Sutton

Last weekend I took Jentry to Sutton for a night.  When we arrived on Friday evening, Jentry thought it was great fun to run in circles through Nathan's very large, old house.  She loved to hear the pounding of her feet on the hardwood floor echoing throughout the house.  I showed Jentry the room were she would be sleeping and set up her fan, radio, nightlight, books, blanket, snugglie, practically anything that would help her sleep well.  I was really worried that she would not sleep in a room by herself in a strange place.  

Next we stopped by the Fox Hollow Golf Course (AKA Nathan's second home) to say hello to the McKenzies who had just finished a round of golf.  Jan took Jentry for a walk to see the beautiful fountain.  

We then headed to the Smith's house for supper.  Nathan's classmates, Blake and Monica Smith, have three children; Avery (3), Julie (2) and AJ (5 months).  Monica and I have been trying to arrange a time for the kids to get together for awhile and finally we made it happen.  We, actually Nathan and Monica, grilled wonderful food and the kids had a great time playing.  Jentry loved their "bouncy thing" which to everyone else is simply a trampoline.  By the time we made it back to Nathan's, Jentry was exhausted and went to bed better than she ever has at home.  She even slept in until 8:00 the next morning!  I guess her crazy mother didn't really need to pack her entire room in a suitcase.  Oh well!

Saturday morning we went to John and Jan's house.  Jan was canning pickles when we arrived, so Jentry got in on the fun and the secret to the best pickles in Clay County!  John let Jentry drive the forklift again while Jan prepared us a yummy lunch. 

After lunch Jentry and I headed to the pool.  Sutton has an amazing, fairly new, aquatic center. 

 Jentry had so much fun.  I even took her down the slide several times.  She could not get enough.  I was holding her on my lap until Jentry's new friends, Avery and Julie, arrived.  This was definitely not their first trip to the pool and their awesome mother let them go down by themselves!  Of course, Jentry then wanted to go by herself too.  I hesitantly let her walk up the extremely tall stairs with Avery and Julie.  They all seemed so little and looked like ants on the top of the soaring platform.  Monica assured me that the lifeguard at the top would let us know when they were coming down so that we could catch them.  Everything went great on the first two trips, but on the third trip down, Jentry somehow got turned around and was coming out head first on her tummy like a bullet.  I reached out to catch her, but she flew through my hands like a stick of butter!  She went flying several feet past me and did a somersault under the water.  When I frantically pulled her up out of the water, her eyes were the size of lemons and she said, "You were supposed to catch me!"  I thought for sure that would be the end of the slide, but to my surprise she followed her friends right back up the stairs for another go. 

After swimming we all enjoyed a dish of ice cream from the Sweet Treat which was conveniently located across the street from the pool.  After an afternoon of swimming and a belly full of ice cream, Jentry was asleep in her car seat before I was finished pumping gas into the car on our way out of town.  We had a wonderful day in Sutton and look forward to spending more time there in the future.