Lancaster Visit!

Our next big excitement after Disney World was knowing that Grandma and Grandpa Lancaster were coming to Texas to visit for a whole week! We spent the few days we had to get all ready for them to come! And we were excited! 

     Greg and Brenda flew in on Wednesday afternoon so I packed up the kids and headed to the airport. When we got to DFW, June said "Mom, we are going on another plane? I'm just too tired" HA! I told her that no, not today, and she was very happy to know that we were just picking up instead of taking off. 

      We got inside and patiently waited for them to come out of the doors... and then there they were! 

June always gets so hyper when visitors come and this was no exception! Once we got all their luggage we headed to the car. 

June walking with Grandma's cane 

Once we got to the house, we let Greg and Brenda get settled in. When they come to visit we give them our bedroom and Dan and I take the air mattress in Owen's room. Well after a few nights we discovered that OD wasn't liking us in his room so much, and we ended out in our living room. It was kind of fun, it felt like a sleep over... 

Also, just want to make a shout out to all of our past and future guests who have to sleep on that air mattress for more than a night.. I'm sorry. Someday we will have a normal bed for you to sleep on, but for the time being, thank you for putting up with the trampoline! 

 It was finally time to play. June and Grandpa became instant best friends. She wanted him to do everything! and I mean everything, from getting dressed to doing her hair to running around and complying to every single one of her demands.

Like getting in a chilly pool and swimming for hours!

Dan got home from work that night and we spent most of the evening playing on iPads and catching up on life and current events.
       The next day, Thursday, Dan had to go to work, so the rest of us woke up at a leisurely pace and then headed over to our local spray park. It was our first time being there this summer and it made me so excited for more summer days to come. I love the splash park and all the joy it brings!

 Of course it was grandpa who was being dragged around every which way by June. 

P.S. The awesome swim trunks that grandpa is rocking were picked out by June. I think Gramps would have been just fine with a pair of grey ones, but June and Grandma insisted with the pineapples. 

Once baby O woke up from his nap he got into the water as well and LOVED it! He loved splashing and trying to grab it! 

After the splash park we all headed home and ate lunch. Then it was quiet time. Greg and Brenda headed out to do a bit of shopping in stores that they don't have in Canada, while the kids slept. 

Once they got back, the kids were awake and it was time to hop back into the pool. 

It was a day spent in the sun and we didn't go in until sun set. Dan came home and we went out for dinner with all of us. 

On Friday we spent the morning just lounging around until Dan got off of work. We played with the kids got ready and once Dan came home we headed out for lunch and to Lego Land. 

June loves to make Owen laugh. She will do whatever it takes to get a giggle out of him. I just love these two with all of my heart! 

I love this picture. Nothing but pure joy!

Lego Land was really fun! We got to see the Dallas skyline all built out of legos which was pretty awesome. 

And the Texas stadium!

They had rides where you got to shoot at the bad guys and save the princess which June loved! We went on that ride more times that I counted. There were no lines so we just kept going on it over and over again. June was in heaven so I didn't mind, plus it was fun trying to beat our previous score!

There were giant lego foam pits where you could build with these foam legos. 

A fun lego slide into the foam pit

We all know June loves to sing. She's in constant sing mode. Well in there "princess land" they had a little karaoke machine set up and June was having a blast, just singing her heart out. 

We were singing "Do you want to build a snowman" together. I seriously might get her a karaoke machine. It was just too much fun singing with her. 

Lego Land also had a race track where you can build your own car and race it against other people. We never did win, and I think it was frustrating Dan more than June even cared about the car in the first place. 

About to race 

Then at the end once you were done with your car, you could push it down this ramp and it would land in a bucket! It was fun to watch the lego pieces scatter everywhere

Cool things built out of legos 

Friday night we grilled some hamburgers and got the kids to bed. Owen was being a bit of a pill, and now I know why, since the tooth popped out, but before I knew, he was giving it his all. He wore me down and that does not happen very often. Good Job Owen. Good Job. 

We chatted for the rest of the night and then headed to bed. We were tired! 

Saturday we played around the house, talked some more and just had an enjoyable afternoon. Once the kids had their nap/quiet time, we went and saw "The Lego Movie" June Loves movies and does very well in them, so it was fun taking her. I love getting her, her own little snack size popcorn and letting her have it all to herself. 

It was a pretty funny movie. We got there a little late, but it was an easy enough movie to grasp the plot of it all. There were some funny parts and overall a great kid movie. Both kids did great through the movie which I was very grateful for. 

We got home and got the kids fed and bathed. Then we had our little babysitter come over and us adults went and had dinner at Saltgrass Steak House. It was really good and we ate a lot of food! We had fun talking and not being distracted by the kids. 

This visit I really got to know more about my Father-in-law. He is more of the sit back and listen kind of guy, but I have to say, he has some very fascinating stories and adventures from back in the day, that I always love hearing about. It really did make me love him all that much more, just knowing more about his past. 

Sunday was as usual a busy day. With Choir, church meetings and Dan and I running around because of our callings, church came and went very fast. It poured down rain, so we spent the rest of the evening inside. We played marbles and then called it a night. 

Since Monday was Memorial Day, Dan didn't have to work so we had another full day with daddy. 

 we came out to this. Just grandpa and June reading "The Friend" and "Ensign" together. It was pretty adorable. 

 We went out for lunch and planned to do some Memorial Day shopping, but I think by this point the kids had just had it. Owen was a mess and June was whining for no reason, so I thought it best to let them go shopping and I take the kids home to try and get some sleep. Our schedules have been so out of balance, and I think it has finally caught up to them. 

After a late nap and everyone returning home, we decided to go walk down to the pond and see if any ducks were there. Unfortunately there were no ducks, but we still had fun throwing frock into the pond and just enjoying the sunshine. 

I was trying to teach June to put her hand over he heart when she saw the American flag, and also to try and repeat the Pledge of Allegiance, but she was really confused by the whole concept, so we just let her tell us that the flag was pretty. 

That night we grilled one more time. We had chicken and all the fixings to go along with it. Once we had dinner, we got June and Owen down for bed and then ate more snacks and played Monopoly. I was first out and Dan ended up winning the game. Good Job babe. Even with your complaints and all. You still managed to win! :) 

Tuesday was pack up day. Dan was back to work and we got the Lancaster's ready to catch their flight. 

We shoved grandpa in the back of the car one last time and we headed off. We first made a stop at Sam Moon for a one last bit of shopping and then headed to the airport. 

It was such a fun visit and we are grateful that they were able to make it over hear to visit us. We are excited that we will get to see them again in August! We are grateful for all they did for us this trip and we can't wait for the next visit!