Monkey time

so, Saturday night.......Larry and i had the 4 monkeys all to ourselves.......my friend Keelie was having a birthday party for her darling daughter, Rylie.....and the MONKEYS were invited.......ALSO.....i was asked to do "the craft project" for the event!......actually Larry really wasn't invited.....but i begged his assistance......if you knew what these four act like together, at ONE time, you would know WHY! fortunately he agreed!...Heidi took our car and we used her van, so all FOUR could be accomodated!!!

oh my! what a RUCOUS!!! (sp?)...........let me just say that when together, they are quite the PACK..........and guess who is the PRIMARY leader of the pack??? ADDIE........in all her glory!........oh, oh, oh........dear son, Peter and dear dear sweet Hollie........you better have your seat belts on!!! (LOL).......she is the loudest, the busiest, the funniest, most animated, craziest....well, get the pic?........the others try to compete........but she is the leader by a "fir piece"!

the birthday party was a smash.....they had a ball.....it was in the Lake Arrowhead neighborhood......so the kids thought it was an adventure "in the woods"......and adventure it was!....they ran thru those trees....pretending...who knows what!!!...notice Addie's hair.......it was pristeen when her mother delivered her to me.........yup, a few minutes running thru the woods......and well,.....not so much pristeen any more!

also please note the various and asundry STAINS on their FACES and CLOTHING!.........they would be a result of painting in the craft time plus an ENORMOUS amount of eating every kind of candy known to man, PLUS birthday cake with purple and every other color of frosting!!!!!........

the ride home.............well, suffice it to say.......after ALL the SUGAR......they were WOUND tight!.........ADDIE started the CHANTING GAME........one example would be.......NANA HAS A WEDGIE!!!.........the others chimed in with their own special chant........and so it went until we turned into our driveway........well, actually it didn't end there.......they were chanting........LOUDLY as they got out of the car........if i had LOOKED.......i am sure neighbors were staring and glaring and wondering what kind of a racket we were running!........FOUR CHANTING, dirty filthy children following us into our house!!!

all i can say......is I LOVE GRANDCHILDREN>>>>>>>>>MORE and MORE every time i see them!!!!