It's Always Fun When Grandma Comes

Sadly, Grandma Allen had to go home to Texas this morning.  We have all had so much fun over the past two weeks - it definitely flew by far too fast!!!  This visit was so great - especially for Tori!  Although, Garrett got lots of fun Grandma time as well!  In case you were wondering what a visit from Grandma entails, we have photo documentation to fill you in!!!

Of course there is lots of fun hairdos...

That look absolutely adorable!!!

I was amazed that she actually left these in!

Grandma let Tori wear her headband- she loved checking it out in the mirror!!!

Coloring princess pictures was a must! 

Reading lots of books was also on the docket!

Tons of playtime was a given!!!

Tori especially loved playing with her doll house!

Grandma made sure that everyone in our family was represented - this is Mommy and Tori!

Daddy (and everyone else for that matter) loves to go in the door!

Occasionally, Tori got all played-out!

She had a great time lining her princesses up on Grandma's computer!

But the very best part of Grandma's visit- the cuddling!!!

Thanks so much for an awesome visit Grandma - we are so glad you get to come back in a few weeks for Thanksgiving!!!

Photo Shoots

One of my most favorite things about Grandma Allen visiting is that she takes tons of really cute pictures of our kids!  I love that she sets things up for a photo shoot and then captures so many fun smiles and poses!!! The only down side is trying to pick the pictures I want to post - we have so many great ones :)

The matching Halloween outfit photo shoot!

Tori and Garrett looked absolutely adorable together!

Our little man!

Aw, I love it when Tori gives Garrett kisses!!!

The Halloween pajama photo shoot!

I love the look on Garrett's face in this picture - so like a little brother that is heckling his big sister!!!

They were both looking at the camera!

This is such a great picture of Garrett!!!

After a while he started to get a little concerned - I love the furrowed brow!

The Big Sister/Little Brother photo shoot!

We started out a little rough- Tori did not want to sit up!

And then when she did finally sit up, she kept doing crazy things with her fingers!

Once she put her crown on, she was a happy camper!!!

The Disney-themed photo shoot!

Garrett was a stud and represented Cars!

And of course Tori was our princess poster child!

I love that she crosses her ankles!!!

The unthemed photo shoot!

Check out how strong Garrett is getting- way to go on holding your head up!!!

I think this is Jared's favorite Garrett outfit right now!

Tori is getting better everyday at letting Garrett get close to her!

Here is our cute boy - I love this picture of him!!!

Thanks for all of the amazing pictures Grandma- they are priceless!!!

Wee Slides

For the last several months, Tori has been in love with slides! Whenever we pass a playground, or a slide, she will say, "wee slide" for as long as it is visible. Tori has been in heaven for the past week and a half - with Grandma here she has been able to try out many wee slides! 

Our first slide visit with Grandma was at Burger King.  The steps were a little too far apart (tall wise) for Tori to get up them by herself.  Grandma was awesome and provided an extra step in the middle!

Tori had so much fun going down the slide!

And it was an added bonus that she got to eat a few bites of her lunch in between her wee slide runs!!!

Yeah for the wee slide at Burger King - we are big fans!!!

We are so lucky to have a playground in our neighborhood that is within walking distance.  Tori and Grandma have been able to go on several peanut butter and jam sandwich picnics to the park.  And of course there are some wee slides!!!

Tori can now get to any of the slides all by herself!

She discovered how to get up this with Grandma's help!!!

Occasionally, she would take a break to try out something else - like the sheep toy...

or the wheel!

But then she was right back to the slides! Again...

and again....

and again...

and again!!!

Thanks Grandma for taking Tori to play on the slides so much - she loved every moment!!!

Our Outstanding October

Wow - October came and went before we even realized what month it was! It's a good thing we have so many pictures to help us remember our fun little moments!!!If you are ever looking for a great place to take it easy you should try a stair.  Tori would highly recommend it - and I am glad that she usually goes for the very bottom step!

Lovin' the crazy end-of-the-day hair!!!

Tori had a fabulous time exploring our hospital room! 

Talk about the perfect snack setup - juice, fruit snacks, gold fish, and a movie!!!

Daddy and Garrett taking a much needed nap! (Does this position seem familiar to anyone else?)

Oh, it could be that we have several pictures of Daddy and Tori just like it!!!  I love that Tori and Garrett both love taking naps with their Daddy!

This picture cracks me up - I think they were both posing!

Our three kiddos :)

One day I checked on Tori during her nap and found that she had fallen asleep on her floor with Puppy, Baby, her blankie, her new teddy bear, and her night light!

I love it when Tori tries to share her toys with Garrett!!!

Here is our big girl- I love this picture of her (even though she looks way too grown up)!!!

Nice job getting everyone in the house Daddy! Can you tell they both love it when he gets home?

Life can be pretty rough for one so little!!!

These are the kind of moments that make my heart happy!

Here is Garrett trying out his crib for the first time - we love argyle and that Garrett is happy on his tummy!!!

Our handsome dude in his first church outfit!

I think our next dog should be bigger- then Tori could ride him around!!!

I love that she is starting to do this without being asked!

October has been pretty fantastic - we hope it has been to you as well!!!