Reagan and Mary just got back from Tennessee where we visited Mike’s family.  Mike had stay behind to fish the FLW Stren event at the Cal Delta, so Reagan and Mary went without him.  We arrived on Saturday afternoon where Derrick and Cody picked us up at the airport and we drove to the lake house down on Tim’s Ford Lake near Winchester, Tn.  At the lake house, the rest of the Sherrill clan was there to celebrate the Memorial weekend.  Reagan had a blast with all of the family and her cousins, Kyla (2) Jackson and Brenden (both 8.)  Reagan shared a bath with Kyla as well!  Kyla wasn’t too amused and Reagan didn’t seem to notice she wasn’t alone.

We went to Nashville Monday afternoon where Reagan played a lot with Nana and Parker/Partner.  They got down on the floor and played for quite a while, much to Reagan’s delight.  On Tuesday Nana, Mary and Reagan drove 3.5 hours to Memphis to see Reagan’s great-grandparents.  First we went to Mam-ma and Pap-pa’s house for lunch.  These are Nana Susan’s parents.  Unfortunately when we got there, Reagan had a fever and was pretty unhappy/clingy.  I gave her some Motrin and in about a half an hour she perked right up and was playing.  She met Great-Uncle Robert and Great-Aunt Janet as well.  Once I get the pictures from Nana Susan, I’ll upload those with mine.

After visiting with them, we went to Great-Nana Tuck’s house.  Once again Reagan’s fever came back and she needed more Motrin.  It was over 101 degrees so I called the doctor’s office.  The advice nurse encouraged me to monitor her and maybe consider urgent care since we had to fly back to Ca.  Since the fever never fully went away and after I found out that Parker wasn’t feeling well either, Nana Tuck and I took Reagan to urgent care.  The Urgent Care personnel was wonderful.  Reagan’s fever was 102 there and they gave her some Tylenol.  It turns out she had a sore throat (but no strep as the test result was negative.)  We just had to wait it out.   On Wednesday we drove back and Reagan was still feeling bad.  She just didn’t want to eat or drink much.  By Thursday she was doing better, which was good since that’s when we flew home.  On the way home, we had a layover in Dallas where we got to see the Mondlochs.  I wish I had pulled out my camera as Reagan and Aeden were so cute together!  He’s only a year older than her.  It was nice to spend time with everyone.

We got back very late on Thursday night and spent the day relaxing.  Reagan took a 3 hour nap today!  We missed seeing daddy weigh-in as I was too exhausted to drive.  He’ll be home tomorrow after taking some college team out.  He missed getting a check but was once again the top finishing Toyota owner so he’ll get a check for that.  I go back to work on Tuesday.

I keep meaning to log in and update the happenings.  We had a low-key yet sweet Mother’s Day.  Mike made breakfast and dinner for us and I mean us as Reagan is pretty much eating what we eat.  She loves eggs, watermelon, avocado, mandarin oranges and baby food meat that comes in the jar.  She has 8 teeth and 3 more just popped in!  That explains her peculiar behavior lately, especially at night.  She is quite the walker and talker now.  She was saying Nana tonight so I recorded it on my phone.  She says Mama very well, especially when she wants me.

It’s so amazing to communicate with her and understand her.  Well, at least more than before, but it’s not as if we’re discussing how successful Britany Spears comeback has or has not been.  She sleeps through the night for the most part and is down to one nap a day for two and half hours.  It’s so nice to get things done while she’s asleep, like cleaning.

Last Saturday Mike finished 4th at the FLW Stren Oroville event!!  That’s two top ten finishes this year and he’s currently 2nd in points for Angler of the year.  His next tournament is at the Delta next week and then he’s done for the summer.  He’ll be focusing on the Capitol Fire and Backflow business that seems to be doing well.

On Saturday, I’m going to be adventurous and fly to Nashville with a 13-month old by myself.  We’re visitng the Tennessee clan for Memorial weekend.  We’re also heading to Memphis to visit Reagan’s Great-grandparents.  I’m excited to see everyone, just anxious about handling an active, mobile 13 month old for a few hours in a cramped plane.  I’ll be bringing plenty of snacks and a DVD player in hopes of entertaining her.  Our Saturday flight is so early in the morning (6:15 am) so I hope she’ll go back to sleep for a while.   I’ll let you all know how we do.