Grandparents

The kiddos got lots of love from Grandparents this past weekend. Mom Mom came to town for a long weekend and we were finally able to do some fun things! The past three times she had been here we were pretty much house-bound due to sickness, bedrest and a newborn. So this time we got to have fun- the girls went to the nail salon, Mom Mom and I had a day of shopping and a crab cake lunch at Nordstrom's Bistro and we got to search for some pretty house decorations at HomeGoods and a few consignment shops. Mom Mom couldn't believe how much little Huck has grown! He is getting some pretty good rolls on him these days... I had to teach one day while she was here and Huck missed his Mommy :-) I guess he was not a happy guy while I was gone.
On Sunday Grandpa and Grandma Nancy (not to be confused with Grandma with the spiky hair)stopped for the night on their way to Iowa. It was Father's Day, so the Hubby made fish and I made scalloped potatoes, squash and salad and we had a nice dinner. The next morning we went out to breakfast and had some yummy beer biscuits before they had to get on the road again. The kids were thrilled to have so much attention and the grandparents were thrilled to meet Huck.
I promised the kids we could go swimming tomorrow. A friend made me an awesome sling that I can wear in the water and I can't wait to try it out. We are taking a break from swimming lessons this session and I want the kids to continue to practice. Bubba will move up to the next level and become a Guppy but Duchess will repeat the Pike class. Until she can jump off the side of the pool without holding onto the teacher's hand she will stay a the same level. Bubba has taken to wearing his goggles in the tub :-) There is a slide at the community pool that Bubba really wants to go down, but he'll have to pass a swim test with a lifeguard first. To pass he'll have to swim across the deep end twice! He hopes to be brave enough to try by the end of the summer. I did take Huck swimming once. He seemed pretty confused by the whole thing and made his serious face the whole time. We'll see what he thinks of the water sling.