Sunday, October 17, 2010

A Week With Nama and Dapa



Mom and Dad had a week off at the beginning of October, and they decided to spend the week up in New Jersey with us. I'm pretty sure it was because my mom was going into Michael withdrawal, but it's to be expected. :) It was nice to have them there, and Dad hadn't gotten to see Michael since the summer...about time for more quality time with Gramps!


My parents are such good sports. They drive 12 hours each way to visit with us, and what do I do? Put them to work of course. I had a whole slew of projects for my dad to help with...from fixing a broken toilet seat to installing shelves. And Mom was busy working on creating a new footstool for the mini-man. The help was MUCH appreciated...that to-do list was getting waaaay too long!


But don't worry, I didn't make them work the whole time they were here. There was still plenty of time left to hang out with Michael. We squeezed in a few cool outings while they were here:

We took a hayride at a local farm and went apple and pumpkin picking.






Mom and Dad took Michael to an indoor playplace while I had to work one day.







Michael played the part of Grandpa's Little Helper.




Grandpa taught Michael how to build an airplane.




Grandma and Michael even left you with a photo tutorial for how to make homemade sugar cookies. Just follow the simple steps below:

1. Measure dry ingredients.



2. Mix



3. Add wet ingredients.



4. Mix again.



5. Roll out chilled dough.



6. Cut out cool shapes using cookie cutters.



7. Have Mommy bake them in the oven. While cookies bake, do a happy dance on the chair. (No pants required)



8. Don't forget to give yourself a Hitler mustache with the flour. Why not liven up the party a little bit?



9. Time to decorate!



10. Most important step of all: Don't forget to sample your work!!



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