The kids got a Louisiana puppy... a female labrador retriever named Lady. They thought she was cute to watch, but did not warm up to her jumping up on them until the last day of our visit.
We bought the kids a junior bunk bed for their room in Atlanta from Ikea. Their Paw Paw was intrigued and made a priceless copy of it in his spare time. The wood he used is gorgeous, and just the quality of it compared to our Ikea bed is a huge difference. Go Pop!!! Such talent. He even topped it off with a tent for Quadson's bunk.