Gram and Papa's Visit

The day had finally come for Grandma Ann and Papa Bob to arrive in Tucson! Shortly after their arrival, Caleb and Gram were playing chase in the backyard. We grilled out for dinner and simply enjoyed being together. How precious these moments are. Friday included a trip to Monkey Business where Caleb and Papa drove race cars in the arcade, a pizza picnic in the park and a swim at the hotel pool. The following day Ann and I had a girls' day out that was full of shopping and lunch at a Greek cafe. The guys spent the day watching the Tucson Air Show from our backyard and flying a kite with Caleb. They also put together a plan to add grass to our backyard! That evening, the first piece of synthetic turf was laid and Caleb was hitting golf balls off his new lawn. Oh how wonderful to have a place for Caleb to run and play! Sunday, Matt and I were off to Bisbee to celebrate our anniversary, and Caleb would have Gram and Papa all to himself. We wrapped up the visit with a trip to the zoo, another dip in the pool and an evening in the park. Gram and Papa would leave the next morning for the airport. After many hugs and tears, they were on their way to see Mark in California. How blessed we are to love and be loved so much!

Trying out the bubble machine from Gram

Bubbles bubbles everywhere

Driving race cars with Papa at Monkey Business.
 If only there were points for hitting light poles.

Scoring some tickets

Trying to catch apples

Playing toss at the hotel pool

Fun in the sun

Happy to be with Gram

Hey Gram, that tickles!

Enjoying a surprise visit from Daddy

Testing out his golf clubs on his new grass from Papa Bob.

Playing cars with Gram before bed

C'mon chase me everybody

Getting a boost from Gram at the park

Helping Daddy clear the rocks for the second piece of turf

Papa rolling out our new lawn

Caleb referring to the map at the Reid Park Zoo

Posing for a picture in front of the tortoise and ostrich exhibits

Capturing a family pic at the children's play area

Watching Sundzu, the baby elephant,

Making music at the new Tanzania exhibit

Trying out the drums

Gram and Papa

Enjoying one more dip in the pool

Playing splash with Gram

Giving Gram and Papa a rocket balloon demo

An evening in the park

Bob and Matt
with the Silverbell Mountains in the background

Playing on the new grass with Papa