Canche Chronicles: Happy Birthday Great Grandpa DeWalt, Love Haley and Emy

Friday was Grandpa's 80th Birthday! I finally got around to putting a tribute together, Happy late Birthday Grandpa DeWalt! We were bummed that we couldn't be with Grandpa on his Birthday but we are excited that we will see him soon this summer and be able to deliver his gift in person. We definitely owe Grandpa and Grandma a visit because they have visited us numerous times in Texas! Here is our tribute to Grandpa:

Grandpa and Grandma and the girls when they visited this past September

Grandpa and Emily, this was taken when we visited PA for Ellie's baptism

Grandpa, Grandma and Haley at Clark's baptism

Grandpa and Haley in the fall of 2011

SATURDAY we got up a little earlier because it was our last day. Haley woke up around eight and went with David to pick up donuts while I packed and Emy slept. Emily ended up sleeping in until just before nine! When Dave and Haley got back we ate our donuts and finished packing. Check-out was at ten so we headed down to the front office around then and checked out and then headed to the beach. We decided to stay there as long as we could and then head out and eat lunch on the way home. I brought some snacks along to hold the girls off.

We ended up playing at the beach until close to 2. Emily fell asleep in my arms for about thirty minutes around noon. David and Haley went to the pool for a little bit while Emy slept. They also built a sand castle and collected shells. We walked down the beach a little bit too, Emily loved the seagulls. Around two we packed up our stuff, rinsed off at the outside shower and then changed in the van. Then we called Grandpa Wybenga who recommended that we eat at a little place called Salsas. I was really glad he told us about it because I ordered tacos and they were amazing. Haley ate a bunch of rice and tortillas and Emy ate refried beans. David had enchiladas. Once our bellies were full, we headed out for our four hour drive home.

Our drive home did not go quite as well as our drive there. The girls fell asleep about thirty minutes into the drive but Haley only slept an hour and Emy only slept maybe an hour and a half. After that I held them off with snacks. The last hour got kind of hairy so I ended up giving Haley the Ipad and giving Emily a bottle. We got home a little after seven and I put a frozen pizza in the oven right away while David unpacked the car. Then I changed Emy's diaper and I felt bad because she had booed and was starting to get a little bit of a rash, no wonder she was sad! We ate our pizza and then we all took showers and baths before bed. The girls were pretty tired and went to sleep right away.

Haleyism:

When we were putting the girls to bed Haley had to use the bathroom so she started calling for David by yelling, "David! Davey-doo!" over and over.

Emilyism:

Emily now crawls! She crawled across the room today!