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Yesterday morning Matt and Laura left to get John Paul which should happen today, Monday.  Here back "at home" we are having a fine time — Grandparents and grandchildren.

We came bearing gifts.  No surprise with that statement.  Here is Isaac playing with match box cars (a tow truck - oh boy!) that came from Aunt Jen and Uncle Stephen.

 And Julianna and Lydia in Fancy Nancy outfits also from Aunt Jen and Uncle Stephen.  The presentation of these outfits led into the morning activity of building "club houses" for the girls with living room and dining room furniture (missed photo opportunity there) and a fort for Isaac.  The club house came with the contents as specified in a Fancy Nancy book — Who knew?

 Our afternoon included a stretch of practicing Olympic balance beam walking along the river walk park retaining wall.

 and Julianna explaining to me that she especially liked willow trees because her Grandpa in North Dakota planted one for her.

 Evening time went well and this morning featured a very full bed.  Isaac was first so he set the literature selection - heavy with truck books, which then led to me sharing photos of my trip to a coal mine in North Dakota with Grandpa Luther and seeing and photographing very large dump trucks, bull-dozers, and excavators.  Day two is starting now and will be especially big for Matt and Laura further up north.  We are praying for them.