Nana Jeanne got an awesome deal on a flight down to AZ so we got to spend a whole week with her! Everyone was super excited! We were so excited and immersed with our time together that we forgot to take pics the first few days but that's okay. We were busy living! Busy being the key word! Wednesday after we picked her up around 1:00pm we got settled at the house and then did a little grocery shopping so that we could have a delicious pasta dinner before watching one of Nana's many TV shows she follows (he he!). On Thursday Sara took Trevor to his dentist appointment in the morning, then we ran some errands and did a whole lot of food prep and cooking! That night Brian was on a business trip so Nana Jeanne and Sara held down the fort just fine...can't go wrong with some wine and reality singing shows!
On Friday when Trevor was at preschool Sara and Nana ran around like crazy people finding home decor items. Both Grandmas are so much better at decorating than Mommy :) We did so much running that it wore our little princess out!
Friday night when Daddy got home he did his special trick with Ashley making her practice her balance skills. She loves when he does that!
And guess what we did after that? Friday night....calls for bull riding!! Trevor was so excited to sit in the front row to see everything up close!
Nana was excited to see her first rodeo since we've talked so much about it! We saw a lot of good rides and some scary moments but all in all was another great rodeo!
On Saturday Brian needed to focus and fix our pool pump so Nana and Sara took the kiddos to LaMars donuts. The best donuts around! Seriously!
After that we took back all of the home decor items that didn't work out (which was most of it) and stopped at McDonalds for Trevor to play in the dinosaur playground. He loves it there! While the kids napped that afternoon Nana and Sara put out our Fall decorations. Still a little weird to see Fall leaves and other ornamental things when it is 90 degrees but we go with it! Saturday evening we made a bunch of appetizers and enjoyed dinner outside! It was just perfect out!
On Sunday we went to early mass and Ashley broke out one of her cousin's summer dresses for probably the last time. Even though it is 90+ degrees, people here don't dress in summer colors much anymore! Oh well, she does look pretty cute - bed head and all!
Ashley is pulling herself up to standing on furniture now....
...and is daring enough to let go to get to another piece of furniture!
While Daddy was outside putting up the Halloween decorations, Sara and Nana Jeanne were busy inside sorting the close to 200 beanie babies for donation in Kendall's name. Trevor thought they were all for him...he was so excited! Luckily, picking just three sufficed for him :)
It's great when Nana is around because she is in constant education mode. Sara is like a sponge watching and listening to all of her tips and tricks. Ashley definitely knows some baby signs but still isn't using them herself. Nana was on a mission to get her to use more during her time here!
On Monday Nana volunteered to be the parent helper at Trevor's school! She had a lot of fun and Trevor really liked showing her off to his friends and teachers. While Trevor stayed for Lunch Bunch and even tried out Discovery Time, the three girls went out for lunch! Ashley was great as always...flirting with everyone around and eating her crackers and food!
She also had a blast when Nana was letting her sip from her straw.
When Nana took off her glasses to clean them Ashley was admiring her different self. When she realized it was still Nana she gave her a big smile!
Ashley has just started giving kisses when asked! It's so cute when she plants a wet slobbery kiss on you!
Big girl even prefers to drink out of a cup! That Nana is always making sure she hits her milestones! Love!
On Monday evening we met Nicci and boys at the famed Peter Piper Pizza where the boys played and played (and got a ton of free tickets from an employee) while the ladies chatted away. Mike was working late and Brian was working at home on trying to figure out our Internet issues (thank goodness by the time we got home he had it fixed. He really is Mr. Fix It. Double love!)
On Tuesday we headed out to the train park for Ashley's first choo choo ride.
She wasn't sure what to think when it first started out...
...but she got very into it! Pointing and laughing and just taking everything in!
The only part she wasn't so sure of was the tunnel...which is pretty dark and the kids all scream. This was taken at the end of the tunnel near the light. Poor girl wasn't havin' that tunnel!
After that was the carousel!
Ashley wasn't a big fan of the round and around and around so we showed Nana the little train museum. Trevor couldn't get enough of showing Nana how the fire station worked when he put his hand up to the signal.
Tuesday late afternoon was soccer where Trevor proudly showed off his mad soccer skills!
And then we went right to swimming lessons where Ashley showed off her mad
'I'm learning to stand' pose while big brother was in the pool behind her.
'I'm learning to stand' pose while big brother was in the pool behind her.
Our last night was spent with some reading...
...and puzzle making!
On Wednesday we snapped a quick picture of Nana and her two AZ grandkids...
...before Nana took Trevor into school and said goodbye because then it was time to take her to the airport to go back home. Sad :(
But it's more like 'see you later' because both Nana Jeanne and Papa Steve will be back before we know it for the kids' birthdays! YAY! Thanks for all of your help and fun Nana! We always enjoy every second of our time together!! See you soon!
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