Granny and Grandpa I-ga-loo come to visit

We were lucky to have Ryan's mom and dad (aka Granny and Grandpa Igloo) come visit for a long weekend.  They got in Wednesday night and left early Sunday morning. They helped me keep the boys busy on Thursday when Ryan was working.  We had some fun dragging them around to show them what we like to do on our new side of town! 

This happy face brought to you by Oreos- courtesy  of Granny and Grandpa.

Thursday we headed to the Children's Museum to make use of our annual pass.  The boys have fun there and I'm glad we have a pass when we only spend an hour or so there at a time.  It's fun to see the boys' minds work as they explore new things.

Granny helped wrangle Adam.  He is sweet- but I think I am in for it.  He will NOT be told what to do.  He is definitely his own master and just goes wherever his little heart desires.  He had a lot of fun throwing these balls (as well as just about everything else these days) and showing off for Granny.

This is a game about nutrition.  Tyler and Jacob have been so proud to tell me that they are drinking enough water  and reminding Ryan and I to do the same. 

The boys insisted on showing Grandpa the pretend play area where they get to work on cars like daddy.  We had to make a quick stop after eating our sack lunch and before leaving.  The boys love to put on the shirts and get to work on the race car.

I am so sad to realize these are all the pictures I have of the weekend.  I guess that's what happens when my hands are always full (literally).  We enjoyed one lunch out and walking around the outlets.  Ryan and his dad had a fun day on Saturday. We started off with donuts together from our favorite, Friendly's, and ate them at our old park, Cinnamon Ridge, where I used to go with Tyler as a baby.  Ryan and his dad headed off to go shooting at Pro Gun Club and continued on to walk the Hoover Dam and do a small hike they found.  We all got together for a little bit then the men headed off to do Sushi for lunch. Dad, the accountant, kept track and let us know that they ate over $70 worth of sushi!  Those men sure got their money's worth!  That night everyone was so stuffed from a late lunch that we opted for some Thrifty's Ice Cream for everyone and baked potatoes for the kiddos later on.

We also celebrated Granny's birthday on Friday night while they visited with brownies, complete with candles and an off-key "Happy Birthday" by the family.

This was their first time to our new place.  It was fun to have them around and the boys always love seeing their grandparents.  So glad they were willing to make the drive :)  Hope we can get together again sometime soon!

Mountain's Edge Playgroup at the Shark Reef Aquarium

In late June we were lucky to tag along with our old play group and do a really cool educational tour of the Shark Reef Aquarium in Mandalay Bay.  We invited Heather and her kids along too.  It was fun to see old friends and let the boys get completely lost in staring at super cool fish!

If you look close you will see Ben, Tyler, and Maddy in the back ground which means I actually caught 5 of the 6 kids in one picture!  Jason was probably clinging on to Heather.

Sweet, beautiful, Maddy was my buddy for the day.  It was a perfect day to have a shadow :)  I look forward to the day when Heather, Maddy, and I can go have girls' night out.  

Tyler and his best-friend and cousin, Ben.  Tyler looks up to Ben and loves being around him so much that they often get a little too goofy when they are together!  They had a great time being together and checking out some sharks, kimono dragons, and sea turtles.

Heather and Jason.  Once Jase was out of his stroller he was having the time of his life running around and running away.  He is fast!

This was about all I could get of the kids during the tour- their backsides with faces pressed up against the glass.  They were eating it up and knew quite a few answers to the tour guide's questions.

5 out of 6 again :)  The kids were loving the touch tank.  They could stick their hands in and touch the sting rays!

I am so grateful for the friends I made in Mountain's Edge.  I am even more grateful they still let me make a guest appearance every now and then when they plan such awesome activities for play group.  That was such a neat tour and the kids loved being with their cousins and seeing old friends.