Poppy & GongGong came to town

Last weekend Peter's folks came to town!  Benjamin was so excited to see them (so were the rest of us!)

Friday night we just hung out, ate steaks, and stayed up too late.  Of course, as soon as GongGong is in town, Benjamin wants to have her read him a story.

Saturday we had a lazy morning then headed to the coast for the day.  We still had our annual membership to the aquarium so we hit there first.  Benjamin had been talking about returning there for the longest time so we were excited to take him back.

We had such a great time looking at all the ocean life.

After the aquarium, we ate a picnic lunch, then headed down to the beach.  The weather was gorgeous.  Earlier in the week it was supposed to rain but it was mostly sunny and perfectly warm almost the entire day so we were so thankful.  Mom and Dad took their walk on the beach while I fed Jonah and convinced Benjamin that he wasn't dying when his bare feet touched the sand.  He cried for a while but I was able to strategically get him over it by placing sand castles spaced out on the beach and daring him not to smash them.  Which of course, made him WANT to smash them.  So he slowly walked from castle to castle until he realized the sand was actually fun to walk in, then he was great the rest of the time.  Peter took him down by the water too and he loooooved it.

We drove up to the lighthouse area for more scenic views and we walked down to the tide pool area to watch the waves in the distance, so beautiful.

We didn't get home until late that night but it was such a wonderful day together!

Sunday we went to church, ate a roast beef lunch, and went for a long walk.  We finished the evening playing outside and eating hot dogs, it was a gorgeous day and evening. 

Monday, Peter had to work but while he was gone we went to a local plant nursery, and played at the park.  We hit up the Pizza Hut buffet for lunch, then the boys napped while Mom and Dad walked.  We cooked a yummy pasta meal for dinner, played outside, cleaned out the gutters (thanks again Dad!), read lots of stories, and watched a movie, No Greater Love.  Again, we stayed up too late but it was a really fun day.

Tuesday morning we ate breakfast, then gave lots of hugs and kisses before they took off.  We had such a great visit and truly wish our family lived closer!!  Can't wait to see you again soon :-)