Family Visit!

Since February, we have had a guest in our house at least every few weeks. And, we wouldn't change it for the world! It is so nice to have family in town, since we don't get to see them that often. In February, Lyndon's grandma Kay and his brother Kolton flew down for a long weekend trip. In March, my sister Susan and her family came down for a long weekend, over Easter weekend Lyndon's parents drove down for a long weekend, then Tuesday after Easter my mom and grandma drove down for the week and on Friday we picked up my dad and my brother Johnny from the airport to spend the weekend with them.

On Sunday afternoon, Lyndon's parents headed back to Idaho.

On Tuesday morning, my mom and grandma drove 10 hours down here. They got here late afternoon and surprised the kiddos. The boys were a little shocked, but were very excited that they came. I made a lasagna, bread, and salad that night for dinner. Lyndon had a fire meeting, so he didn't get home until late. We sat and talked in the evening and we called it an early night since they were both exhausted from the long drive and I was just exhausted, like normal.

Wednesday was very relaxing. I was having some morning sickness so I didn't want to do much that day. It was cold and rainy so the boys weren't able to play outside, but we were able to spend some more time talking and catching up. We started a fire in the fireplace during the day which was nice. Youth group was that night, so we all headed to the church and my mom and grandma helped me make the dinner, Loaded Potatoes. Which was such a great help because I still wasn't feeling amazing. We ate dinner there and headed back home while the boys stayed with Lyndon at youth group, playing in the church nursery. We stayed up late that night talking. It was lots of fun.

On Thursday, again, we just spent time with one another. The boys played outside, showing my mom and grandma there backyard and their trampoline. We went and bought some groceries and my mom got the boys the BIG plastic balls to play with. Of course they had to take them on the trampoline. That night, I was feeling up to it so I made dinner. Meat loaf, homemade scalloped potatoes and my mom made a really good salad. Alden also had T-Ball practice so we went and watched his very last practice of the year. The whole team (Including Collyn) got goodie bags for a job-well-done. They did a great job this season.

Friday morning, we headed to the airport to pick up my dad and my brother Johnny. Then, we headed straight to the Sacramento Zoo. However, it was spring break and EVERYONE was at the zoo. Across the street from the zoo is Fairytale Town. So, we went there instead. We all had a wonderful time. We will definitely go back again.

After Fairytale Town, we headed back home, but stopped at In-N-Out Burger for lunch before. Once we got home, some people took naps, but we all rested from the busy day. That night we snacked for dinner, since we had a late lunch.

Saturday morning, we headed to the t-ball fields for Alden's very last t-ball game. Almost every family member was able to see him play this year, which makes my heart melt! I was so afraid with being so far away that we weren't going to be able to share the experience with anyone, besides videos. But, they did! Lots of family got to see him play! After his game there was the closing ceremonies for T-ball and he got a trophy. I'm so proud of my little guy and happy my family got to see him experience it!

After the game, we came home, changed our clothes and headed to Chico. We took the family to the Italian Cottage for lunch and went to the movie theater to watch 'Home'. What a cute movie! After the movie, my mom grandma and I went to Goodwill to find some good deals and the boys went to Sportsman's. After we came home we made a BBQ dinner and talked for a while before everyone headed to bed.

They all left early this morning to head back to Idaho. It was a wonderful week!