Visit from Grandma

We were lucky to have my mom come out for a visit at the beginning of this month.  She arrived in the evening on July 1st and left early on July 8th.  She flew into the Colorado Springs airport which made it easy to pick her up and drop her off and take the kids with me.  To pick her up Kai and Bree came along for the ride.  Kai really enjoyed watching the escalator for her to come down and then help her find her luggage.  It was a fun trip for him.

This is how Finn fell asleep on July 1st, so he stayed home instead of coming to get Grandma at the airport.

 We had a busy day on July 2nd with an appointment for Kai in the morning and then an appointment for me in the afternoon.  My mom took the boys to a park to play while I was at my appointment which was nice for me and for them.  And then we decided to do a bit of shopping while we were down in the Springs so that we wouldn't have to make the trek again.

Wednesday was a slower day which Bree needed as she was still in a pretty sleepy mode since getting her two-month shots the previous week.

Thursday was the 4th of July and the boys were very excited about going to the parade.  Reid, my mom, and the boys headed out about an hour before the parade and met up with friends from the ward right as the parade started.  Their timing was perfect.  Bree and I spent the morning at home, and honestly, she slept pretty much the whole time.  It was nice to have some quiet me time.  That night we decided to do Arby's for dinner.

Leaving for the parade

4th of July cleaning

Friday morning the boys had soccer and since Reid had the day off he came along as well.  Unfortunately, Finn had a hard time with his class that day.  Maybe it was just too many people watching him??

Saturday morning I was able to go out and get a haircut (it had been almost 11 months since my last cut) and leave the boys with grandma and Bree with her dad.  That was also nice, although the stylist was a tad too talky for me and took too long cutting my hair.  That afternoon we took a walk up and down the street with grandma.  And then that night grandma watched the kids while Reid and I had a "date night" to Carrabbas and then Hobby Lobby to grab something for Bree's nursery.

Trying out the blessing dress

playdough with grandma while mom and dad go out (Kai played by himself mostly)

Finally on Sunday the 7th we blessed Bree in sacrament meeting.  We had practiced dressing her up the morning before and took a couple pictures but unfortunately timing didn't work out that well to take pictures on the actual day of.  I did get a couple of her and me in the hallway, though.

He likes hats!

Monday the 8th grandma headed home.  The boys were sad to see her go and can't wait to visit her again!

saying goodbye--Bree just wasn't happy

The boys with Grandma