graham visit 09

we had our graham family visit in early august. this was the first time olive was held by her cappy.

and of course she remembers her gram.

abbie and eldin flew in from florida. it was the first time abbie got to see olive.

they liked each other quite a bit.

abbie decided she wanted a change on a stormy day of the visit.

so i cut and died her hair!

getting our sassy gear on.

meanwhile gram and cappy enjoyed watching the grandkids.

and voila!

one beautiful refreshed abbie!

olive was a fan of her new look.

abbie played itsy bitsy spider with olive and showed her how to count to five.

olive was entranced.

while daniel's dad was in, their special project was daniel's truck.

it had been hit by an 18 wheeler and the bumper was gnarled up. so much so that you couldn't open the tailgate. well, that was no match for the graham men.

while they were at it they gave the truck an overhaul...putting on new shocks and a number of new additions!

even though it was hard work in the hot august sun...

they had so much fun working together.

and when they were done it was like a brand new truck! good job fellas!

olive has mastered the art of independent naps and looking cute while doing it!

while the boys worked on the truck the girls took the kids to the park.

eldin had such a great time climbing steps, going down slides and swinging.

and we had fun watching him.

olive couldn't take all the excitement and fell asleep.

when we got home everyone was so hot we tried to relax and cool down.

eldin, do you think it is time for your first haircut?!

abbie asked if i would do eldin's first haircut as the back had gotten a lot longer than the rest.

i agreed and off we went. eldin did great. when he got too active we distracted him with a graham cracker.

ta-da! the finished look.

after that a boy needs a special treat.

graham family ice cream time!

this day we all went for hot dogs at sam's hot dog stand.

when we got back someone was so tired she required a nap on gram.

i don't think gram minded too much.

looking pretty in her summer outfit, hanging out with her aunt abbie.

say what?

on abbie's last day we took the kids to the pool.

olive had never been to a pool. this was her first time dippin in.

she seemed to like it, it was hard to say because she was so sleepy. but she took it all in for the first 10 minutes or so.

missy met us there with her little ones.

and of course sonya and guy took right to playing.

judah did great in the pool. you could tell missy had really worked with him.

and of course eldin knew what to do being a florida boy.

he is an ol' pro.

enjoying the lazy river.

little bit tuckered out quick so i sat the majority out holding her and watching the festivities. everyone had a lot of fun!

the day before everyone started heading out, john drove in for a very short visit! it was such a wonderful opportunity since we never get to see him. he and daniel raced around town getting everything done they wanted to do together. including a long round of golf with his dad! a lot to do in a day, before he had to go back, but so worth it!

it was a fun week.

it is always great to visit with family.