Sadly, another wonderful Reiss visit has come to a close.
Great-Grandma & Grandpa Reiss came out to spend the last 8 days with us.
We did just about everything kid friendly in the area, and were only kept indoors by rain for 2-3 days. And got lucky with a few days in the 60's even for outdoor fun!!
We visited the Zoo, Childrens Museum, Bounce House, Petting Farm, and the mall play area.
Their visit coincided with my 31st birthday, so we had a chance to go out together for dinner as a big family. The girls TRULY enjoyed having them here, and we will miss them greatly.....until we see them again this summer.
Abby & Grandpa enjoying some cookies
Hot chocolate by the fire on a cold night.....Abby's favorite!!
No surprise, the kids LOVED getting Grandpa on the floor for some fun. Burying him in pillows and blankets (fort-like) was Maddy's specialty!! Where did he go?? :)
Maddy's favorite time with Grandpa was doing her puzzles.....OVER & OVER on his lap!!!!
The night of my actual birthday I arranged in advance for us to attend a kids performance of "Clifford The Big Red Dog" stage show that was happening that night only. So we went to the show after a delicious dinner at The Yard House restaurant.
Girls during dinner
Mike showing off his half yard of beer
My birthday gift from Mike and the girls!!! A new waterproof camera for all of our water activities year round!! I can't wait! This way he will get to see the girls swim and play at the beach while he is away most of the summer, without me risking our good camera! We will test it out in March as we head back to the indoor water park for another fun 2-day trip, before Mike starts his new job!
The show! The kids were about 90% captivated....Maddy, a little less. But it was a cute outing for us all to attend together.
The first weekday of their visit, both girls were in school, so we got a chance to spend a few hours together without them. Unfortunately it was the one gloomy/cloudy day, but we made a go of it and headed to the Fort Story Lighthouse anyhow. We walked to the top to get a little exercise :) Then we had a nice lunch in downtown Norfolk without the kiddos before returning to pick them up!
(The new lighthouse that is currently in service)
(The old lighthouse that we walked up)
And their trip wouldn't be complete without a visit to Costco!! Enjoying a churro with Maddy while the van got new tires!!
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