Thankful Day 27: Grandma and Grandpa Are Coming!

So, my planned "Month of Thanksgiving" posts has not exactly gone according to plan thanks to way-more-than-our-fair-share of illness lately! Let's just say that I visited the dentist and/or pediatrician 4 times in 6 days and I'm pretty sure that last week I spent more on co-pays and prescriptions than on Thanksgiving dinner- so sad. But, we're all on the mend- I sent both boys off to school today for the first time in way too long- so let's get back to it.

Today I am thankful that Grandma and Grandpa will be here for a visit in just a few weeks. The boys already have their entire week planned: first stop Chuck E. Cheese (according to Miles, "Grandma and Grandpa LOVE Chuck E. Cheese"). We are also planning on decorating gingerbread houses and baking Christmas cookies. I'm all for tackling some of those fun but messy holiday projects with my mom in the mix! And, it's not just the boys who are excited. Their visit happens to be the week of Evan's holiday party so we will be taking advantage of having the best babysitters in town and Evan and I will get to enjoy our first date night in a long while. Actually, I'm hoping that we may sneak out again for a movie or Santa shopping. The boys will have no complaints about us being gone when Grandma and Grandpa are there to fix their favorite dinner, give bubble baths, and patiently read 14 Christmas stories before bedtime!

Now that we live far apart, I am more appreciative than ever of the efforts my mom and dad make to be involved in our lives- we are lucky!

Grandma and Grandpa with Jack and Miles during their last visit to Georgia