Gone

A Quick Rundown of the weekend:

Grandpa Harris came in Friday and since McKenna had school that morning John picked him up and then met us at the clinic. McKenna was so excited she ran across the parking lot screaming, like none other than a little girl. :) John worked on Dad a lil who'd had a lil Run in at the Stake March Madness Game. McKenna thought it looked like fun and sported a pair of 1 pound weights joining in the "fun".

Saturday despite waking up to Snow (Yes even in the NW we are still getting snow...which snow in Washington is a pretty big deal, but in April it's unheard of) John and I were able to get out and do a lil run together. I was thinking I had improved and might have gotten faster until we were headed home and I unleashed him giving permission to go at his own pace. It wasn't even 2 minutes later he was a block ahead of me. That was a little humbling.
Afterwards we decided to head over the the Puyallup Spring Fair where we visited pig racing, lots of goats and sheep, a few ponies, a petty farm, We almost met Barbie, but got a lil shy and so we headed to the Reptiles instead, where we saw snakes, lizards and a few tortoise, not a bad trade-off. They also had crafts where McKenna made a shaker, and planted a pumpkin seed (which now that I think of it is still in the back of my van in a plastic bag) and Lego's which McKenna has found a new passion for, although I don't think she quite knows what to do with them, she just thinks they are really cool. We wrapped it up nicely with a lil Horse dancing which the girls thought was fun to watch.

Here are a few pictures of the day:

So the Grandparents have come and gone and well although I thought it was going to be a smooth transition, McKenna has once again proved me wrong. She woke up yesterday morning calling for her Grandpa which quickly turned to screaming and well it went down hill from there-flying toys to say the least. It's times like this I wonder WHY I live so far away from family. McKenna thrives on visits to and from friends and family. I've decided there aren't many things worse than watching a child try to deal with their trials and the emotions and feelings that are a reflection of what they are dealing with. It's hard to not focus just on the behavior but to try and find some way to show them it's ok to be sad. I think I finally struck a chord last night as we were putting the girls to bed and McKenna once again started asking for her grandparents, as the volume continued to rise I decided to pipe in and do the same thing, soon we were both yelling for Grandma & Grandpa and telling them how much we missed & loved them. When we were done I told her that I thought they must have heard us and that we should go to bed...to which she did calmly. Not to say she didn't wake up calling out for them again this morning and she's been having a hard time sleeping lately. It's breaking my heart, but what do you do? (Suggestions are always welcome!)

A song actually comes to mind with the whole situation of McKenna any my parents leaving:

"Gone for the day? gone for the night? Gone for the Rest of my Dog-gone life?"
Can you name the song and its artist?