This particular visit with the amazing Loveland grands was shorter than usual, as they had other traveling that they were doing. However, we made sure to pack in a lot of joy in our 3.5 days together.
The night they arrived the presents came out. Shiloh was first in gifting Donna with a Christmas tile that she made.
There were other fun clothes and a hat for me.
Donna can get pretty creative in her wrapping and these dresses were extra cute!
Ezra couldn't be more happy about his present!
Grandma gave three ornaments with snowmen that were bakers, as they love to bake with her so much!
A special box for each of the girls with fresh underwear and other goodies!
Ezra got adorable blue flannel pajamas...
with a matching robe (which he will no doubt get a lot of good use out of it)!
Big smiles all around.
They were given a special Christmas book that Grandma explained that she was going to read to them each day.
Loveland out the Mr. Loveland of them all.
Captivated by their new book!
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The next morning the girls dug into some of the Christmas crafts and Ez enjoyed his Legos. Donna and I attempted to help them out with it all. Easier said than done.
Then while Beach took out his mother, Glen took us all to Chick-fil-A.
Which of course was a big hit! (Ezra really loved his Christmas hat that was in his stocking and wore if often on the days after Christmas.)
Topped off with ice cream and playing in the play area.
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Ezra missed his normal nap time and, while I was out shopping with Donna that early evening, I got a text with this picture.
They seemed to be knocked out for hours and later moved into more of a comfortable position.
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The next day, while the men were working, we headed downtown. After a stop at the kiosk, where the kids were thrilled they got a drink too, we enjoyed the warmer weather!
The rain held off so we could explore River Front Park.
We had not been there since they added in the exercise equipment and had fun playing on all the pieces (this one was my favorite).
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Ezra still got in some grandpa time that afternoon, though!
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That night we had our traditional Mexican dinner. Shiloh always hamming it up if she has an audience...
And Zoe found a new tortilla hat.
Tradition continues in this photo spot. It also seems to be tradition that at least one child has some kind of crazy face (usually the same child).
My parents were able to join us this time as well. So we took a group picture of us all!
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The next morning, a particularly gorgeous Saturday, we headed downtown to check out the Soda City Market.
The next morning, a particularly gorgeous Saturday, we headed downtown to check out the Soda City Market.
Crazy hair don't care!
The kids each got a print out at the Richland Short Story dispenser, which they were thrilled about!
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Honestly the kids didn't love going to the market, so I surprised them and we stopped at a park downtown on the way home to get a few zip-lines in!
Grandma and I got in on the action a couple of times as well!
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Even though it was a shorter trip, they still got their chocolate chip cookie making in!
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Since we had yet to see the lights at the zoo, we decided to check that out as well.
While not quite as special as going before Christmas we still enjoyed it!
The soap "snow" was a favorite and the littles were delighted each time they found an area that was spraying.
Shiloh missed the photo opt before, so we chased down the reindeer for her to have a picture, too. Turned out pretty awkward but it made her smile all the same.
Daddy captured these beauties.
We joked on how it didn't matter that they were missed taking a shower that night, as they were covered in soap.
Since there was no Santa, a giant blown up snowman, with a person inside, would do.
Whew! I say we made the most of our time and created many more memories for the future!
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