Grandparents, kitchen (finally!), and strawbaby festival

We were lucky enough to have Grandma Gigi and Papa Rick come and visit for a week this month. We had so much fun! We immediately put Papa Rick to work; he worked on our plumbing, trimmed some trees, and helped Keith tile the kitchen backsplash! That means we are finally, finally done with all major kitchen projects. All we (I) have left to do is find window treatments, which I believe Keith finds unnecessary. He doesn't understand the importance of color! :) The kitchen looks GREAT and we are both relieved to finally have that project behind us. I bet we'll never buy another house that needs so much "updating".





Besides making Grandma Gigi and Papa Rick work, we also had some fun. We went wine tasting, watched the boats come through on the Intercoastal Waterway, and played outside a lot. Plus GG and PR kept Will so Keith and I could go to NYC for the weekend. It was a much needed and much appreciated getaway! While we were gone, Grandma baked up lots of homemade goodies and set about spoiling Will with attention and sweets, as any grandparent should. He had a wonderful time; I am not sure he even realized we were gone. Thank you both!






This weekend we hit the Strawbaby (okay, really the Strawberry) Festival in Pungo. We somehow managed to not really eat any strawbabies but Will did ride his first carnival rides. He loved it. He was so attached (literally) to the bulldozer ride that I had to pry his hands from the steering wheel while he was kicking and screaming to stay. Perhaps he'll be in construction someday. Will didn't love the Dumbo ride as much though. After about one "flight" around, he got scared and started saying "all done elephant" over and over again. Maybe he's scared of heights...after Keith lowered the elephant closer to the ground, he seemed to enjoy it a bit more. Maybe he won't be a pilot like his daddy afterall!

Visitors Galore = Spoiled Child

We have had quite a busy few weeks with family coming to visit. First came Grandma Charma (or Grandma Sue as Will calls her.) She stayed a few days and spoiled Will rotten. Unfortunately the weather was VERY hot while she was here (90s in April? That's crazy!) so we didn't get to go out and explore as much as we wanted. But we did feed the ducks daily (Will's new favorite activity), played outside, and managed to squeeze in a little shopping and more than a little eating (my favorite activity.) Unfortunately I didn't get my camera out enough so we ended up with no pictures of Will and Grandma Sue...but we did get a great picture of Will in his new duds that she brought him (thanks, Grams!) The Hawaiian print shorts are Keith's favorite; he has never before cared what Will wears but now wants him to wear his new shorts every day. Aunt Rachie also sent a cute outfit so Will will be sporting that soon.



Here is Will enjoying some spaghetti as we had lunch in Ghent. He was quite the pro at slurping up the noodles.










Our next visitors came only a few days later when Great Grandpa Willis and Aunt Frannie arrived! We had so much fun. We went to the aquarium, checked out Locks Park along the Intercoastal Waterway, and saw the big boats (okay, ships) and airplanes on base. It was Will's first visit to see Daddy's airplane and he loved it. He kept yelling "more airplane! more airplane!" when we had to leave. Perhaps he will follow in his father's footsteps one day. Below Will is touching the stingrays at the Virginia Aquarium while Daddy and Grandpapa look on.
















Visiting Daddy's plane for the first time. It was a big hit!














Grandpapa, Daddy, and Will with the C-2 Greyhound.

















Thanks to everyone for visiting. We had a great time and Will definitely got spoiled by all the attention. We are SO looking forward to Papa Rick and Grandma Gigi's trip in a few weeks. Will is ready for some more lovin'!