Grandpa and Granny Henriksen came for a week long visit last week. We had been counting down the days and nights until they came. Granny came in Sunday night and was greeted by two happily screaming kiddos that were so happy to see her. She got the grand tour of their room(which she has seen a number of times), but it's always new with them. And then we had a small hiccup. Henry realized that Grandpa didn't come in with Granny and all of a sudden we had big crocodile tears and a very unhappy little boy. With reassurance from Granny, Daddy, and Mommy he calmed down. And Monday evening Henry and Emma went with Daddy to pick up Grandpa from the airport.
We had a busy week. Almost every night we had a picnic in the family room at dinner time. And Granny and Grandpa had their very own entourage everywhere they went(except shower and bathroom). And they had their very own alarm clock. Hmmm, I wonder who that could be?! Henry managed to sneak upstairs to our room where Granny and Grandpa stayed to wake them up every morning. Thank goodness that most of last week the kids slept in.
In the first two days alone we colored, painted pictures on their bedroom wall, built with Legos, played with toy animals, watched kiddie movies, had tickle matches, read stories, and cuddled like crazy.
Wednesday we went out to lunch and decided to head to the Dallas Zoo afterwards. We got lucky in several ways that day. We are members of the zoo and got in for free and Jason's parents got in for free as well because of their military discount. We had cool weather and the rain held off until we were back at home. And we somehow managed to not get stuck in traffic on the way home. The big attraction for Henry was the bug house so we went there twice. Emma liked the reptile house and just being out with her grandparents.
Thursday we went to the Rainforest Cafe at Grapevine Mills Mall for lunch. Like you didn't know that was going to happen?! The cafe is one of Henry and Emma's favorite places to go so they had to share the experience with Granny and Grandpa. Daddy had to go int work for a meeting so we stayed home and played.
We didn't plan much because the weather wasn't the greatest and because we have a great time at home. And we didn't want to be go, go, go the whole time.
Daddy took Granny and Grandpa to the airport and Henry, Emma, and Momma stayed home. We blew kisses as they pulled out of the driveway. It was a really wonderful visit and we didn't want them to go. We love you and miss you Granny and Grandpa!!!
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