Grandparents are Great

I know I've already mentioned Grandma and Grandpa drove from Illinois to visit us last Tuesday.  Well, the icing on the cake was Mimi and Poppy flying in for a visit as well on Thursday!  Grant was in heaven with all the love and attention and Ron and I thoroughly enjoyed all the hands on help.  We spent a lot of time relaxing and watching Grant do what he does best, perform!

 Mimi brought Grant his cousin, George's passed down Transformer Costume with her.  Grant was obsessed.  He wanted to wear it all weekend and actually wore this costume out to dinner that night.  Yep, we were those people with a Transformer at the table.

Playing with Poppy!

 Fortunately, the Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival was going on all weekend and we went both Friday and Saturday.  There was so much to see and do, not to mention we had spectacular Summer like weather their entire visit.  Here's Grant with Grandma after being slathered in sunscreen and finding his sunglasses to wear in the bright sun.

and here is our little family of three, four, on St. Patricks Day!  No pinches for us...

 Ron with his Mom and Grandparents

 Grant was quite content with being strolled around and taking in the sights.  This kid has mastered the art of relaxation!

 We ran into Grant's buds, Savannah and Scarlett at the bubble wand tent and spent a good half hour here letting the kiddos play.  The bubble wands were a hit!

 Ron, Nathan and Jim

 Grandma bought Grant a baseball wand just like this one

 Another highlight of the festival was the race car track, Grant loved watching them go around and round.  He did not want to leave this spot.

 and Ron had just as much fun as he did driving them

 I love this photo for obvious reasons.  My big kid getting a little competitive with his competition

 Momma and Baby James at 32 weeks.  I'm getting along great, my ankles and legs are just starting to swell but it's not nearly as bad as what I experienced at this same stage with Grant.

Later that night we enjoyed grilling out and celebrating Grandpa Wendt's birthday!

Grant loved helping Grandpa blow out his candles.  Everyone left on Sunday and once again the end of their trip arrived way too soon.  We had so much fun and fit in so many fun things.  We are excited about all of them returning in a few short weeks when James makes his arrival!  Thanks Grandma, Grandpa, Mimi and Poppy for coming to visit us, we love you!