nana and g.pops visit

last weekend my parents (nana and g. pops) came to visit. bill had a conference in rochester so he was busy all weekend. I was extremely thankful for the help. I used to be ready for visitors to leave and to get back to my little routine, but these days I find myself wishing whomever is visiting will decide to stay for a few extra days/weeks (yeah right!). anyway – to say I am grateful for the company and help is an understatement.  so thank you mom and dad for coming and helping out. we loved it!

the best part about having 3 adults around is that you are back to playing man-to-man defense. we were able to go to the pool for awhile on friday and the farmer’s market on saturday. all things I don’t do alone and even bill and I have a hard time doing with the 3 kids.

my dad and the girls had a blast. he has not seen them for 2 months and they have changed a ton. g. pops and claire hanging out.

claire soaked up the one on one attention!

finally a picture with me and my girls. check out their right hands. they both have their 2 fingers of their right hands in their mouth. this happens a lot where they have the same hand/finger combo (which changes) in their mouths. what do you think – coincidence? or identical twin thing? ellie is in the pink.

charlie was excited to have g. pops around – it just doesn’t look like it in this picture.

charlie is always asking for ear protection when things are loud. he started wearing ear protection when he was in green bay on my dad’s skid steer. so my dad brought charlie is own ear protection. we keep it in the car so when the girls start screaming he can put on his ear protection and start singing “away in a manger”.

ellie and g. pops.

an attempt at a picture with my dad and all 3. ellie is in pink.

my dad and the girls.

poor nana. this might be the only picture I have of her from the weekend. she was working like crazy keeping the kids happy, making sure I got out of the house, making food, etc. thanks so much mom!

charlie loves his train table and my mom snapped a few pictures of him playing with it. I just love this timeless toy – especially since my dad built the table!

charlie and I racing cars together.