Babysitting Fee...Chocolate Cake

Park took this picture of my cute mom. (She is also available.) I LOVE this picture. This is how she looks when she's playing with my kids. This is her Grand-kid smile. Cute huh?

As most of you know, my mom came to visit a couple weeks ago. Having mom around is almost like a vacation at home. I found myself daily sitting down...breathing...with nothing pressing to do. There was an extra set of hands to wipe sticky fingers, play games, referee fights, corral wandering children, make lunches, clean up dishes, work in the yard, entertain and so on. Only she doesn't change dirty diapers...unfortunately. On top of that, we went out to eat, got pedicures, made jam, and took the kids bowling, to the park and to the movies. And as if that weren't enough, Spencer and I had a chance to get out without the kids and the only babysitting fee was Spencer's chocolate cake. Not bad, huh?

So here is a weeks worth of Grandma's entertainment in photos...

Sunday Best



Mom's good at remembering to take non-stroller pictures of Gray.




Mom also took the kids outside while I finished unpacking. I had no idea it was possible to get work finished to quickly.





A trip to Burger King


Ice cream on the back patio

Parker and his concentration face

The highlight of the week...bowling

I didn't include this picture to show off my winnings, but to point out who beat mom. Parker beat mom by 6 points. She only beat Reid by 2 points, but it was touch and go for a while. Reid was ahead for a couple frames in the middle.

Thanks Mom. I expect a good time when you come visit and this trip did not disappoint.