The Monday before Christmas John's dad and step-mom came into town to see the kids and drop off their presents. They came by bright and early while the kids and I were finishing up breakfast. They quickly gobbled up their oatmeal and then we changed into our clothes for the day. The kids were excited to see everyone and Abby starting waving and saying "hi" from her chair as everyone came in the door.
In the morning we mostly played around and finally opened gifts. Their big gift was a huge hit - a climber. They opened it up and then John and his dad quickly put it together. The kids immediately climbed on and started sliding. They loved it! I think we only used the door once or twice. They really preferred climbing over the edge to get inside and go down the slide. At one point though Abby became a little possessive and wouldn't let Jake up the climber. We then decided it was time for lunch.
We headed out and stopped at what was supposed to be a very kid friendly restaurant (according to Parenting magazine anyway), but had a horrible experience. The food was good, but the service was horribly SLOW! No good when you have two hungry tired kids. After lunch we were going to go to the arboretum, but it was a really chilly day, so we just headed back to the house and put the kids down for a nap. They napped till 3:30 or so and then we just hung out and talked the rest of the day. We had a great time and really enjoyed being with family!
Grandma BB decided to do her hair in pigtails too!!!
The wood floor "extended" the slide for the kids...they would continue sliding on the floor after the slide, especially Jake!
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