Gra-grain visit

We're not sure how he came up with it, but Austin invented his own word for Grandma and Grandpa. It sounds something like Gra-grain.

Most of his words sound similar to what they are: (kuh-kuh for cracker, Bee-boo for Big Bird.) Not Grandma and Grandpa. But what can you do? At least he knows who they are. I think they enjoyed the recognition.

As Austin would say it, Gra-grain came for a visit in late October. The main reason was so Grandpa could go to the U2 show with me, Michael and Aunt Susan. It's a big tradition in the Tully house: Grandpa (my dad) took me to my first U2 show at age 14 in 1987. We've been to four U2 shows together.

Still, I think Austin was the main attraction for both grandparents.

Grandma brought Austin a new Halloween Mickey Mouse (Mee-mo) coloring book and triangular crayons.





Grandpa helped him color.



On Sunday before the show, we walked over to a pumpkin patch/kid area in the parking lot of the mall near the house.



Austin liked looking around. Coincidentally, Grandpa put him in an orange shirt, so he kind of blends in.





Austin really liked watching some kids drive mini trucks. Next year, he'll be begging to drive them.



Austin found a comfortable, pumpkin chair.



Another angle.



Austin thinks these little pumpkins are balls. He threw one on the ground.



After Grandma and Grandpa left, Austin kept asking for the rubber gloves when I washed the dishes. He's never asked for them before. I thought it was something that Grandma let him do. She says no.

A coincidence?



We'll be going to visit Gra-grain this weekend. More from their house later.

-Sarah