Easter with the Grandparents

Rick and Sue came down for Easter last weekend. It was SO nice having them here, Brian was off work on Friday too, so we had some great family time. After church, we went out to lunch and then came back for an egg hunt at the house. Gwyn was pretty good at find eggs and putting them in either her or Jacob's basket. Jacob was busy opening up the eggs to find out what was inside, and then noticed how full Gwyn's basket was, so he went and helped himself to some of her eggs. Next year, I'm afraid Gwyn isn't going to put up with that anymore, and she was pretty quick to learn that inside the eggs was candy, which she loved!

The kids are really sweet with their grandparents. Jacob seems to need "G" to do everything for him, and wouldn't even let me hand him some crackers at Pappadeaux for lunch. He needed "G" to get them for him. Gwyn loves the extra attention, and even took to following Rick around!

A BIG THANK YOU to "G" and Papa for all the fun outdoor toys for the kids. Not only do they now have a new pool with a built in slide (Gwyn LOVES slides), but they have a new turtle sandbox, in Jacob's favorite color: green, a new soccer goal, and lots of new sand toys. The kids are now set for a fun summer, and since we spend hours outside everyday, it is nice for them to have some new toys to play with. Thank you!! Here are some pictures of the kids in the pool and sandbox:

We were VERY sad to see them go on Sunday. We are planning a trip to Tulsa in June, so it looks like we're on our own for the next couple of months! They even watched the kids for us on Saturday night, so Brian and I got a date night...which was really nice. We are averaging one of those every couple of months!!

Of course with people in town, Monday was rough for me. I think the kids get used to the extra attention and it takes them a couple of days to realize that things are back to normal with just mom and dad. So, Monday Jacob did not take a nap, and was up from about 1:30 am to 3:30 am, which is why I'm posting this at 3:50 am...I can't go back to sleep!