I picked Nay Nay and Papa up from the airport on October 30th while the kids were at school, so the after-school reunion was very sweet. Within minutes, Colby and Papa were playing chess.
On Halloween afternoon, Brooke gave Nay Nay a play-doh manicure :)
It's been 8 years since I've been with my mom on her birthday (the year Colby was born), so it was super special to have the day together. We started off with a yummy breakfast, then headed out for pedicures. Dad waited in the car for us since we were going to Torchy's for lunch afterwards.
We both had male nail techs, and the guy doing Mom's was so sweet and gentle with her ankle. I think it was just the pampering she needed.
I can't remember what we were laughing about, but I kind of love this picture.
We joked that we were quite the sight with their walking canes and our pedicure sandals, haha.
When we made it to the car, Dad was having a hard time buckling his seatbelt. I offered to help, and he said something snarky about him "being a big boy" so he didn't need me. I said, "Prove it!" and we were dying laughing. It doesn't sound funny now, but the three of us were laughing so hard and it was a really fun memory from the day. Then Dad found Colby's sunglasses and the combination with his missing tooth was just too much. Sometimes he is pretty funny :)
Brookie gifted Nay Nay some of the bath bombs she made at Buff City Soap.
Since we had cheesecake from the night before, we didn't make a new treat, but we did stick a candle in a cookie bar Rachel dropped by. My mom is such a special person and I was so glad that we could celebrate her and express our love.
Everyone knows that I like Sunday pictures, and the kids really coordinated with Nay Nay and Papa.
Sunday Selfie, family edition...
I tired getting a nice picture with my dad, but when he did a weird face, I matched him.
And a picture with my mom and Brookie...
After-school playtime on the driveway, where Nay Nay beat us in HORSE. It was down to Colby and Mom, and when she beat him, he said, "She even has a boot on her foot. That's just embarrassing."
We went and watched the Daulton Veteran's Day Program and I cried, per usual. Such beautiful music and sentiments from Mr. Gammon, the principal.
We went and had lunch with Brooke...
The weekends were full of sports and birthday/baptism celebrations (separate posts), and the weekdays were busy with practices and playing, but we were really loving our time with my parents. I took 2 days off work while they were here, but still did my tele-therapy sessions and worked 2 days at my in-person school.
On their last Sunday, before we took our normal porch pictures, we stopped by some greenery in the neighborhood to get a "Christmas Card" picture. I was happy with how it turned out, so I helped Mom order her cards.
Sunday afternoon we played games together. Mom bought this Disney Villain Clue game for the kids and we all loved it. We probably played at least 8 rounds during their visit.
I don't know what prompted Brooke's interest in knitting, but when my mom commented that she could teach her, Brooke begged us to take her to Hobby Lobby for supplies. And it had to be Saturday night so that she could learn on Sunday. They were flying home on Monday, so we agreed to her plan. I loved learning how to knit, crochet, and sew with my grandma, so I wanted Brooke to have that same experience.
Brooke was a natural and made a small blanket for her Barbies. Not bad for her first project!!
We did some last-minute baking before heading to the airport, and although the cookies were way thinner than the ones in the picture, they were delicious!
I couldn't have asked for a better visit with my parents, so I'm grateful that they would come spend two weeks with us.
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