Weekend with Grandparents

This past weekend, our grandparents watched us kids while Mommy and Daddy enjoyed their annual anniversary trip together (you’ll hear more about that tomorrow.) We had a very enjoyable weekend with them, but we’re very glad to have Mom and Dad back. J As a child, you never realize how much your parents do until you have to help do all of it!

Friday night we enjoyed homemade pizza and a good movie.

Saturday was spent at home playing games and other fun things. For dinner my Abuela made a feast including Platanos Maduros.

We also had Puerto Rican steak, linguini with clam sauce and pimientos, corn on the cob, and bread with butter (not pictured.) It was absolutely amazing!

And to finish it all off, we had cheesecake with chocolate chip ice cream. Wow!

My lovely sisters after enjoying that delicious meal.

After that, Ben opened up some belated birthday gifts, including the blueberry flavored popcorn shown in the picture.

Sunday we all went to church and enjoyed a picnic afterward. Later that afternoon, Mommy and Daddy arrived home!

After a warm welcome and a few minutes to settle in, they presented us kids with some gifts they brought back for us. I was thrilled to (finally) receive recipe cards (they’re rather hard to find) and a jelly bag.

The twins received no-sew quilt wall hanging kits.

Josiah received a travel bingo kit that he has already put to good use. J

Ben received some Jalapeno beef jerky and Vidalia onion hot sauce, along with a giant floor puzzle of all the American Presidents. Mommy also bought two cast iron frying pans/Dutch ovens (one was an antique). Daddy brought back 2 books, and they both brought back an Amish teacake and chocolate whoopee pies to share. So all in all, it was a very fun weekend for everyone!