Nana's visit!!!

My Mom was able to fly out for a week visit.  I sucked it up with taking pictures, but we had such a nice time.  Sadly Mom wasn't feeling 100% but she still managed to be so much fun for the kids and a huge help with me around the house.  We went shopping...Parks got a new bunk bed from Nana and Papa that he and Grace will share once she's out of her crib...Nana was here for Parks' first swimming lessons, Mom and I went out for dinner/shopping....Matt and I got to go on a datenight, Matt was off work on Saturday so we brought Nana hiking...Matt and I love taking the kids hiking now...we hiked Fullerton Loop in Elbow Valley.  It was a 5k hike...unknowingly we started at the end which was all up 'mountain' for the entire 1st km!  Nana was a trooper but after doing 1k with Parks on his run bike, me pushing the chariot with Grace and Nana pumping oil:) we decided that we would turn around and go back down...it was a bit much and we weren't prepared...we had a nice picnic lunch though and the weather was beautiful:-)  We all had wonderful naps when we got home!  All and all it was just so nice to spend time with my Mom.  She is such a wonderful spirit to have in our home.  I cant wait to fly out in November and see her and the rest of my family:)

New bunkbed!

Grace definately looks like Matt...but in looking at this picture...i'd have to say she looks a lot like her Nana too! hmmmm

She didn't play strange with her Nana at all...besides saying 'nooo' to everything Nana asked her:)

Parks has always loved his snuggles with Nana...here they are in the morning

Nana and Parks

Hiking in Elbow Valley

Parks getting ready to go on his run bike

Taking a picnic lunch break

Taking a muchly needed break after climbing a big hill:)