They came and went

My parents were here this week for a short, but sweet visit. They arrived on Sunday afternoon and left on Wednesday morning. Sophia was in her glory, as usual when she's with a grandparent. Sunday evening was very laid back. Sophia entertained us the entire night. Here she showing off her pirate costume and playing the piano.

I had a few meetings on Monday and Sophia had school so Nana and Poppy had a lot of Lilly time. They came with me to drop Sophia off at school. They took her in and met Mrs. Harden. Sophia was so proud.

In the afternoon Nana took the girls around the block a few times. Sophia was on her tricycle and none of us could believe that she made it around once let alone two times.

Lilly enjoyed being pulled in the wagon. While they were out Sophia met some kids who had baby kittens and she got to hold a few of them. She couldn't wait to tell me and Daddy about it.

Tuesday was the really fun day.

We went to Hunt Club Farm which is basically a mile down the road from us. They offer hay rides, a petting zoo, four or five different wooden play grounds, an enormous mountain of hay, a couple of pumpkin patches and many wonderful settings to take great photos. I think I took 300 pictures and literally didn't get a good one of both girls looking and smiling at the camera! Same old story.

Anyway, Sophia really enjoyed the play grounds and there was one slide in particular that she kept sliding down. Her hair got more staticky the more she rode it. It was the kind of slide that was covered and tunnel like. You could see her smile beaming each time she emerged from the slide. Her favorite thing by far was the tire swing of which she became quite possessive!

Lilly enjoyed going down the slide a few times all by herself. She grinned from ear to ear. She really would have enjoyed the tire swing if she was welcomed to ride it. She had fun pushing around a big yellow toy dump truck and playing in the giant mound of hay.

We went to a pizza joint for lunch and then headed back to catch the hay ride which departs every hour. We took the 2:00 hay ride and then went back to the play ground, saw more animals, pet a cat, jumped in the hay, rode on the slide again, etc...until Lilly couldn't take anymore. She was practically falling asleep in my arms and I knew I had to get her to bed. Sophia and Nana stayed for another hour and then came home and crashed on the couch with some popcorn.

Nana and Poppy put the kids to bed that night while Will and I went out to eat. It sure was nice to get away for a little bit.

There was one point on Tuesday evening when Sophia and Nana were rolling a big ball back and forth. Lilly was in the corner of the room appearing to be interested in a toy, but when Sophia walked away for a moment Lilly made a beeline to play ball. She plopped down in the same exact spot that Sophia was sitting in and begged for the ball. It was so cute. Of course, the minute that Sophia realized that she wasn't the center of attention she was immediately back and demanding to play ball too.

When it was time for Nana and Poppy to leave Sophia got very quiet and shy. She didn't want to hug anyone good bye. About 10 minutes after they left Sophia told me that she was sad. I sat with her for a while until she felt better.

There are tons of photos to look at, but I really must edit out the bad ones before I publish a link.