Weekend Pix with Grandparents

We had a visit from Grandparents this weekend.

Here are some pix of my Mom & Dad with the kids:

Before they left on Monday morning. Kids still in their PJs.

Grandpa Bear with Nicholas & Sophia.

This was sweet of Sophia & my Mom.

One of Will's birthday presents: cowboy hat & light saber!

He usually wears his cape with it also. He told me he was BATMAN!

Go figure?!

Grandparent Visit

Michael's parents visited us this weekend for Will's 3rd Birthday. We had 9" of snow on the ground for the kids and Grandpa to play in. They made these mini-snowmen.

Classic Grandpa-Grandkids photo!

Snow Angels!

Will & Nicholas in matching "flying" hoodies.

Grandma has good taste in kids' clothes!

Grandparents & Great-Grandparents

My kids are so blessed to be able to know and interact with their grandparents. We live quite a distance from them, so we don't get to see them daily or weekly or even monthly sometimes. But this past summer both sets of grandparents plus their great-grandparents have spent time with them, either at our house or at family gatherings. I had one set of grandparents living when I was growing up. They, too, lived a long ways off and I didn't feel very close to them. With the advent of unlimited long distance, camera phones and digital photos, I hope to keep my kids "close" to their grandparents' thoughts during the day. The more they know about what is going on with my kids, I hope the more they will want to visit ... and smile ... and keep living!

Here are some photos of the kids with their grandparents:

Bubbles Grandpa & Grandma with the kids in June.

Play-Do Grandma & Grandpa visiting in September.

Horsey Great-Grandma & Great-Grandpa at our house in September.

You might ask, "What's with the funny names?" When Sophia was really little, in order to distinguish the grandparents from each other, they were described by activities at their houses. Michael's parents always had bubbles ready to blow, my parents always had play-do at the ready, and Michael's grandparents' house is adjacent to a field where horses graze. Hence, the sort-of silly, yet very endearing, nicknames.