Spring Break with Gram and Grandpa!

My parents came out for a visit over Spring break. We were all beyond excited to see them, especially Gram since we missed her at Christmas! She had her third neck fusion the beginning of December so she couldn't make it out for Orson's blessing. It's been a long recovery and she still has a ways to go. But it was so good to see her! And of course for her to meet Orson!

Sunday they joined us for church and I even put them to work teaching Primary when I ended up short a teacher. (A side note on the girls dresses... we were given the smallest one from a friend when Hazel was born. When we lived in Utah, a friend in the ward had two matching dresses for her daughters and decided we needed them so all the girls could match some day. That day is finally came and they look adorable! Thank you Lori!)

Monday the weather was wonderful for March and we headed to the High Bridge. My dad was in heaven! He warned us he'd stop to read every sign and true to his word he did. It worked out because we're slow walkers. We passed one pond and could hear literally hundreds of frogs croaking! Both my parents agreed Iowa is beautiful!

Tuesday morning it was time for Home Depot day! My dad works there and was able to pick up some of the extra kids projects to bring with them. They love building with Grandpa! 

That afternoon poor Orson ended up getting admitted to the hospital with RSV for the next 3 nights (more on that in another post). Sadly, since I spent the next three days with him, I didn't get to be there for much of the fun the rest of the week. But the girls were still able to have lots of fun with Gram and Grandpa! 

Wednesday morning they had doughnuts and went to story time at the library and Thursday they made sugar cookies. 

My sweet mom did probably more than she should while I was away. She is such an amazing example of perseverance through trials. Her neck still gives her a lot of pain and limits how much she can do, but she serves on with a smile. The girls just adore her and love every minute spent reading and playing with her. 

My dad also did a ton. He loves getting up early with them for morning pow-wows. I don't know all they talk about each morning but I heard a lot of "Grandpa taught me..." in the weeks after they left. It seems he covered some history, geography, music, pop culture, and religion. Hazel learned that Jehovah is one of the names for our Savior. Of course to keep things balanced he also taught they that if you say "booger" while someone is drinking milk you can make them laugh and it will squirt out their nose. Lenora now loves randomly shouting "booger!" at dinner time. Sounds like their getting a good, well-rounded education from Grandpa University!

Thankfully Orson was able to come home Friday and enjoy one last day with them before they had to go home. While it wasn't the exact visit we'd hoped for, it was still a lot of fun. I'm so thankful they were here and took such good care of us during a crazy week. We all love you Gram and Grandpa!!