parents

my parents came for a visit.  what a wonderful treat.  i think my most favorite part of their visit was seeing them be grandparents.  they both light up around carlyle and luella.  and, i must say, car and lu are quite fond of their grandparents as well.  we are missing them a lot this week.

highlights:

*mom, dad, and i took the kiddos to this little baby animal exhibit here in ole greeley.   it was really quite swell.  more than anything, the kids just liked wandering about.  i was kicking myself for forgetting my camera, but oh well.  it seemed as though carlyle liked the goats the most while luella preferred the baby calf.
*there were many trips to the playground.  turning los dos loose on the stairs and slides is really not something i can do on my own.  you can just imagine the frightening chaos.  but, with help, the playground is the most fun.  carlyle and luella cannot get enough.
*going to estes park.  the mountains are always beautiful.  the kiddos were so cute meandering about the wilderness.  luella pretty much stuck to the path and carlyle wanted nothing to do with the trail.  he preferred to make his own way.  i wonder if this is indicative of their personalities.  sadly, i forgot my camera for this too.  but, my mom has some nice shots.  maybe she'll post them on her blog...haha, just kidding, mommy dearest. 
*as usual, we hit some thrift stores and some garage sales.  we found some amazing stuff--cool wooden toys, cowboy snap shirts, a really cute rain jacket for mom, and lovely sweaters for me (which i am still needing even though it's may...yes, it snowed this week...what is this place?)
*and, as always, we had some refreshing conversations.  i sure do love them parents...