Jasper Goes to a Fashion Show

On Saturday, my mom, both grandmas, Aunt Elaine, Mary Porter and I went to a fundraiser event for the Peru chapter of Birth Right, a pro-life volunteer organization. Heidi is volunteering for the organization now, so she was there, too. The plan was to have Jasper stay at my Grandparent's house and one of my cousins to come over so Grandpa Pete wouldn't have to be chasing him around. The plan didn't work out because both cousins I asked were busy. So, Jasper stayed with my dad until he had to begin work on the deck project he had planned for the day. I went and picked Jasper up at that point and took him back to the fashion show. He was ok for about half an hour, but then began saying, " I want go home" over and over and over!

Later in the day, we got to go visit the Porter's new house in Wabash and Jasper loved playing with Brady and Norah. Norah was so cute because she wanted Jasper to play with a certain toy, but Jasper wasn't interested. She tried everything she could think of, and finally said, "Jasper I need your help, I have a really big problem." That worked and he followed her, only to run into her nose and cause her to break into tears!

That evening we visited Grandma Lena and then Grandma June and Papa Pete. Jasper was in such a good mood and was showing off left and right. At Grandma Lena's he loved playing on her new lift chair, but was a little scared when it lifted Mommy up. He also climbed on Grandma Lena's footstool and colored - then he insisted Grandma color, too. At Grandma June and Papa Pete's house, Jasper broke out the song and dance routine again. He sang "If You're Happy and You Know it." He did 'clap your hands,' 'stomp your feet,' 'jump really high,' 'shake all over.' The best part was when he said, "Get up guys" and made us all (except Grandpa - somehow he was exempt...) get up and sing and do the motions. This went on for a LONG time and if one of us would sit down, he'd say, "Come on guys, get up." After that song, we had to do "Ring around the Rosie." He was still singing after we left! In the car, he sang his ABCs and at the end he'd sing, "Next time won't you sing with me?" and then he'd say, "One more time" and point his little finger, and start all over again!

Jasper stayed at Grandma Debbie and Papa Brooke's house all night. Josh and I had a nice evening and day together on Sunday, and then picked him up (and our compost bin) on Sunday evening.