My parents, who live in Provo, Utah, decided to make a trip out to beautiful Arizona to visit 3 of their kids (Lee, Alisa and Me), and to enjoy some great Spring weather.
They spent Friday with me, Saturday with Alisa, and Sunday with Lee. It was the perfect plan. Unfortunately finals started the following Monday so Mike was unable to spend much time with them. It was unfortunate, but what can you do!?!
Friday was my day. We went out for lunch to Pita Jungle - one of my favorite restaurants. Mike took a small break from studying to join us, which made it an extra special treat FOR ME!!!
After lunch we came back to our house and just relaxed. We spent most of the time in the back yard enjoying the BEAUTIFUL 80 degree weather.
Natalie really warmed up to my parents, which was awesome to see.
Natalie even pulled my mom off the chair and onto the trampoline! It was so fun to see her play with her "other" grandma and really fun to see my mom have a chance to play with her, too!
Here's a quick video of my mom and Natalie jumping. So cute.
My dad played with Natalie AND Nixon. He had a great time throwing the ball to Nixon and was very impressed with Nixon's skills to catch the ball in the air.
After an awesome relaxing afternoon, I took my parents to my Gilbert City League indoor soccer game. Our team is made of the usual Monday/Thursday soccer group - Lee, Seth, Sean, Shem, Nick, Shalyce, and me along with several coworkers of Lee's. His work sponsored our team. Thanks Berge Ford! I think my dad really enjoyed watching us and enjoyed coaching us after the game. I wish I had some pictures. The field is top notch!
After the game we went back to my house and visited a little more - Mike included - and then they went to Lee's to sleep.
After visiting Alisa on Saturday we met up at Lee's for dinner. It was past Natalie's bed time and I really didn't want to take her to a restaurant, so I stayed behind with the kids and ordered pizza while Lee, Mandy, Alisa and my parents went for sushi at our favorite restaurant, Sakana.
The kids and I had fun staying behind. After the pizza arrived we went outside in the back yard and watched a movie in the gazebo. Perfect night weather. Great time!
Sunday my parents went to church with Lee. We met up again with them Sunday afternoon and I took them to the Narducci's for dinner. It was fabulous. Just before we left, Natalie was singing for the Rock Band game I posted about. I left Natalie with Mike (who soon went home to go to bed for a final in the morning) and went with my parents back to Lee & Mandy's house. We had a great time just talking. At almost midnight, I finally decided I had to go home. It was sad to end a great weekend with my parents. Thanks for visiting Mom and Dad! It was a ton of fun to have you here. This definitely needs to happen more often.
3 comments:
Hooray for family visits! I'm glad you guys got to enjoy your parents for a bit.
I am so glad you posted about that visit! It was great to see mom jump on the tramp! And, some of the stuff you were explaining to me while I was shopping must have gone over my head, so it was great to get clarity on it! Sounds like a great time!
Looks like you all had a blast. I guess I take for granted that my parents and Ryan's parents live within 20 minutes of us! P.S. LOVE your dress in that last picture - so cute!
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