Last Day ...

With Grandma & Grandpa
Jan. 7, 2012

Oma was coming out for a visit today ...

so Ella wanted to put on her pretty dress ...

and let grandma do her hair ...

she is adorable ...

Oma was thrilled to see her ...

Sitting around the table with Oma ...

helping her with her iPad ...

James was showing Oma how the Crayon Maker worked...

Nathan & Katie were showing her some of the houses on the market ...

they were having trouble finding a street on a small map ...

so I brought my magnifying sheet ... 

little did we know the kids would have so much fun ...

playing with it ...

especially after daddy (Nathan) was making funny faces behind the magnifier ...

With it being the kids last day here ...

James was adamant to set up the race track ...

even if it was only for one night ...

Grandpa brought out the tracks ...

helped the boys organize them ...

then they pretty well set up the whole thing themselves ...

amazing now that they are just that little bit older ...

on what they can accomplish on their own ...

won't be long before they'll be asking Grandpa where the Race Track box is ...

and do it all by themselves ...

how time flies ...

After they were finished playing with the Race Track ...

it was time to finish working on the old bike ...

that Craig dragged in from the outdoor shed ...

this was Uncle Ian's bmx bike ...

(can't believe we still had it)

Craig & Grandpa checked it over ...

greased and oiled everything up ...

then removing the flat tire ...

which needed a new tube ...

Craig was surprised that Grandpa didn't have a new one ...

so he promised Craig that he will buy one ...

and have it ready for him the next time they come for a visit ...

After dinner we ended up making paper airplanes ...

and launching them from the upper story ...

bombing mom & dad ...

sitting on the couch below ...

at one point when they tossed the plane ...

it landed on the log beam ...

and both the boys raced upstairs to try and get it ...

laughing the whole time ...

We eventually got told to quiet it down from mommy ...

we were having way too much fun ... !!!

Having a snack before bed ...

we worked up quite an appetite ...

running around and flying planes ...

we started out with cereal ...

and then they still needed toast ...

these kids love the inside of the bread ... 

the boys ... being boys ...

put the crust of the bread back to it's original place on the plate ...

I think Craig's tummy was full now ...

time to brush our teeth ... head to bed ... read a story ....

and turn out the lights ...

Pleasant Dreams ... Goodnight