The Minnesota grandmas come to visit

The grandmas!

Almost 2 weeks ago, my mom and Grandma came out to visit for the long MEA weekend. It was a long drive for them, and I'm sure our kids didn't provide any rest and recovery once they got here, but we sure had a lot of fun. Great-grandma slept in Evie's room, so Will and I added a roommate. Even though Evie was kicked out of her room, she got a pretty good deal with a new sleeping bag and an indoor tent (so that Will and I wouldn't wake her when we got ready for bed later). Then, Evie would sneak into her Grandma Bev's room every morning to snuggle. The boys were up to their usual antics, climbing and crawling and running all over the place. It took them a little bit of time to warm up to Grandma Bev and Great-grandma, but they were snuggling with them in no time. The highlight was our day shopping and having lunch in Red Lodge. We loved the opportunity to show off our house, especially since we had shown Great-grandma pictures of the house when we were deciding if we wanted to buy it. We feel very blessed that they were able to make the trip and can't wait until we can see them again.

Grandma Bev has her hands full

I know we are reading books, but I'm wearing a football shirt. Touchdown!

Zevon looking for some cuddle time

Rocking out

Such sweet children...now what did they do with my kids?

My grandparents gave all of their grandchildren rocking chairs for their 1st birthdays and my parents have kept up the tradition with their grandkids. It is a lovely idea and these chairs are to become treasured pieces of their childhoods. But in actual practice, they have become toddler launching devices. Evie will now sit and calmly read a book in hers, but the boys are much more squirrely. Guthrie, with his great climbing ability, has figured out how to get in and out of the rocking chairs. Unfortunately, he also has figured out how to stand in them. Zevon isn't as graceful and needs a little help into his chair. More often, Zevon just tries to prevent Gus from getting into his chair and this causes a toddler fight. One day, Evie lined all the chairs up so that "all the kids could rock" and she showed them the proper use of their rocking chairs. Perhaps there is hope for peace in our household yet! They look so angelic. If only it lasted.

Evie, chair of this rock band

Zevon, second in command

Guthrie, who thinks he is the real rocker