San Diego

It was my great pleasure to travel to San Diego June 7th. The Browns met me at the airport and I went to their house for dinner. David and Leticia and Gene came for dinner along with Leticia's sisters Mollie and Koreena. We had a wonderful dinner of chicken salad and fruit. We had homemade lemonade from lemons they picked from the tree in their yard. So good!! We had yummy baked beans and pound cake with strawberries for dessert. We celebrated David and Leticia's birthdays. Leticia was due to deliver her baby the next day. I got to see her beautiful round stomache. She looked adorable.

The next day David and Leticia got up early and went to the hospital. I slept in and stayed with Gene. When David texted me to say, "The baby's here!" I shouted it out, "The baby's here!" and Gene ran for the door to let him in!! Leticia's mom and sisters brought lunch and then we went to see the baby, Jeremiah Frank. We let Gene go in first to see his brother and then we all took our turns holding and admiring the baby. He was beautiful and was filled out so cute. He even had hair.

That afternoon I got to go to the park and play with Gene. His Grandma had given him a golf set and we took it to the park and went down the slide, played golf and explored the park. It was so great to play with Gene. He got so he could hit the ball and we laughed and played for a while.

Leticia joined a club where four women cook for each other. So, two of them brought us dinner that week and we bought them pizza. One of the couples were out of town.

The rest of the week was like heaven. I got to hold the baby and play with Gene and be with David and Leticia. I took Gene to his story time at the church which was really fun. Gene and I would run around outside at the hospital when he got bored. He wanted me to chase him. I called him my personal trainer. I got to play dinosaurs with Gene and read him stories. David and I took Gene to the lake where we hiked and also played at the park by the lake. David and I had some nice talks. I got to go to church at their ward which was also very nice. The people were so friendly. They announced about the birth of Jeremiah and Gene started laughing and saying, "He said Jeremiah!" The Browns came for Sunday dinner. We fixed a roast with baked potatoes. I made cheese cake for dessert. The Browns are such wonderful people. I loved being with them and sharing in the birth of our grandson.

I helped Leticia sort out the baby clothes and put them out. She had some really cute things. I like sorting things. When the baby came home I rode home between my two grandsons. It was such a joyful time. Leticia kept up taking her pain medication and taking care of the baby. She was amazing. Even with lack of sleep and in pain she was so pleasant and their home is so full of love! Mike called to see if I missed him but I didn't and I didn't want to leave but Monday morning I was on the plane headed for home. Thank you David, Leticia, Gene and Jeremiah for a wonderful time. It is a time I will never forget.