Grandma Evie Comes to Visit

Evie flew in on Monday and stayed through Easter. It was so fun to have her here. Caleb loved playing with her and showing her all his toys. And once again I had a dish free week. However, I'm afraid Evie is going to really wonder about my housekeeping abilities...

We did some fun things while the batteries in the camera were dead, but let me try to remember our week. On Monday we picked Evie up around noon and Caleb was so excited to have her here. We went on a walk in hopes he'd go to sleep. He eventually did but I think it was after 4.

Tuesday was a really busy day. In the morning we went to an Easter egg hunt with the Boise MOMS club. I was showing Annika to someone and Evie took Caleb to find eggs. She said the first egg he found he handed to another little girl. Very good Easter spirit. I'm sure it won't repeat next year. The organizers requested no candy in the eggs so it was mostly stickers and little toys. After the egg hunt we went grocery shopping and came home for naps. Caleb woke up sooner than I expected and we read stories altogether since he really wasn't ready to wake up and Annika just wanted to be held. That afternoon Evie was playing with Caleb outside and Andy called with some errands to run. We took care of the errands and then took Evie to meet with our realator to go through a house we're hoping to buy. Around 7 or later we gratefully ate burritos (since they were quick to prepare)--I was starving!

On Wednesday we cleaned a very messy house. The kids and I slept to 9:30 and awoke to Evie doing the dishes in the kitchen. Oh, the first night she spent at our house on our couch. Our couch was given to us by a couple who got it from someone else...who knows how many people it's been through. We have cardboard boxes under the cushins to make it sittable. Evie already has some concerns with her back and I was pretty concerned about her sleeping on her couch. I love to have her around but was worried she wouldn't be able to sleep at all and would be so uncomfortable. Tuesday night she got a hotel where she slept the rest of her stay. I think she was able to enjoy her stay much more with a good nights rest and a bit of peace and quiet before bed and in the morning. So Wednesday we took a while cleaning up. It was rainy but I'd told Caleb that we'd go on a picnic when Grandma Evie was here. Wednesday was the day to do it if it was going to happen so we went. When we got to the park Caleb asked where the kids were. :) We ate our picnic under a roofed area and headed home. I really don't remember what we did that afternoon.

Thursday we went to Nampa and took Grandma to the Warhawk Air Mueseam. It's a WWII museam that has mostly memorabilia but also has some planes. Their claim to fame is that the planes were used in the movie Pearl Harbor and still actually fly. Caleb really liked the planes and was captivated by the display of model planes. He wanted to look at them forever! We were all ready to go and finally had to persuade him to leave. I think Grandma had a good time too. We were all pretty tired after lunch so we let Caleb dig outside while Evie and Fern visited then headed home so all could take a nap.

Friday was very exciting but the batteries were dead. We rode the bus downtown and met Janell for lunch. Caleb loved it!! I think riding the bus is one of his favorite things to do. Eating out has also become neat. He loved sitting in the high chair (he choose it) and eating his begal--we went to Blue Sky Begals. I'm sorry I didn't get a picture of him holding Grandma Evie's hand and sitting in his seat. It was rainy and so the wipers on the bus really did go "swish, swish, swish." Very cool.

When we got home we checked the mail and Aunt Helen had sent a package. Caleb wanted to use the sidewalk chalk right away. I think we tried to make him wait till after his nap.

Friday night we made BBQ pizza and decorated eggs. Andy pointed out to me that the Easter Bunny must come right before kids wake up since eggs need to be refridgerated and of course the Easter Bunny would know that. I had never really thoguht about it...

Saturday woke up and found the eggs. No Easter baskets this year...maybe next year. Then we went to the Peregrine Falcon visitor center. My dad will love this place. During the bird show Caleb got to feed the bird a dollar bill that the bird then put in the donation box. I think Caleb really liked it. We were all super hungry and looking forward to a lunch at Moon's Cafe, a popular hamburger place downtown with famous shakes. However the place was packed and would be a 25 minute wait to be seated so we walked around and found a different place that was also good and you got your food right away--another plus! :)

Not the best picture of me...

Sunday after church Andy and Caleb took Grandma Evie to the airport. It was a great visit!