Friday, February 11, 2011

To Grandmother's House We Go

This past weekend, I loaded up the kiddos to head to Grandmother and Grandfather's house while Jacob was on his annual cardiology ski trip {their motto: work hard, play hard}.  We had a ball in such a quick little visit - breaking geodes, visiting the Columbia Zoo, planting flowers, roasting marshmallows, star gazing and moon watching.  And we even fit in a fun girl's dinner out, while Charles and Grandfather had boy time with legos and books (little Frances was none the wiser snuggled up in her bed).  This weekend is just what we needed.


Plenty of time outside by the fire


And running around in our pj's {I love his cute little upright posture}


Frances trying to keep up


Planting flowers




 We got to enjoy Hannabelle part of the weekend too

Reading about where Aunt Julianna and Uncle Mark live


Next, breaking geodes, one of GF's past hobbies



How neat


 Passing of the geodes, so sweet


Now, it's F's turn




A little picture posing, with matching hair clips


 Next stop, the zoo!


Showing the elephants his elephant, Elvis


Maybe this will get their attention




A little posing with baby elephant


Where should we go next?


A giraffe feeding sounds good {this was their favorite}


 Frances thought it was hilarious


 So did Charles


Silly giraffe


Now time to feed Hannabelle


 Frances is always looking up to her big brother


 Loving their new lunchboxes, thank you GM


 More posing with babies


 A word with Grandfather before heading out


 Saying good-bye to Grandmother

Thank you for a wonderful and memorable weekend!





2 comments:

Nicole said...

Those are awesome pictures - it looks like you guys had so much fun!!!

Mark and Julianna said...

OH I MISS YOU GUYS!!! Charles looks so BIG now, and I love that haircut. I love those pictures of Frances cracking up with her little sweater on! Especially with the hood up. Now I want to see pictures of their Mama's cute baby bump, please.