Two weeks ago, Caroline finally had her chance to go on a five-year-old trip with MawMaw and PawPaw. She was excited and ready for months, but as the time drew near she began to worry about actually leaving the comfort and security of home (mostly her mama, of course!). So, she decided to take a little piece of home along with her in the form of her big, strong brother, Travis. She told me she was certain that snuggling up next to him at night would "bring her comfort", and he was happy to oblige. They had a fabulous time at Great Granny's house playing in the creek (where Blake's little bridge that he built back during his five-year-old trip still stood, along with the bridge that Travis and Sam built 4 years ago during one of our visits there!), eating Granny's "feasts!", mining (and actually finding!) rubies and sapphires and going out for dinner and a movie. It was a great few days full of memory-making, which is a MawMaw and PawPaw specialty!

And on either side of the trip, we got to have a little fun with them ourselves. The little kids put them to work as soon as they arrived!

playing "Claw", a MawMaw/Kyker (and neighborhood!) kid favorite!

A fun time was had by all, as usual!