Grandma Luci and Papa James come to visit!

I can count the number of times we've seen Bobby's family on one hand (sad huh?!) so it is always a HUGE treat when we get to see them!! His mom, Luci, and stepdad, James, were able to fly out from Missouri and spend some time with us and it was so wonderful to watch Tyler get to know them. They are so loving and kind, and it makes me so sad that we are not closer so that our kids could interact with them more, but we did have a great time while they were here and made the most of it!

Grandma made sure to bring her album of pictures of things that have taken place over the last several years so we could see-mainly their amazing garden!


Papa James and Kylee


Tyler wanted Grandma to play outside with him pretty much the entire time she was here.




She brought him this little dunebuggy car that is pretty much awesome. Needless to say it is Tyler's new favorite toy-he thought it was so cool that it would climb up his leg, roll over and keep on driving.


That night we went to the Cache Valley Fair and Grandma bought Tyler his first pony ride and Tyler was so excited!
Waiting in line...


Papa James let Tyler borrow his hat for the ride




It's a good thing grandma Luci was holding Tyler on the pony because, as you can probably see from the picture, the girl wasn't too concerned about whether or not the children were falling off.










Unfortunately it was rainy and cold and the kids weren't dressed for the weirdo august weather so we called it a night pretty early when Kylee fell asleep all bundled up in grandma's coat. (but of course not before eating our fair share of fair food-I'm still dreaming about funnel cakes)


The next day was Sun. and it was nice to have grandma and papa at church with us.


So handsome!


And since we meet from 1:00-4:00 now(with sacrament meeting last-and I thought tyler was getting out of control before-ha!) we just spent the evening relaxing and catching up.

On Mon. we went to the Willow Park zoo in the morning to show G&P how much Tyler loves the animals.

Just cause I think she's scrumptious!






























Right outside the zoo there is a nice park and a convenient shaved ice booth, so we enjoyed both!
Kylee's first taste of shaved ice...she pretty much ate the whole cup-thanks papa!


Tyler making a volcano-which he later erupted.


Grandma waiting patiently at the top of the slide for Tyler to make his way up there.








Later Mon. evening we went to the mouth of the Logan Canyon (1st dam) and grilled porkchops, feed the ducks and played.










Bobby would give Tyler bread...


Sometimes he would throw it...




...and sometimes he would eat it.










When we got home he pulled the cooler (full of ice, all our leftover food and utensils) all the way from the parking lot to our front door. It took him awhile, but he never stopped for a rest or wanted any help. He may be small, but he is tough!


Grandma read him stories before he went to bed that night (actually every night)


And papa James was very protective of Kylee, he was always just an arms length away from her, always coming to her aid if she needed anything!


The next morning we drove them to Salt Lake and said goodbye. We were sad to see them go, but are eagerly looking forward to the next time we will get to see them!!! Thank you for spending time with us, we sure love you!