Grandma and Brenda's Visit

Each year since Tyler was born, Wayne and Carol (Darrell's parents) have always made an annual trip to visit us.  We're sad that Wayne passed away in September,, but we were so glad that Darrell's sister Brenda was able to come with Carol this year.  We had a wonderful, wonderful time.


Emily, Megan, and Tyler with Grandma and Brenda right after they arrived

 The night they arrived we had a "birthday celebration" of homemade pizza, my birthday cake and homemade ice cream. Megan and Emily loved the ice cream so much that they drank the last drops out of their bowls.




Then it was time to open birthday presents.  The kids were spoiled (as usual!)



Megan is such a "girlie girl" and wanted to wear her new dress right away.




Emily with the Dora earrings



Emily pushing the itty bitty stroller that came with a new doll.



Grandma, Megan, Emily and Brenda trying out Tyler's Lightning McQueen ramp while he was getting his bath.



Unfortunately it was cold most of the time Carol and Brenda were with us.  We did go for a short walk to the park.  This is the best family picture we could manage.



Carol treated us to dinner at a new barbecue restaurant-Sonny Bryan's.  It was yummy and the kids loved their chicken nuggets, fries and Oreos.  (Debbie, Tyler, Brenda)

 

Darrell had a great idea--He wanted Carol, Brenda and me to have a girls' night out.  So we made it into an early birthday celebration for Brenda.  We went to see the Chinese Golden Dragon acrobats up at Kingsbury Hall.  The show was fabulous!  (Thanks Honey for watching the kids!)



One day we headed down to Temple Square.  The kids LOVED (understatement) the children's exhibit at the Church History Museum.

Tyler loved "fishing" on Nephi's boat.

 
 

Picking vegetables.

 

Megan and Emily playing in the kitchen.

 
 

 Tyler throwing "tortillas" into a basket.



Dancing to a couple Mexican dances

 

Mom and Megan

 

Playing on the huge building blocks

 

Emily cried when I had to take off her skirt so we could leave.  And then she continued to throw a fit until we left the building.  We'll have to go back another time.



We went to the North Visitor Center to see the Christus statue and then walked around the temple grounds.





I love this picture of the temple that Darrell took, right down to the little rainbow in the left-hand corner.



Tyler was so excited to go to the temple.  He remembered watching our wedding video and he wanted to go inside.  He was so disappointed that the doors were locked.   ( A cute side note:  A couple weeks later Darrell and I were going to go to the temple (Jordan River Temple).  Tyler was so concerned that we wouldn't be able to get in because as he told me, "The door is locked."  It made quite an impression on him.)

 

 
 

Seven years earlier



The kids were getting tired and hungry so we went across the street to City Creek, the new shopping center.  After lunch the kids loved playing at the dinosaur playground.

Megan



Emily



Tyler



Carol and Brenda at City Creek



The kids were fascinated with Brenda's IPhone.  They could see themselves while the pictures were being taken and they loved it.

 Emily



Tyler



Megan

 

Enjoying every single second with Grandma and Brenda.

 

 

We loved having Carol and Brenda come visit.  Tyler keeps asking when we'll go in the airplane to see them.  Two or three months seems like a long time away.