Fun with Granny and Papa!

My parents just left today after visiting with us for an entire week! 

We had great fun and we were thrilled to have them.  

We did have a small "hiccup" in our week and don't worry I have NO pictures to document it!

To keep a LONG story short, we (minus the kiddos thankfully) all got food poisoning!

Oh geez it was HORRIBLE!  We spent about 3 days all trying to getting over it which was a bummer because we basically just sat around all day (or in many cases we were running to the bathroom:/ *sorry too much info) ha!

Well after all that fun we did have a few good days with no throwing up:)

Thank you Lord!

Thanks for coming Mom and Dad we always LOVE to have you here!

Zoo!  Reese was really wishing Aunt Christi was there so she could see the flamingos:)

Daddy Taxi never ends:)  

Zoo fun with Granny and Papa!  Sorry Mom I didn't realize you had closed your eyes until now:/  

The kids used to climb on this little statue when they were toddlers and now they look huge next to it!  Crazy!

Abby's favorite is feeding the birds!  At our zoo they have this huge bird cage thing where you can pay a buck and get a feeding stick  and feed all the birds...she loves it!

Reese likes it too:)  The birds don't mind either!

Me and my love, and a bunch of birds.  I still don't like that movie after all these years!

Granny and Papa both went up to the kids school and had lunch with them.  The had lunch with Abby the day I was super sick with food poisoning so I didn't get a picture:/  Sorry Abby!

Love this picture of us!  Love those parents of mine.
Update on my Dad:
He is doing SO good!  Everyday he gets stronger and each time I see him he has a ton more energy and strength. It has been one year since his first release from the hospital.  They are currently  trying to get him off the steroids and hopefully by the end of the summer he will be all done with them!  He just hates how puffy the drugs make him:/ I told him I would take a "puffy" version of him ALIVE any day!
I just can't get over the miracle the Lord has done in his life and am SO thankful for everyday I can get with him and Mom!

Staining the bat Papa made Reese. 

Cookie class 101!
Making cookies for Easter dinner

Ok so Mom came to Texas this time as a cookie diva!  She had taken a class in how to decorate cookies and it was brilliant!  I  am so thrilled she taught me all her tricks...it will save me SO much time!  If you wanna know the tips you will have to come over to my house and I'll teach you:)

Me working on my creations.  We were WAY into icing these cookies it took hours but it was fun!

Abby in heaven!  She decorated a lot but she also ate a TON of icing in the process!