Thursday morning was a little crazy. Short version is I dropped Rey at PetSmart for a bath, then took the kids for haircuts. PetSmart called me after a bit because Rey was having poop issues (maybe anxiety? No idea.) Picked her up and luckily the poop stopped at PetSmart, and she ended up getting like three baths because of it. Got home to my neighbor's pool overflowing into my yard - a ton. They weren't home. I freaked out - called Adam, and Brooke, then the fire department who told me to call 911. My first time. Brooke and Luke came over, we jumped the fence, and he actually turned the pool off. Then the firemen came and made sure everything was off and dug a little ditch so the water could drain better, since it was close to coming in my house. It's was nuts, but still kicking myself not getting a picture of the fire truck - kids thought it was pretty cool. Needless to say I know my neighbors better now, and we exchanged numbers for emergencies (better late than never!) No damage from the water, so all is well.
By the time Grandpa and Liz arrived the drama was over and we were so happy to see them. First night we went to Audrey's gymnastics class and Souplantation for dinner. Mmmmmm.
Friday was lunch at Firehouse Subs which was so yummy (turkey cranberry sub!) Glad we found that place thanks to preschool. Then Grandpa's choice: Toys R Us shopping spree and home to play with toys. Perfect in the rainy weather.
These lucky ducks! Grandpa loves Toys R Us, and did when I was little, too. Epic toy trips will be part of his legacy. Kids were in heaven.
Saturday we hit Travel Town. My dad loves trains. Collects them and is building a train room in his new house. He's heard us talk about Travel Town for years, and wanted to finally check it out. The weather ended up being really neat - overcast, rainy, then sun. It was a lovely afternoon, and kids loved splashing in puddles and bringing their umbrellas (California kids!)
Happy Grandpa!
When Liz told us her favorite food is pizza, we knew we had to take her to Topper's. It was a big hit, of course, and great way to end the day.
Sunday was the last day of Spring Break. Still raining! We made a big spaghetti dinner, watched some baseball, played games, and enjoyed hanging out at home. Happy to have Adam with us since he'd been working on a pilot all week.
Monday the kids were back to school. Quiet morning, then we took Grandpa and Liz to the park for Audrey's Girl Scout meeting. These cuties learned about bugs while the rest of us enjoyed the sun finally coming out.
Rey's bestie, Bailey. Bailey is Audrey's friend, Kallie's, dog. These two are so cute together. Both about the same age and they run and play together during meetings. It's a gated park so it's nice to let Rey off the leash and watch the dogs run free. Adorable!
Then dinner at Kisho's. Hannah joined us, too, and it was great to catch up with her. Kids loved watching the food cooked at our table, and it was deeeelish. We ate so well this week.
Sadly after dinner we had to say our goodbyes. We miss Grandpa and Liz already. It was wonderful catching up with them and having family in town. Always makes me wish we lived closer to my family.
Since then we've been back to the grind. School, Ladybug, Adam's last hiatus week. Flat Audrey made it back from the east coast, thanks to Aunt Lauren:
Costco errands and giant ice-cream for two with this cutie. Gotta enjoy my last month or so of preschool hours with Cole - we still get our Mommy/Cole time.
Grandpa Faust made it safely back to Virginia and we're ready for more visitors - who wants to come over?
