Visit with the Gandy's

Finally, Julie and I were able to get our families together (minus Big Paul who had work) this past Wednesday. I drove to see them at their house in Mississippi, yes, with Peyton in the car screaming again until he fell asleep, but it was beyond worth it! I could not believe how big Jalyn and Rylie had gotten; they have to be two of the most beautiful little girls in the world! As soon as I saw Jalyn and Julie, I had to give them both big hugs! I really missed Julie and Tory and the girls so much and it meant a lot to me to finally see them again....it had actually been about a year and a half!!!

Though we talked often, I hadn't been able to see them since Tory's accident in May. I was so excited when we finally set a day to see them, that I couldn't stop talking about it! Tory looks wonderful and is doing great!!! After the accident he went through, he is truly an inspiration; their entire family is! Thank you to all my friends who don't even know them, for praying for him and their family....the prayers from everyone were really appreciated!

Julie was just as awesome as she always is and such a great friend to me; I wish we lived closer to one another. Little Rylie is so cute and sooo funny! She thought Preston was a baby and kept trying to pick him up and chase him around, which he loved because she gave him so much attention! At one point, we were all laughing because Rylie (who is only 2 months older than Preston) was trying to put Preston's socks on for him and as you can imagine it was not working out well at all! Jalyn just loved little Peyton and made sure that she got to hold him whenever she could! She was so cute; she'd say, I'll babysit him! I wish I had a little Jalyn to help me like that all the time! Paul got along with both the girls and had a great time in the bouncer Tory set up, as did the other kids.

Though Preston wouldn't get in the tub, I think because he was so hungry at that point, Rylie and Paul had a blast in the tub together! We stayed for dinner and Tory made us all burgers and fries, which were awesome of course. After that, Preston seemed to perk up again and had the best time when Jalyn would pick him up and spin him around. I felt bad for her because then Rylie wanted a turn, then Paul, and back to Preston and so on! Poor thing was probably so worn out! We had a great visit and we better not wait for another year and a half to go by before we do it again!!!! I really missed all of them; they are such a great family!

Thank you so much Julie and Tory, for letting us visit on a school night for Jalyn and for hosting us! We love your whole family so much! You are always welcomed to come visit us here too! I'm sure I'll be talking to you soon!!!! Here are some pics from our wonderful visit!!