Grand Times with Grandmomma!

We were so excited when grandmomma called us and asked us to buy her a one way plane ticket to come see us.  She flew in two days later!

The night she was supposed to fly in was stormy, with lots of lightening and thunder.  Daniel said, "No planes are going to be landing in this," but when we looked at the airport and the airline websites, they both said flights were on time.  With Grandmomma not having a phone, we headed to the airport to see what the status was.  After an hour of waiting, we found out that her flight was diverted to Birmingham and now due to land near midnight.  Potatoes and I had to go to sleep, but Daniel stayed up to greet his momma.

The next morning, Alexander got out of bed and saw his Grandmomma, who he had not seen for over a year.  Usually, he takes time to warm up to people....not this time!  He ran to her, hugged her big and exclaimed, "Grandmomma!  We were looking for you but your plane wasn't there!  We made you a room with a bed, and a couch, and a TV, and a fridge filled with snacks.  You can stay here FOREVER!"

I can't lie, y'all.  I cried.  We worked hard to make Grandmomma her own suite in our bonus room and wanted her to feel welcomed in our home.  The set up we provided could not compare to the warm reception of a nearly three year old who speaks his mind without holding back.  

We love you, Grandmomma, and are so happy to have you!

We have had tons of fun since Grandmomma came to town!  

On one of our first nights, we headed out to Buck's Fishbowl for bowling fun.

After bowling, we headed into the arcade for some games before heading to Mellow Mushroom for dinner (even though there is a restaurant at Buck's, we always take advantage of being near Mellow when in Destin).

Later, we met up with Serena and Lucy for some trampoline fun.  While Grandmomma didn't venture into the ball pit or off the high jump, we all enjoyed watching the kiddos, Daniel included, burn off some steam.

 Daniel was able to push Alexander back and forth as he hung on and swung from the rings.  He is getting stronger and stronger!

Then Potatoes laid in the ball pit while Daniel swung over him.  The look of awe and joy on his face was priceless.

While not a great picture, I have been so impressed by Alexander's recent skills in following plans as well as creative building.  He pulled out his magnatiles recently, and found the pieces according to the legend, working hard to build the structures as described in the instructions.  He also built elaborate original structures.

On Saturday, we headed to the Tech Toy Preview day at the Science Center.

Grandmomma and Potatoes were ready to explore!

One of the coolest things was a room sized interactive board, where Potatoes was able to sort, match, and play.  His favorite was the dinosaur memory game.

The tech toys included racing cars through a tablet...

...and building robots

We also thoroughly enjoyed the regular exhibits of the science center

Did I mention Jan came back in town!?  We are working hard to convince ehr to stay year round and abandon her summers in Michigan....I don't think we have been successful yet, but we sure love having her!!!

We are soaring high being surrounded by our family!!!