I'm kind of going all over the place here.
This is what happens when I fall so far behind on blogging.
Rewind to April.... when my mom and aunt and uncle came to Pittsburgh...
We really had such a fun week.
The weather was perfect (jacket weather)...
The company was even better...
And it was the LAST group of visitors we had before we moved.
{minus Jeff's parents who came for graduation, but that weekend was anything but relaxing}
My mom got there a few days before my Aunt and Uncle arrived. It was fun to have her all to myself. I'm so glad she decided last minute to come see us before we moved. I think she'd agree. Right mom? :)
My mom and I are bad when we go shopping together.
And that is what we did pretty much the first couple of days she was there. We drug the kids all over the place and were exhausted by the time we got home. But we had fun, and spent way more than we should have!
Before she came I had scheduled us an appointment for a massage since Jeff had given me one as a gift for Christmas. It had been far too long since I had gotten one and felt it was well deserved since I'd just recently had a baby. I had been looking forward to this massage for a long time. My friend Carlee also joined us. Fortunately for them, my mom and Carlee had a wonderful experience and left feeling totally relaxed and rejuvenated. I on the other hand had quite the opposite experience. I was too chicken to tell the lady that she was doing it too hard and therefore suffered the consequences. My skin hurt to the touch for the next two days. It was awful! I guess I learned my lesson to speak up next time. Jeff wouldn't let me hear the end of it!
[On a side note, I got a massage a few weeks later from a gift my brother and sister in-law had given me and it was DIVINE. Seriously the best ever! I went there thinking it was going to be a 30 minute facial and 30 minute massage and instead it was 1 hour for each. HEAVEN.] I can't thank them enough!
Later that evening, Jeff went to Priesthood session and my mom and I had ourselves a girls night in. We rented a movie, got some dinner, and gave each other hand and foot massages, equipped with lotions and soaking said hands and feet in warm water. (My mom felt bad and was trying to make up for my horrible massage experience earlier.) We decided we needed to have more of those nights. It was a good night.
We went on our share of walks while my mom was there. (she has this thing about making sure she gets 10,000 steps in by the end of the day, it's harder than you might think!) I'm really going to miss walking just a couple of blocks from my house to go to the library, post office, CVS, donut shop, mexican store, and the bank. Those were just to name a few! It makes me want to cry just talking about it.
On Monday my mom and I took Trey and Kate to the zoo. One more thing to add to my long list of things I'm going to miss about Pittsburgh. We really enjoyed that zoo and definitely got our moneys worth over the years!
Kate all bundled and ready for the zoo.
We got to see a newborn gorilla, but was unable to get a good enough picture. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen!
That evening Lori, Mike, and Ben arrived. I made them dinner and then we took them up to Mt. Washington to see the view of the city. I wonder how many times we've done that. It never got old.
Unfortunately Jeff and I hadn't sold our house yet and of course ended up having more showings than we'd had in a whole month. It was crazy, and they were all very kind to help me clean my house at a moments notice. Thank you!
While they were here we visited the science museum.
Trey probably ran this little track about 20 times. He didn't want to stop!
Played some tennis
celebrated Lori's birthday
(my mom and I had fun surprising her with gifts we'd gone shopping for earlier)
made a few trips up to the taco stand by my house (Ben couldn't get enough!)
ate at Pamela's
walked up to the library on a number of occasions
put together puzzles with Trey
ate a few too many donuts from the little bakery by our house
and visited the Strip
They also managed to squeeze in a little trip to Kirtland.
The rest of us stayed behind since we've been there a few times already. My mom was kind enough to watch our kids and let Jeff and I go on a date to the Chris Daughtry concert. I decided either I'm getting too old for concerts or it really was just too loud. I had a hard time hearing most of the songs because all I could hear was the base. I was a little disappointed but we still had a fun time going out without the kids, plus I love Chris Daughtry so it was worth it just to see him live. We also squeezed in one more little date that consisted of Taco Bell and Hunger Games. Now that was worth our money!
Trey took a liking to Ben...
My kids sure love their Grandma!
We stayed up way too late almost every night but I have to say I look forward to that. That's when we have some really good discussions!
