GiGi Time

Back at the end of June, yes I realize that was over a month ago, and yes I'm still trying to get caught up, Mat had to travel to Texas for work.  He was taking his business club to their national competition, so that left me home with the kiddos for four days.  You know what that means?  Gigi to the rescue!  I'm so thankful my mom was able to sneak away from her life for a bit and come lend a hand.  I'm a big fan of man on man defense rather than being outnumbered by two little ones.  ;) 

We kept very busy while she was here and had a GREAT time!  Great memories were made...

We visited the our local aquarium, the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.  We have a family membership so that we can go frequently.  Totally worth they money!  We saw the Dolphins and Whales movie while there and MJ was happy to pose with his new whale (little did he realize he picked out a shark) that Gigi got him after the movie was over. 


We also went to the Arboretum.  I've wanted to take mom (and dad, too) here for a long time.  We took Mat's grandparents when they visited early this summer, which was also the first time we'd explored it very much, and I knew that taking mom was a must for her next trip.  We had a beeeautiful day to go!  We picked up some sandwiches, and headed to Marshall Park, where the Arboretum is, for a picnic and playtime first.  MJ was happy to play on the playground at the park, and then we took a stroll over to check out the Arboretum.  My only regret is that we hadn't fully explored this area sooner.  It is so gorgeous!!  Besides beautiful flowers all over the place we discovered a beautiful pond where you can feed the koi fish, waterfalls, tons of walking trails. 

 Gigi and her grandbabies

 Feeding the fish with my little man

 Love this pic that Gigi took of Charlotte!  Look at those beautiful blues, and you can see her first tooth poking through on the bottom. 

 Feeding fish with Gigi

 So peaceful!

Love this boy!

There wasn't a ton of down time, but when we were at home we spent time just playing and loving on the kiddos.  Mom got to spend lots of time playing trains with MJ and helping with Charlotte...

 Gigi feeds Charlotte prunes

What?  Did you say that was prunes?!  Uh oh...

Thanks for all your help, mom!  It truly was such a great visit!  It reminds me how much I wish we lived closer.