It's Always Fun When Grandma & Grandpa Come!

When we found out that both sets of grandparents were going to make it out for Jacob's baptism, we were thrilled! It's a big sacrifice to come out, and we were grateful they could come. Mom & Dad Stevens drove out and made it to our place on Friday evening. My parents flew in a little later on that night. I love that both of our parents are such good friends and get along so well. We loved every minute of them here and only wish it could have been longer- but we'll take what we can get!

Friday night, we enjoyed visiting with parents and stayed up probably later than we should have, but it was fun. Saturday was mostly spent with the baptism, and lunch afterwards. We had planned on going to a movie that night, but everyone was tired enough that dinner and a Redbox movie at home with rootbeer floats was a great alternative option.

(Emily absolutely adores Grandpa Stevens and spent a lot of time on his lap for scriptures, at church, looking at the computer, etc.)

Sunday we attended church- and I even managed to work in a special musical number for Mom & Dad while they were here. Nice of me huh! Dad sang "Face to Face" and although it was some work on his & mom's part- the whole ward sure enjoyed it.

The best part of church on Sunday was watching Jacob be confirmed. It was a sweet confirmation given by Jeff, and Jacob got to sit up on the stand next to the bishop for the whole sacrament meeting.

Grandma & Grandpa Tanner gave Jacob his very own set of beautiful leather scriptures for part of his birthday/baptism gift. Jacob was thrilled to have a quad with his name on it. Jeff and I gave him a case for them.

Sunday night we played games and made a big traditional Sunday dinner- roast, mashed potatoes, rolls, salad, vegetables, etc. It also gave me the chance to try out a new recipe for Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake- it looked pretty cool and was the perfect way the finish the meal. It was so fun to be cooking along side both of my moms- that's always my favorite part.

Mom put Emily's hair in this cute pony tail. It reminded me of many years of gymnastics!

Sunday night was our last night to spend time with Mom & Dad Stevens, but they had to leave early Monday morning to get back and they were trying to avoid some bad weather (we found out later they had a couple scary moments- and we were glad they made it home safely). The kids said their goodbyes on Sunday night to Grandma and Grandpa and to Misti who would be leaving with them. I think Matthew was a little sad- he sat on the floor and just hugged Misti for about 20 minutes. Anyway, we enjoyed visiting together that night and had some good laughs. It was sad to say goodbye to Mom & Dad Stevens the next morning, but we're so glad they were able to come.

Don't these puppy pictures just about break your heart? Don't worry- I'm not giving in- I'm still not ready for a permanent dog. :) Matthew really loved Misti, and I think I'm safe to say that he was probably her favorite too.