A Visit from Grammy

Recently, we were so blessed to have Grammy spend a week with us in Billings. The primary reason for her trip was to help with the twins during Amy's colonoscopy procedure. We are thankful to report that this procedure went smoothly and showed that Amy no longer has traces of the C-dif infection that has been affecting her since giving birth. Praise God! Once Amy is officially off her antibiotics, the doctor guesses that Amy's health will finally return to normal. Hooray! Amy's mom was such a big help and a joy to be with, too. As you can see from the pictures, Jaden & Cody loved being spoiled by their Grammy!

They enjoyed the extra arms to hold them...

... and someone new to read stories. This particular story was a fun Halloween tale from cousins Ian and Ryan. Thanks, TX Schleichers!

Grammy was also able to see Mommy & Daddy interact with their boys (what a change from when she was here in June!). Jaden & Cody love listening to stories!



 

While she was here, Grammy had a great idea for a new first for the boys: eating out! The 5 of us ventured out to a local pizza eatery for Jaden & Cody's first restaurant experience. The boys did quite well! As long as they were holding a toy, they didn't fuss at all. Thanks for the nice treat, Grammy!





Jason appreciated the TVs at the restaurant, as he was able to cheer the Lions on to a fantastic weekend victory!

We actually had a weekend quite full of sports. Jason taught Cody how to hike a football...

...and the boys (along with their stuffed tigers) cheered on the Tigers in the World Series Games.

Unfortunately, the Tigers couldn't pull out a victory, but we enjoyed watching the games with Grammy over the weekend anyway.

One fun thing that Grammy commented on was how much more aware of each other our boys are. We captured them in the middle of their first wrestling match below. (Yes, we realize this is probably as calm as they'll ever be!)

 

 

Jaden particularly enjoyed showing off his new skills for Grammy. He had already shown Mommy & Daddy once or twice at the beginning of October that he could roll over from his back to his tummy. During Grammy's visit, however, the process of rolling became much more comfortable for little Jaden. He started rolling over nearly every time he was laid on his back, and he began showing us several consecutive rolls, too. Way to go, little guy!

 

 

What a fun week! Thanks again for spending time with us, Grammy. We love you!