Rush, Sydney Frances, and I headed to the lake this weekend to spend some time with Gigi, Aunt Ivy, Kate, Aunt Julia, and Mundy (my Granddaddy). We call him Granddaddy, but the great grandkids are going to call him Mundy. This was a new decision that Aunt Julia and Mama made this weekend. :-) My two call Phil's dad "Granddaddy", so we felt like it was confusing for them to call my Granddaddy by the same name. I like Mundy. I love grandparent names, though. I always want to know what people call their grandparents. You can find out some interesting family stories just from hearing what someone calls a grandparent. It has been a while since the lake cabin has been "opened", so the babies don't remember going there. They had never been there to spend the night, so it was a new experience for everyone. It was my first time to spend the night there
with kids. We all had so much fun. It is easy to be
unplugged there. The phone doesn't ring much, cell phone service can be a little iffy, and there isn't a computer in sight. There is, however, a big deck which empties into a big yard that empties into a beautiful lake. There is a long porch full of rocking chairs just perfect for morning coffee and a kitchen with no shortage of good food for all three meals of the day. There are two floats that have been there for years. They are just perfect for two sisters to use to float in the middle of a small lake slew while talking away... just like old times. The only thing that has changed is that now instead of being the
kids, Ivy and I are the kids'
Mamas, and the floating takes place while those three kids are napping.
My two kids had so much fun playing outside, feeding the geese (aka ducks), enjoying all the playing room inside the cabin, reading books, sitting in laps, hugging and loving on Kate (in their own sweet way), and taking long naps. I felt like it was really good for them to be in a new place.
