My Grandparents' Home

Then, we hit the road again. Thankfully it wasn't too far of a drive from College Station to Belton. 

It was nearly a two hour drive, but as we drove, we were rewarded with a beautiful Texas sunset.

 It was really special for me to bring my girls "home" to a place I had visited many times as a child.  My grandmother set her dining table and served us a delicious home-made turkey dinner that hit the spot.

For dessert, we all had banana pudding with Cool Whip.

Then, as a special surprise, after dinner, my grandfather pulled out a disc full of slides that he had just transferred.  This is a photo of my Grandma and Papa many years ago.  My grandfather took many photos of my Grandma in that dress, it was one of his favorites. :-)

And this is a photo of my mom with family while they were living in Alaska.

The slides were not in the correct order, so we traveled from Germany to Alaska to Colorado, back to Germany again!  We all had a good laugh, but there were so many photos that I had never seen before from my mom's childhood.  And then there were photos of my birth, it was one of my favorite memories of our entire time in Texas.

My grandmother loves spoiling the girls with chocolate when we come. :-)

Jillian giving her Great-Papa a big hug. As a young girl, my mom was a "daddy's girl".  He is such a gentle man and loves kids!  

Anna giving her Great-Grandma a sweet kiss on the cheek. She had already given her one kiss, and posed for me to take this photo!  (That's why she is looking at me from the corner of her eye. Did you get it mom?")

Our time flew with Grandma and Papa far too quickly. In the morning, Grandma made us a scrumptious breakfast and then we said our good-byes!  It was a precious time that I will treasure in my heart.