saying good-bye

our whirlwind weekend is at an end. at least i remembered that i didn't have any pictures with my parents! they (the pictures) are better than nothing. (i am wearing my brand new "short and sweet" t-shirt from the smucker's store.)

we had plans for brunch out. since maddux' dentist appointment (getting a spacer for the molar he had pulled a while ago) was right across the street from our restaurant, we took the whole gang to his appointment.

big pop and manning snuggled up on the couch for a little minion movie viewing.

sharing the love.

this kid just loves using utensils and is pretty impressive with a knife and fork.

now that we were (very) full, we went over to the mall to walk it off a little. big pop works for a company in the sears family and gets a discount so i asked if we could borrow his discount for a little back-to-school shoe shopping.

big pop helped maddux come up with a hands-free way to carry around his shirts and he was only too happy to help manning out.

the kids were pretty excited for a night of vbs (at the preschool) after we dropped off big pop and grandma at the airport. manning couldn't wait to wear his new shirt.

and just a few more pictures before they left.

even with me!

we loved having them visit. they haven't been here since last thanksgiving so we were due. love.