Big Shirl & The Germans!

For our birthday presents, my Grandma, Big Shirl, made it possible for Tagg & me to go visit her in Benson (about 3 hours south of here)!!!!

We saw the COOLEST bug ever! This walking stick was so awesome!

Tagg loved the dog next door, Raffles. They made friends through the fence!

Here we are! Big Shirl, Me, Tagg, Jo (pronounced Yo), & Claudia!

Grandma made me an apple pie for my birthday! It's behind us :)

Cute boy--Tagg played peekaboo with me one day around the corner!

He slept better in that pack n play than he does in his own bed! 2 naps a day with no whimpering at all! I was impressed! ... So impressed that I'm considering replacing his crib with a pack n play! :)

He got a smiley sticker at WalMart and saw a big burly guy he wanted to share it with...

But the guy didn't notice and walked by the opportunity of a lifetime! ;)

So Big Shirl got the prize!
What a sweet face! He's got a bracelet in his mouth that Gabi made me last summer! :)

That pinky's always up there! He's more proper than his mama, that's for sure!

Another dog adventure... Tagg loved this dog! But his love was unrequited--as the dog was running away, Taggert was grabbing onto her fur, so he was dragged a teeny bit :) He loved it though!

This little one got to play with his Great Grandma's dominos all week long! He LOVED it!

He stood on top of the dominos and they started to slide...










And before he knew it, he had enrolled in a gymnastics class! :) He was a bit suprised, but got out of it pretty well!

This is Bob, Grandma and Grandpa's neighbor across the street. Tagg gave him the grand tour of the house :)

Tagg loved Claudia! He smiled at her every time he saw her! This is a picture of their first bonding moment! :)





Right before we left, we got to meet Grandma's sister and her family! This is her sister's husband, Ted! He was really nice to Tagg :)

We had such a great time! My favorite thing about going to visit Big Shirl is that I can count on laughing uncontrollably at least once!