a grand week (part 2)

Grandma and Grandpa Stanley finally came to see us, after the planned visit was delayed by a barn roof that was blown into their crops. It was lovely to see them and visit with them. Unfortunately, it was a wicked hot week. One day we tried to go to a state park in Annapolis. It was a beach plus a state park, and you can see a large bridge from all of it (I can't remember the name of the bridge).

Lucy enjoyed going down this slide, but we could only handle it for a couple of turns... the "sand" of the playground was ground up old tire, which might be very environmentally friendly, but it was miserable to stand in on this 100 degree day.

We found some picnic tables in the shade and had a PB&J picnic.

The flies were horrible and kept biting everyone. We started singing "Shoo fly don't bother me" and Lucy thought it was the most hilarious thing she'd ever heard.

Charlie emerges from the sling to get some fresh air... poor guy.

Lucy found the perfect sized tree branch to swing on.

That was about all we could handle of the state park.

I think even in the short week that they were here, Charlie changed quite a bit. It's hard to keep up with him!

Grandma and Grandpa brought us some things that we had been storing at their house, including James' keyboard. I would say I don't know who is happier to see it (James or Lucy), but I know the answer: Lucy. We're considering hiring her out as a DJ.

Sadly we did not capture this on camera, but one of my personal highlights of the week was that Mary gave me some sewing tips on my new machine. That gave me a little confidence to really get going.

Grandma and Grandpa also brought a wonderful present for Lucy: play-dough! Grandpa enjoyed many hours of play-dough fun while he was here.

It was so nice to have them here and the week went by too fast! I just realized the other day that Christmas is only 4 months away though, so we'll be seeing them again soon!