Our fun adventure this week is a visit from Nana and Savta! Here they are, ready to leave NY and fly to visit us in Michigan. Love, love, love!

They arrived at our house before SSA woke from naps, but the kids knew they were coming. When they went into the room, Sammy said, “Hello Savta!” I wish I had a video of how cute he is saying it. (This morning she went downstairs to get dressed. Sammy heard a noise in the basement and went to the door and said, “Are you okay, Savta?” It was so cute.)

Saturday morning there was time for some cuddles before we headed out. It was rainy and gross so the plan was to go to the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum. We were about 30 minutes into a normally 30 minute drive when we realized that U of M football traffic was going to make it nearly impossible to get parked downtown in a reasonable amount of time. Instead, we turned around and drove another 30 minutes to the mall.

Amaya loves this bike. She would play around on it but the minute another kid came by she firmly planted her butt in the seat to stake her claim.

All 3 kids spent a long, long riding up and down the escalator with Nana. They took turns over and over and over again.

Chinese food in the food court. Our favorite!

Sammy kept putting duck sauce on his egg roll and licking it off.

Twirling noodles.

Licking duck sauce off a carrot. Over and over again. The same carrot.

In the afternoon, there were lots of cuddles after naps.

We got busy playing with sand.

I made cheeseburgers for everyone before Jason and I went out for a date night.

Mommy & Daddy getting their drinks on!

I have some “funny” LuLaRoe leggings (as the kids call them) and my friend Carrie found one of the designs in a kid’s size. I bought them for Amaya but, this morning, Steven really wanted to wear them. As my other friend Karie said, it’s Bobo in RoeRoe!

We spent about an hour outside this morning on a long walk. Walks with Savta always include lots of nature exploration.

Checking out a spider web. (Yes, they’re in winter hats. They’re two and a half. This is how we roll.)

Another spider web, and the spider was home!

Mommy & Bobes in matching leggings. <3

Checking out a bug. Savta always finds a bug poking stick if she’s not sure whether or not the bug is alive. Verdict on this one: alive!

Nana got a picture of me taking the photo above.

Amaya decided she didn’t want to walk anymore.

I gave in.

Here’s a video of Sammy running to Savta. Megan always comments about how she loves the way Sammy runs.

And, for anyone who can’t get enough, here’s the same thing from Nana’s point of view.

After our walk, we took all of the leaves we collected and did a fall craft. I remember ironing leaves between sheets of wax paper back when I was a kid!

The final product!

 

Kicking it back to Labor Day, we had one last day with Grandma Betsy and Grandpa Homey. Such a nice day! It was beautiful out so we filled up the water table and spent about 3 1/2 hours playing outside.

Catching bubbles.

Checking out our neighbor washing his car.

One final photo to wrap up a great week and a half together! We love you Grandma Betsy and Grandpa Homey! Come back and see us soon!!

I have so much more time at home with the kids after work now that I’m working so close to home. It’s amazing. We can do things like hang out behind the couch. I guess, when you’re two, that’s a fun adventure!

A Daniel Tiger selfie.

I asked Amaya if she wanted to hold my hand and she said, no, she wanted to hold Sammy’s hand. How sweet it that??

I hope they always hold each other’s hands.

I’ve been trying to make sandwiches for lunch on workdays and the kids like to help me out. These photos were a surprise on my phone when I was looking at pictures from the week. Thanks Megan!

Sammy and Amaya were also excellent potato washers.

We had a play date with Ben & Sam this week. Can you find all 5 kids?

Here’s Steven this week!

Building, building, building!

Oh, my!

Sometimes he just lies on the floor.

Sammy this week!

Sammy pooped in his sleep one night and the upside of being woken up for a diaper change is snuggles with mommy. Thanks to daddy for catching this moment.

He asked for gel in his hair.

Big kid cup.

Sammy is always, always first to want to help cook. I’ve started letting him help me crack the eggs.

Amaya this week!

Don’t mess with Amaya!

Mall mirror selfie.

Sleeping in the funny pants.

Wackadoodle.

Wearing gold for Grace!

Getting a braid, compliments of Daddy.

And, finally, here’s a sample of their weekly school schedule. We get these every week so we can see what the kids are working on.

Have a great week!