Visitors from Far, Far Away

Jeremy's parents, Terry and Debbie (Papaw and Mamaw), arrived on July 2nd from their new home in Beaumont, TX and had a great visit! Papaw stayed until the 6th and Mamaw changed her ticket so she could stay until the 15th, and help out after Noah's surgery. Noah quickly became buddies with Papaw and we have been so spoiled by having Mamaw's care for so long. There is definitely going to be some grandparent withdrawal going on around here!

The day they arrived, we took Noah downtown to play at the fountain park for the first time. I think he's a fan. :)

A little timid at first.

Oh, the fun!

On the 3rd, we stayed in Raleigh, North Carolina for the night so that Jeremy could visit his old stomping grounds in Wendell. He lived there during 5th through 8th grades.

Noah and Mamaw at the hotel pool. We didn't get in much because it was chilly that morning!

We came home on the 4th and celebrated big. Not really. I wanted to take Noah to watch fireworks at the Greenbrier but realized they would not be starting until 10:00pm and there is no way Noah can make it that late!

So this was our fireworks extravaganza.

I think Noah was a little nervous.

We enjoyed a lot of backyard time, since that is Noah's favorite thing.

Mamaw and Papaw are fighting over who gets to feed watermelon to Noah here.

Mamaw spent the rest of her visit cooking, washing dishes, doing laundry, and entertaining Noah. Sounds like quite a vacation, huh? :) Noah had tubes put in his ears on the 12th. He was pretty angry with everyone when he woke up but did great otherwise. By that evening, we were noticing that his walking grew steadier and greater in distance, he became more vocal, and was much more playful and cheerful. Hooray! He is also taking Singulair everyday to keep the allergies away.

Random picture of some plants that finally bloomed in our yard.

We miss her already! But I have to focus on packing for our trip to Tulsa tomorrow. We'll be back the 22nd. The Barclays are off to meet Rylie Sophia Nutt!