Grandma Braska Visit

This past week Grandma Braska got to come to town for a conference for her work. So we took full advantage of being able to spend some extra time with her. She flew in early on Tuesday and spent the day at the house with Mike and the kids celebrating her Bday with a cake for everyone. Wed, we got to see her a little in the evening for a quick trip to the mall and some visiting and then we didn't see her again until Friday night. We had plans that night to go to West Fest but Zaden started feeling poorly with a tummy bug so we decided to nix that plan and stay in with ordering pizza and Red-boxing a couple of movies. We had dinner and watched Ghost Rider 2 and called it a night. And good thing too because the next thing we knew we were up and down all night with a Zaric who was now sick and feverish with the same tummy bug (we think) Zaden had earlier that day.

Saturday morning, we got up and it seemed that everyone was feeling better so we went ahead with our scheduled plans. First we hit up the zoo right at 9 when they opened to try and beat the heat and get our membership renewed. It worked well and we all enjoyed ourselves. We also loved the new exhibit. We stopped in for a carousel ride and Faith got to ride for her first time. She LOVED it. She laughed and chattered the whole time and actually got mad at me when I had to take her off when it was over. It was so cute. Here's a few zoo pics:

After the zoo we stopped off in Sugarhouse for some Training Table for lunch. Yumm-y. Then came back home to catch a break. The twins ended up falling asleep right before we were going to leave for a movie so we decided just to let them sleep and go to a later showing. Once they were up, we ventured off to the theater to see the new movie Brave. I thought it was really cute and the kids liked it. Mike and Grandma weren't real keen on it. Then it was back to the house again where we ate a sporadic dinner and hung out the rest of the evening while Mike got the kid's pool set up and filled with water anticipating a hot Sunday.

Today came and Mike and I took advantage of having a grandparent in town and let her watch the boys while we went grocery shopping. It was super nice for us to get it done quickly with less stops. And I'm pretty sure it was fun for her here at the house as well. The boys played in the pool and loved being with Grandma. Mike then went to help a friend with some computer stuff. So me and the kids played with Grandma some more then I put in the other Red Box and we watched Sherlock Homes, A Game of Shadows. All 4 kids napped and at the same time so it was nice and relaxing. Then once Mike got home we went out for a late lunch/early dinner at Olive Garden. Yum. Then it was back home for some more hang out time and Mike and I did a couple of crafts that we've been needing to get done. Then we sadly took Grandma back to the airport to head home. And just in time too. Turns out now Caleb and Faith have the tummy bug and started with the symptoms right after Mike got back from the airport. Blech.

It was a nice visit overall and the kids are already ready to see her again next month when she's back with Aunt Kari.