Three and a half years after Allen and Mr. Gryder's first phone conversation, we finally met Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gryder Jr in person yesterday. Emma, Mary Claire, and I didn't get much of a chance to visit due to the Gryder's schedule, but the girls were quickly won over since they came toting balloons! Emma wrangled all the balloons into her bedroom to ensure they were all hers (not Mary Claire's!). No one ever said sharing is Emma's strong suit.
Allen left the girls, the farm, and me behind to ride to Lexington, NC with the Gryders to look at some cabinets. I got the second hand version of how well Mr. Gryder tells a story (in a way Allen hopes to some day be telling stories to his grandchildren). Looks like I will have a revision coming on my original post of how the Gryders landed on this farm! Since Allen got to hear the story first-hand, maybe it will finally be his turn to write a post!
Even though this weekend was slightly warmer than the last week, the weather is still gorgeous. The whole family spent as much time outside as we possibly could. Emma, Allie (friend), and Mary Claire had a marvelous time playing in the sandbox, running around the pastures dancing, and checking out the cows. Emma had a slight meltdown when she wasn't allowed in the pen to feed her cows. Allen said it has just gotten too crowded in there since all of the cows come right up to him. This was demonstrated to be true when he had a cow stand on his foot while feeding them. Ow! But better him than Emma ;)
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