Nana and Papa visit!

My parents came this last weekend for General Conference and to visit us. It's always a big event to have them in town since it's a bit of a rare occasion. My kids were an impatient mess all day Thursday awaiting their arrival. They woke up Friday morning to the news that Nana and Papa had arrived late last night, and were stoked when I gave them permission to run downstairs and pounce...I mean, wake them up. The plan was to go to lunch at Zupas, and then head up to Gardner Village to see the witches with my Aunt Denise and her family, and then on to dinner. Poor Roman threw up as we were headed out the door to lunch, and threw up a few more times afterwards, so Jeremiah stayed home with him during lunch and my life-saver mother-in-law offered to watch Roman while the rest of us went along with the rest of the day.

Just so you know, Roman was feeling better by the end of the night. Oh, and my way-too-sensitive husband actually cleaned up one of Roman's messes, only to find himself throwing up as well. This is a big step for Jeremiah, who usually dry heaves at the mere thought of vomit.

We LOVE Gardner Village. The shops are a little pricey, but I love window shopping and getting a bite to eat at the Naborhood Bakery - and no, that's not spelled wrong. We even found a little set of pink fairy wings to complete Aubrey's birthday outfit. Hayden had a blast walking around looking at all the ladies dressed up as witches.




On Saturday, my dad had tickets to the afternoon session, so my Aunt Wendy and Uncle Lorrin graciously watched our kids while we went up to Salt Lake City. The session was amazing. Afterwards, the boys stayed for the Priesthood session while Mom, Ana Lee, and I went back to Wendy's house for some girl time. Mom treated us all to Five Guys Burgers, and then Wendy and Lorrin watched the kids while Mom, Ana Lee, and I went to Rodworks. It was a madhouse! They were offering one item for 50% off, and everyone was taking advantage of it. Some people got some screaming deals on huge wall mirrors and things, but I opted for a small jewelry holder. We then went back to Wendy's and hung out until it was time for the kids to go to bed. I love the tradition of girl's night out during Priesthood session. In Ohio, I always just took the kids to McDonalds to play during that time, so I was excited to be back in Utah where I could go back to the girls-night-out tradition.

Sunday was a relaxing day. Even Kory and Ana Lee showed up in their pajamas for Dad's famous crepes. Kory and Jeremiah had a crepe eating contest, tying at 7 each. We had them filled with strawberries, bananas, Nutella, and whipped cream. We watched conference on tv, although with the kids around we didn't get to listen to everything. Mom spent some time playing games with the boys, and her and Dad took turns with Aubrey, since she was finally warmed up to the them and totally happy being in their laps.

Mom and Dad left Sunday afternoon, and again, it was hard to say goodbye. We love having family visit us, and we miss them way too much when they leave. We had a blast with them, though, and the kids can't stop talking about them.