Visit from Grandma and Papa

Grandma and Papa came to visit us last week! Liam just loved having a whole week with them while Miss Doreen and Uncle Sam were away, Daddy was working, and Mommy was busy, busy, busy training her staff. We sadly didn't get many photos (we all know who the shutterbug of this family is... and it isn't Dad!), but we did get a couple of the highlights.

On Tuesday the 10th, our softball team had its first playoff game. Finally a cheering section!



Daddy had an all-star night, hitting not one but two homeruns (one of which ended up on the roof of the school!). What a show-off for his parents! High-fiving the team:



And getting an enthusiastic round of applause from Liam!



We won the game, but sadly didn't make it past the next round of the playoffs. Better luck next year, Screwballs! Later that week, Daddy took off work and took everyone for a fun day at the Zoo.



The Zoo has a really cool Lego exhibit going on, but Liam just wasn't into monkeying around:

So in other funny news, Liam is becoming quite the little neat-freak. Last week, he was eating some dry Cheerios in the living room and accidentally dropped a handful on the carpet. Before I could even react, he ran to the closet, grabbed the broom, and started sweeping them up! And sure enough, once he gathered those Cheerios into a little pile, he stooped down, picked them up... and shoved them in his mouth. Well, he at least started out in the right direction! Daddy informed me that when he dropped an ice cube in the kitchen yesterday, Liam grabbed the broom again and swept that up too (to my relief, he did not eat this one-- he put it right in the sink. Success!).

We can't thank Grandma and Papa enough for taking care of Liam (and really, all of us) last week. We love you and are looking forward to our visit to Milford over Labor Day!!