Grandma and Grandpa Barraclough Come to Visit!

My parents flew in Wednesday night to stay with us for 5 days! We have all been so excited for them to come! As always, we were go go go the whole time and we are all absolutely exhausted from fun and lack of sleep!

Thursday morning when the boys woke up they went downstairs and woke up grandma and grandpa. My parents brought them each 3 surprises which they loved. We asked them to close their eyes to wait for their surprises and Tyce couldn't quite get it...Excited about his new caterpillar toy...LOVES this adorable ABC tower toy...Jack and his new book...Grandpa helping the twins with their new pirate set...
One of their surprises was that we were going to Great Wolf Lodge that day! It was a late birthday present for Tyce! Parker got the day off and we packed up and headed down to Williamsburg! My parents got us a two room suite which was so spacious! The boys were SO excited, they love staying in hotels. Here they are out on our balcony..

Getting ready to swim!

Tyce wasn't sure about everything for a while, but liked the kiddie pool and LOVED the hot tub...
I was happy to see how fast they picked up on their swimming that they had learned over the summer...Tycee wanted to take a break so grandma cuddled him in a towel for a while...
Of course when it was time to leave grandpa had to dress them up silly...

After dinner and storytime Parker took Tyce back to get him down because it was late and he was exhausted...When asked what their favorite thing at Great Wolf was, they both responded...COLORING!!! They had these cute easels set up with big pictures and crayons for the kids to color. We now have 8 of these, hanging proudly in their room! Grandma got them each a new book which they loved reading with her...Friday morning we got up, had a yummy breakfast, swam until 2, got showered, headed home, hit terrible traffic, and made it home JUST in time for the twins' friends' birthday party! Big day!

Saturday we went to the mall so my mom and I could do some shopping! Our wonderful husbands watched the kids while we shopped for about three to four hours. It was super fun shopping with my mom and, thanks to her, we got some great deals! I'm excited about all my new clothes! Now if only I could lose some weight and actually look good in them!!!

After the mall we stopped at Chick Fila for dinner...Daddy and Josh...

Saturday night we put the kids down and watched the Oregon Stanford game! Go Ducks!

Sunday after church we just relaxed. This has fully entertained Tyce over the last couple days...Joshy working on his school project...Jackson hard at work...Grandpa reading the newspaper (the only time all trip!!)...Daddy and Tyce watching "daddy's show" which is, of course, football...

Today my parents went and had lunch with Josh and Jackson at school then we dropped them off at the airport. I am, of course, so sad to see them go. They are so good with my kids and Parker and I love our late nights filled with food, games, and lots of laughs. The only good thing about them being gone? WE CAN ALL CATCH UP ON OUR SLEEP! The adults never went to bed before 1am and so we're all exhausted and getting a little sick. Hopefully we can catch up soon. Thanks mom and dad for a fantastic time!!!

Next thing to look forward to? GOING TO UTAH FOR CHRISTMAS! I'm so excited to see my fam and Parker's fam and...MY TWO NEW NEPHEWS!!! Kai and Luke, here comes Auntie Jenn!!!