Grandma and Grandpa!

The long awaited arrival of G-ma and G-pa finally came on Monday night. We had such a fun time with them here. They left last night and both kids were crying as we drove away from the airport. It really was quite sad, I can't figure out if Jack knew why he was crying but he was pretty upset. The first morning they had G-ma playing "Don't Eat Pete" with chocolate chips by 8:00am, at that point Jack knew this was going to be a good visit! On Tuesday we drove up through Amish country. It was the first time I had been up there and I was glad for the chance to go. I didn't get any great pictures but here is one of the kids outside a cheese place and dinner at Der Dutchmans - very yummy (mashed pot and gravy were worth the drive up there). It was a 2 hour drive up there and a bit more back because of my wrong turn but the kids didn't whine or cry once - it was great. On our way home it was dark and I missed a turn and ended up going down a very rural road. We stopped to ask an Amish couple on the side of the road for directions. It was a pretty chilly night. They were walking with one head lamp and carrying lumber. We wondered how far they had to walk. It was so interesting to see how they live. We can't have Thanksgiving without Kate doing some kind of project. She and G-ma made place settings, I thought they turned out so cute. And no visit to Ohio is complete without a trip to Graeters Ice Cream!