A Visit with Papa & Mimi

Last Friday my parents came for their first visit since we moved to Idaho!!  This has been the longest I've ever gone without seeing them and to say I was excited is an understatement....I was beyond EXCITED!!  The kids were too......they love all of their grandparents & really do enjoy spending time with them.

Kids trying to surprise Mimi & Papa.....they were so exctied!

What my daddy woke up to Saturday morning....he couldn't be any happier :)

Josh has been gone now for 2 weeks, so having them come in the middle of his trip broke things up and gave us something exciting to look forward to.  Sadly, it rained almost everyday they were here, but they could care less.  They were so thankful just to hang out with the kids...and of course me.  We also LOVED hanging out with them.

The weather did clear up a bit on Monday so I took them to Bruneau Dunes.  The older 2 kids had been before when Gran had visited in October, but the rest of us hadn't.  As you can see in the photos below we had a great time!!

Caleb loved running up and down the dunes

Papa Mitchell, Ethan and Caleb

It was very windy and cold, so Rachel decided to take a break and get warmed up by Mimi

Here he comes......

Mimi shaking the dirt out of Michaels pants...lol

The kids had dirt EVERYWHERE!!

This is the dune they were climbing....they went all the way to the top!

View of the mountains on the way back home

Another exciting event happen while my parents were here......Rachel finally was able to ride her bike without her training wheels!!!  She was beyond excited!  She has been trying so hard for the past couple of months, but could never quite get the balancing thing.  Well, Monday she had a breakthrough and has been riding ever since!

There she goes!!!!

She was so excited she could not stop smiling...

Ethan was happy for her too!  He said now they are bike buddies :)

Papa Mitchell taking Michael out for a stroll

Caleb was having fun outside playing

Daisy watching all of the excitement

It was sad to say good-bye to my parents, but knowing that in 3 months we will be within a 4 hour driving distance made it alot better!!

Now to enjoy the last of our Spring Break and countdown the days until Josh is back home.....




Smiles,
Michelle