One good thing about living out of state from my parents: their visits! Since all 3 boys' camping trips, October flew by with my parents here to enjoy it with us. They saw Braylen's last flag football game and Kaleb march in a parade with the Cub Scouts. We went to the pancake feed at the firestation and canned 53 quarts of applesauce with my sister-in-law and mom-in-law. The boys took turns waking Grammy and Grampy up every morning, and Aaron demonstrated his super-fast lock-picking abilities. Poor Grammy was never safe in the bathroom. My dad took the boys out for one-on-one lunch dates. They sure loved leaving school to eat someplace fun with Grampy. One rainy morning, I had my parents all to myself for breakfast. We went to a small cafe and I felt like we had all the time in the world. It was so relaxing. Aaron's still obsessed with watching my mom knit. We even took him to a yarn shop with us--he insisted on coming along!
Lots of times I wish my parents lived close to us. How amazing it would be to hang out with them on a Saturday. To help them with yard work, order a pizza for supper, or call up my mom and ask her to go to the mall with me. Everyday things like that. But when they were here this month I realized something. We do all of those things and MORE when they're here. It may be crammed into 10 days at a time, but our moments together are special. The boys wouldn't snuggle in bed with them if they lived in town. ;)
The day before they left, we had the chance to something really neat together. Kaleb will turn 8 in November. For his birthday, Derek's mom and dad chose to send him to a college football game! The game happened to fall while my mom and dad were here, so my dad got to come along! Derek and I sat with Kaleb and my dad in the most amazing seats: row 10 on the 45 yard line. What a treat! Braylen sat with his aunt, uncle, and grandpa in one of the end zones. All 8 of us had a great time in honor of Kaleb's upcoming 8th birthday! My mom spent her day with Aaron. That was a gift to me. :) He's not quite ready to sit through a college game. They had a great time at a craft fair finding pottery for Aaron, among other fun times. :) This was my mom's chance to get creamed playing the Wii. Nobody beats Aaron at Wii Jeep!
The next day they packed up to go home. 10 days flew by, and yet, I feel like we savored each one. Knowing we'll see them at Christmas helps ease the pain of goodbye. And knowing our hearts are knit together despite the miles between us. So here we are, on Halloween, ready for some fun with our boys! Aaron's SO excited! He's been asking "how many days till Halloween?" since September! Costume pictures next time...
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