We had a wonderful holiday weekend with Grandma Good! Thanks to a dear friend who works for Delta Airlines (Lisa), my mom was able to fly first class both ways on a buddy pass/standby. She arrived early Friday morning and left Monday night and it was an action-packed weekend.
The kiddos thoroughly enjoyed having Grandma visit their school on Friday morning for an hour of volunteering - they were so happy and proud to have her there :) Some of our activities included: catching up and conversing over MANY cups of coffee, sneaking in a quiet lunch at a local restaurant while the kids were at school, letting Dave and I go out for dinner to celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary (thanks mom!), attending an annual BBQ at my BFF's (Annie) home and singing old polka songs at the top of our lungs while mom played a mini-accordion; partaking in an uplifting Memorial service at our church; sharing brunch with Uncle Ken and playing with cousin Jordan; grilling out at Camp Clark with our Aunt Mac, cousins Mitch and Alli and their sweet children; watching movies and home videos from the past (the kiddos were always dancing and singing!); shopping at our children's elaborate "pretend Gift Shop" (a project from school to help them count money and make correct change); and of course, slumber parties each night - LTD each got a chance to sleep with Grandma! We were sad to see her go but truly look forward to our trip back to North Dakota in early July for a week and maybe another quick trip back for Dave's 30-year high school reunion in early August.
Next up, we are looking forward to a visit from Grandpa and Grandma Clark the weekend of June 7 for upcoming graduation celebrations of our two nieces, Ella and Carina. Can't wait. Dylan is already planning on "going fishing with Grandpa" :)