Grandma Jo came to visit...

We got the privilege to have Grandma Jo spend the weekend with us about a week ago. It was the first time Maia got to meet her and I think they hit it off just great! We had a fun and full weekend. We spent some time at home, had a delicious dinner at the Mosers, and a good time visiting the farm. It was so much fun to get to see Grandma Jo and hear stories of a faraway land!

This was before we left to the farm. Notice the matching fleece vests. They know how to stay warm! These are my cooking buddies!!! Maia gets to play with cooking utensils as I cook and this morning daddy decided to join right in when he got home from work.We also climbed to the top of the hill out at the farm. This is the spot where Ginya took a picture of us when we came out to visit about 3 years ago. Those are always fun memories!! Little did we imagine at the time that eventually we would be standing here with our little Maia and Grandma Jo in the same spot!

Yes the giraffe. Maia took a nap cuddling with her new friend. She actually went to sleep this way. I just thought it was pretty cute.

Lots of fun games and songs with Grandma Jo. She was very smart to find Maia a different toy to chew on instead of her fingers. Yes, be careful --Maia could hurt you with her gums.

Grandma, dad, daughter all in a row!

Since this was the first time in a while since Grandma Jo has been in the states on her birthday I thought it would be fun to do a little celebration with her and Michael since their birthdays are only a day apart. So...."Let the wild Rumpus begin"

Ooops maybe a better exposure or a flash would have helped....

There that is better, but I will admit it is a little posed. We enjoyed chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting at 9:30 pm.

Let them eat cake!

Thanks Grandma Jo for coming to visit us up here in Portland. We certainly enjoyed your stay and look forward to your return!!! Also Happy Birthday a few days early!!! Hope it's a good one!