Visit from Great- Grandparents & the Fair!

So MY Grandparents came for a visit! They are my mom's parents. They drive over every year from Nebraska to visit. Before they came i was preparing the boys to be gentle because they are older and Grandpa had had a hip replacement and some other stuff over the summer. so when they got here and came in sat down to chat with the boys... Alex says" why are you VERY Old!" I swear i DID NOT say they were VERY old! The kids are so funny!! good grief!



So we took the kids to the zoo... I do not know what the problem was, but Anthony decided to throw a screaming banshee fit as soon as we entered the park! He refused to walk. We did not bring the stroller that day, because we would not be there all day, per request of the "VERY OLD" grandparents. heehee. We had to stop a couple times and let Anthony sit face down on a bench while he screamed. It was a horrible visit to the zoo... momma did not enjoy her visit. I stood nearby while Anthony screamed... and people walked by looking at the "naughty" child on the bench. Most of them would smile at me and say things like "we've been there before" or just give me this understanding look. When they could see his face, they would tell me how cute, adorable, and the dad's would actually say handsome little guy to me.
Finally i was through and grandma and grandpa took his hand and just kept him walking along! I love watching them together! My grandparents are so good with the kids, they just talk together and look at stuff. The boys listen so nice and they just click right along.
Aren't they so cute!?




Every year when they come we always go to to Crane's orchard to eat at the restaurant. We love it. they make good food and superb desserts! They are an Orchard after all. Every year we go to the little house they have there from the 1800s and we have them sit on the bench with the kids. It is our little tradition. Its fun to see how they all change together. I hope we can do this for MANY, MANY more years.


We took the boys to the fair... Anthony had his first rides! It was so funny. Anthony was completely stoic on his rides...


Alex has been waiting 2 years to go on this motorcycle ride... he has been too small until this year.
This was the face... the entire ride!!! Maybe next year he will "act" like he enjoys it more!

He tried Cotton Candy. he enjoyed that. Which surprisingly after eating a good amount actually said "no." to more! We were shocked... as Anthony rarely says no to food of any kind, but especially sweet foods.

We always have to go and look/play on the equipment that they have on display at the fair. The boys LOVE this part! As you can see, we were there so late that it got dark! They were still sad to go!