Gram and Grandpa come to town

My parents came to visit a few weeks ago. They stepped right out of Skype and into real life! Steven and I went to meet them at the airport and as soon as Gram bent down to his level he recognized her and gave her a big smile. Skype truly is a wonderful invention!

We did a lot of fun things while Gram and Grandpa were here, including going to the zoo for the first time. It was still pretty chilly, so many of the animals weren't out, but we bought a membership and Steven and I have been twice since then in warmer weather and have seen many more animals, including the grizzly bears in their new exhibit!

Some photos from Gram and Grandpa's visit:

Trying on the sweater Gram knit for him--for next winter! She knit the 24 month pattern, but he's already so big!

And she knit a hat, too! It was a little big so it might be perfect next winter.

Hanging with his best pal, Grandpa. Steven always lights up when Grandpa appears on Skype. Gram and I play second fiddles to Grandpa and Daddy.

 

Getting tangled in Gram's new knitting project

And more tangled

On the way down...

Helping with the yard work

Checking out the chickens at the zoo's hobby farm

Chasing the chickens

Investigating the cow and goat

The zoo was fun but tiring!

We also had professional pictures taken again to mark Steven's first birthday, but I'll post those separately, hopefully soon!