Lamb E Umptum

Grandma-Jeanne time

Noah was here for most of the week. The idea was to help Emily through this mysterious ailment she is suffering through. On Monday night, we met Joe half-way between Columbia and St. Louis (and that would be the Phillips 66 station at the Jonesburg exit) and made a Noah transfer. While he was glad to see us, he was "so sad" most of the ride home until we pulled into our driveway and he shouted "I SEE IT!" (meaning our house) and from then on that night, he was happy - with Sadie, with Trissie, with Alfred, with trains. He went to bed perfectly. Thank goodness. He woke up extra early and sad, but perked up pretty quickly.


Here he is on Tuesday morning where else??? but at the train set downstairs. Can you see Mai checking things out?

Thankfully, Sarah and Beckie and Steven were available to help during the times that I had to teach. Sarah had him from 2:00 until bed-time on Tuesday. Hooray for Aunt Sarah! She also had him all this morning as I had to go to Jefferson City for a R.S. Presidency meeting.

Here he is brushing Alfred.

Beckie took him back to St. Louis with her today at noon because Emily couldn't bear the thought of being without him on his birthday - he turned three today. He "helped me bake and decorate a little train-shaped cake yesterday for him to take back home. We stuck a candle in a muffin for his breakfast. And, of course, we sang "Happy Birthday" to him - more than once. Yesterday, he helped me and my friend, Terri, do some yardwork around the church and below is a photo of the rock he found.