Poppy & GongGong came to town!!

It had been almost a year since Peter's folks had come to our house for a visit, so we were delighted that they were going to come and join us for some fun over Memorial Day.  And they brought cousin Jack with them so he could play with Ben.  They arrived Friday night and we just enjoyed a nice dinner and catching up on life with them.  Of course, it took the boys about 0.005 seconds to want to wrestle with their Poppy :-)

The next morning we ate a big breakfast then decided to head to OMSI for the day.  Peter's parents hadn't been so we headed out to spend the day in Portland.  The boys couldn't wait to show their Poppy & GongGong all the exhibits.  We arrived late morning and enjoyed all the activities.  Then I ran to the Burger King next door to grab burgers for our lunch, then we played some more.  We let the boys take a rest in the stroller while we went for a walk across a big bridge and walked along the river.  Then we headed back to let the boys play some more.  They did so good and loved it all.  We grabbed a Frosty on the way home, then we made spaghetti when we got back.  Showers and a late bedtime capped off our fun day!

Sunday we had a great church service, then a quick ham sandwich lunch so the boys could get a nap.  I got some rest while Peter walked with his parents, then we enjoyed a delicious roast dinner.  Then we all watched the Memorial Day concert on PBS and loved the music and personal stories.  As always, the night ends with storytime with GongGong :-)

The next morning we were trying to figure out what to do and we determined to head to the coast for the day.  We had never taken them down to Yachats so I quickly packed up a lunch and all our gear then we headed out.  The boys were beside themselves with excitement, they've been asking to go to the ocean forever and we were so glad we finally had time to do so!!  When we got there it was sunny, warm, with hardly no wind, which doesn't happen very often on the Oregon coast.  We felt so blessed by the perfect weather!  We ate lunch, explored the rocks, watched the waves, took a walk, played in the sand and spent all day long enjoying the beautiful ocean.  The boys finally got a nap on the way home (at 7pm!) and we grabbed a quick pizza for dinner when we got back.  It was a fabulous day.

The next morning they had to head home and though we were sad to see them go, we're already looking forward to their next visit!  Come again soon!!