Pepaw comes for a visit

Back in early July, say my birthday!, my father in law came for a visit. What a gift! He arrived at Steve and Misti's first, but everyone was shuffled out of there because our niece, Jessica, was recovering from having her tonsils out. I was lucky enough to have a patient bring in an ice cream cake and gifts for me for my birthday. I wouldn't share it with anyone at work because I knew we were having everyone over for dinner. It was a big hit!
That night, Jen and the boys spent the night with us. Allison was tickled to go to the basement and wake up Andrew and John. Who are definitely NOT morning folks!
We then headed to Natalie's softball game after Allison's gymnastics class that morning. We were quite impressed with Natalie's softball ability. We got to see her do some fielding, bat and even run the bases. Allison since has decided that she was to play baseball and wear a pink helmet just like Natalie.


Next we were off to Steve and Misti's for some yummy dessert. This is also when I tried to make mint brownies. Oh, they were good. It was a Real Simple recipe and very oh I can't resist simple :). The kids were a little hit or miss with them, but the adults ate their fair share.




PePaw then came to our house to spend the remainder of his visit. We took a trip to Target and he bought Allison a sprinkler and a scary doll. The doll is a scary crawling one that makes this high pitched whiny noise. Not fun, but she loved it. Later that Sunday afternoon, we hooked up Allison's sprinkler and let her play in it. She loved it! And was able to recruit Mommy, Daddy and Pepaw to join in on the fun. We also went to the Reston zoo for the first time, will blog about that fun later!


We love visits with our Pepaw!