gramma's visit

kevin has been in DC this week so my mom came to help out for a few days.

lucky us!!! 

ivy was soo excited when i told her gramma was coming. (of course).

it was such a blessing to have her all to ourselves. 

these rascals are nuts for her. 

she cleaned out the whole garage, got the kids some adorable fall clothes,

 fed them as much as she could, got to see some of our spots,

and turned eli into a little boy overnight :) 

new kicks, new clothes, big boy car seat, and a hair cut. 

ivy hung on her like there was no tomorrow

and we loved having her here. 

she is such a burst of fresh happy air.

i'm so encouraged and inspired after being with her.

it is the worst thing ever watching her leave

(ivy and i cry like babies)

but i'm so thankful for the visit

and of course we'll see her soon! 

thanks for coming gramma!! we love you! 

side note: 

i wanted to grow his hair out

so mom was just giving him a little trim, 

but it didn't turn out as good as last time, so we had to jump in the car 

and take him to the barber. 

it was almost bedtime

so there he is in his jammies. 

mom's trying to distract him with a video of ollie. 

he's like "mom,  i thought we had a deal." 

i'm sorry buddy. 

you're still impossibly cute. 

sweet note:

i tucked eli in, and ivy and i were having a bowl of late night oh's.

(k gets home around midnight).

i asked her: what's your favorite thing you did with gramma?

she said without a pause and with the sweetest face:

hug and kiss her :)