and slices of French bread pizzas. Just lovely!

Jilly and I killed a couple bottles of wine. Here are some of my favorite pics.