...and claim to like it! :) It was a very fun weekend, at least for us. (You'd have to ask them if the 16 hours in the car was worth it.) They arrived on Friday and we didn't do much but hang out that afternoon. Ellie did manage to work in a few rounds of hide-and-seek with Papa withing minutes of their arrival. She seriously was planning out hiding spots for days before they came (after all, it was a "new house that Papa's never seen before -- he's NEVER gonna find me!") It was cute and the grandparents graciously obliged the hide and seek request. We went out to eat and did a mini driving tour of West-O (yeah, that's what they call west omaha around here...) and pretty much just hung out in the evening.
Saturday, we went "all the way" downtown to the Old market area - they do a nice Farmer's Market that we strolled around for a while. Ellie behaved herself because of the promise of the Children's Museum afterwards (also in the same neighborhood). That was also fun, especially for the kids and once again, the grandparents were good sports. After lunch, my mom and I headed to a quilt store in Gretna (about 10-15 minutes from here) called the Quilted Moose. I am not a quilter, but it was a fairly impressive fabric store! We left my dad with the sleeping children and his newspaper -- I think everyone was in a happy place that afternoon!
On Saturday night - my parents offered to watch the kids while we...wait for it... went out to eat! We were out of the house withing seconds of this offer --we headed "all the way" back downtown - ate a place called "stokes" -- a southwestern / american grill -- it was different, but good. Good to be out, that is! It was awesome - recharges us on the whole "find a babysitter" thing!
Sunday morning my dad and Frank went golfing - it turned out to be good weather for them (a little hot for me, but...) My mom and I and the kids went to Target (do we know how to entertain out of town guests or what??) and then hit one of the playgrounds at Lake Zorinsky that we have never been to before. It was a relaxing (except when Nathan was being a "crazy man" at target) morning. The photo above is of the gang right before they left (when are we going to learn to take these photos at the beginning of the visit?? Can you tell that Ellie isn't very good at good-byes?)
It wasn't a terrible good-bye - after all, we'll be in chicago next weeked to meet the new cousin and to celebrate birthdays with the other cousins! Can't wait!
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