I'm so glad we got to cram in so much while they were here. Writing this post sure makes me miss Pittsburgh. That place will forever hold a special place in my heart!
This is what happens when I fall so far behind on blogging.
Rewind to April.... when my mom and aunt and uncle came to Pittsburgh...
We really had such a fun week.
The weather was perfect (jacket weather)...
The company was even better...
And it was the LAST group of visitors we had before we moved.
{minus Jeff's parents who came for graduation, but that weekend was anything but relaxing}
My mom got there a few days before my Aunt and Uncle arrived. It was fun to have her all to myself. I'm so glad she decided last minute to come see us before we moved. I think she'd agree. Right mom? :)
My mom and I are bad when we go shopping together.
And that is what we did pretty much the first couple of days she was there. We drug the kids all over the place and were exhausted by the time we got home. But we had fun, and spent way more than we should have!
Before she came I had scheduled us an appointment for a massage since Jeff had given me one as a gift for Christmas. It had been far too long since I had gotten one and felt it was well deserved since I'd just recently had a baby. I had been looking forward to this massage for a long time. My friend Carlee also joined us. Fortunately for them, my mom and Carlee had a wonderful experience and left feeling totally relaxed and rejuvenated. I on the other hand had quite the opposite experience. I was too chicken to tell the lady that she was doing it too hard and therefore suffered the consequences. My skin hurt to the touch for the next two days. It was awful! I guess I learned my lesson to speak up next time. Jeff wouldn't let me hear the end of it!
[On a side note, I got a massage a few weeks later from a gift my brother and sister in-law had given me and it was DIVINE. Seriously the best ever! I went there thinking it was going to be a 30 minute facial and 30 minute massage and instead it was 1 hour for each. HEAVEN.] I can't thank them enough!
Later that evening, Jeff went to Priesthood session and my mom and I had ourselves a girls night in. We rented a movie, got some dinner, and gave each other hand and foot massages, equipped with lotions and soaking said hands and feet in warm water. (My mom felt bad and was trying to make up for my horrible massage experience earlier.) We decided we needed to have more of those nights. It was a good night.
We went on our share of walks while my mom was there. (she has this thing about making sure she gets 10,000 steps in by the end of the day, it's harder than you might think!) I'm really going to miss walking just a couple of blocks from my house to go to the library, post office, CVS, donut shop, mexican store, and the bank. Those were just to name a few! It makes me want to cry just talking about it.
On Monday my mom and I took Trey and Kate to the zoo. One more thing to add to my long list of things I'm going to miss about Pittsburgh. We really enjoyed that zoo and definitely got our moneys worth over the years!
Kate all bundled and ready for the zoo.
That evening Lori, Mike, and Ben arrived. I made them dinner and then we took them up to Mt. Washington to see the view of the city. I wonder how many times we've done that. It never got old.
Unfortunately Jeff and I hadn't sold our house yet and of course ended up having more showings than we'd had in a whole month. It was crazy, and they were all very kind to help me clean my house at a moments notice. Thank you!
While they were here we visited the science museum.
Played some tennis
(my mom and I had fun surprising her with gifts we'd gone shopping for earlier)
made a few trips up to the taco stand by my house (Ben couldn't get enough!)
ate at Pamela's
walked up to the library on a number of occasions
put together puzzles with Trey
ate a few too many donuts from the little bakery by our house
and visited the Strip
They also managed to squeeze in a little trip to Kirtland.
The rest of us stayed behind since we've been there a few times already. My mom was kind enough to watch our kids and let Jeff and I go on a date to the Chris Daughtry concert. I decided either I'm getting too old for concerts or it really was just too loud. I had a hard time hearing most of the songs because all I could hear was the base. I was a little disappointed but we still had a fun time going out without the kids, plus I love Chris Daughtry so it was worth it just to see him live. We also squeezed in one more little date that consisted of Taco Bell and Hunger Games. Now that was worth our money!
Trey took a liking to Ben...
My kids sure love their Grandma!
We stayed up way too late almost every night but I have to say I look forward to that. That's when we have some really good discussions!
I'm so glad we got to cram in so much while they were here. Writing this post sure makes me miss Pittsburgh. That place will forever hold a special place in my heart!
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I am exhausted after reading that! You guys have been busy!
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