Fun Weekend

Nana and PopPop arrived Friday afternoon for the weekend. 

The kids entertained all of us by playing with their toys and such in our downstairs family room area. Prior to their arrival, David had wanted to be "hulk man" (a.k.a. The Incredible Hulk to the rest of us) which means his shirt must always come off. :) So here is a shirtless cowboy.

 Below: "Shooting" or "Stick 'em up!" - one of the two, I'm sure.

 The kids loved Nana reading a book to them.

 Friday night after dinner I decided it was time to fire up the backyard fire pit (it was here when we moved in - previous homeowners left it). We roasted marshmallows over the fire for backyard s'mores for dessert.

 Below: My favorite photo of two of my favorite gals whom I love very much.

 Below: Freshly picked peony bouquet from one of the the backyard peony bushes.

 Saturday morning Matt assembled a new patio table and chair set. It was a BEAUTIFUL morning - so calm and a perfect temperature. We all decided that would be a great place to open early birthday gifts from PopPop and Nana! It truly was wonderful.

Below: Jay's excited reaction to a new board game.

Amy enjoyed opening her own special, thoughtful gift - her very own sandwich box and some new princess stickers!

 Below: I was able to capture Jay's excited reaction to every gift he is given - so apropos that I captured his expression while holding a new Lego! Ha!

 Below: Such a cute picture of David as he posed with one of his new birthday gifts.

 Below: Amy saying "cheese" for the camera while holding a new princess sticker...

 Below: (continued) ...and this is her favorite spot to place beloved stickers - on her belly!! HA!

Jay had a t-ball game Saturday at 11 a.m. PopPop Worthington captured these two short video clips of Jay in action.

We ended the day by hosting a terrific end-of-year potluck BBQ with my MOPS table ladies and their families. The food was delish, the fellowship was wonderful, the weather was perfect for spending the late afternoon and evening in the backyard, deck with new patio set, and kitchen/dining area. All of the kids (17 kids plus 3 little ones under 2 years old) were well behaved, they all played so well together, no fussing, whining, or complaining...it was really terrific!!

It was so wonderful having Mom and Dad here this weekend. Our fellowship was sweet, wonderful memories were made, and they both so willingly lended such helpful hands. As usual and once again, they blessed our socks off! We love you both SO MUCH! Thank you for making the trek here to spend the weekend with us.