Super Fun Grandma and Grandpa Weekend and the 4th of July

My parents came to visit this past weekend.

And we did all the things. We had made a list of all the fin things possible for them to choose from with some options for food as well.

My dad took C fishing per the agreement they've had for months. It was super exciting and though it didn't last too long they seemed to have a good time. The worms being the biggest hit because 5-year-old boy. We did talk about how a lot of the times one doesn't catch a fish, which was good because they certainly didn't.

We all went out to dinner, went to the skybridge because my mom had never been there and then out for ice cream. That night for pajamas they wore their coordinating Black Bear, Brown Bear Gummy Bear shirts. M's was new but C has had his for a while. My dad gets them on his big fishing trip to way way up north MN/Canada.

Fun fact: my dad loves to go grocery shopping. Another fun fact: he takes my kids grocery shopping every time he comes into town. This time, my parents took the kids and let them use mini-carts. It was an enjoyable experience for everyone. Husband and I spent some time alone together in our house. (We cleaned out the pantry because we correctly assumed they would come home with stuff to fill it up.) 

After making the hot dogs and brat lunch they picked out at the store, we went to the family museum. My parents had never been there with the kids and they enjoyed seeing the kids in their element. We spent about two hours playing and showing them around. It was the most relaxing trip I've had in a long time. 3 adults to 2 kids? That's glorious. 

The Sid the Science Kid exhibit is in town and it is amazing. We love to watch that show and the attention to detail in the exhibit was just extraordinary. I am so impressed and cannot wait to go back. They even had a car that plays the "my mom is cool" song so... that was easily my favorite part. 

The rest of their trip was spent having fun at our house. No one was super happy for them to leave but that's how visits work. The rest of Monday became potty training boot camp for M. Some progress was made. She at least has earned the right to wear undies some of the time... but she is a stubborn one my girl is. 

Yesterday was obviously the 4th of July. We celebrated by doing next to nothing. Which is my favorite kind of day. We had red, white and blue food with every meal. Husband made fireworks pancakes for breakfast. We had bomb pops with our lunch. And we made another flag poke cake for dessert after our cheeseburger dinner. 

Keeping with our tradition, we watched fireworks on TV and the kids got glow sticks. This was even more fun this year than it was last year. I tried while we were waiting to get the kids to watch the Disney World fireworks but they just wanted to dance to the music. The Macy's Fireworks concert thing on NBC is apparently the tradition my kids love. After the TV fireworks were over, we went to bed. 9:00 is still staying up late and they had fun, but the local fireworks hadn't even started. Plus no bugs or crowds so I feel like I win and the tradition isn't going to die for a long time. 

I hope however you celebrated you had a happy and safe holiday!