California here we come right back where we started from: Champa and Grammy come to visit

Paul's parents came to visit us last weekend. We had so much fun having them here with us. We miss our families so much, its so fun when they come to visit us. Of course, when they come it's never long enough so we try and cram as much stuff as we can into the little time we have. They got in on Thursday and surprised Sawyer at school. He knew they were coming but didnt know they would be here in time to get him from school, he was soooo excited to see them. We then came to the house and let them get unpacked and settled in. Then we were off and running, we met Paul for dinner at Texas Roadhouse, now a tradition when they come to visit. After dinner Val and I went to Barnes and Noble to pick up our new favorite game. Maybe you've heard of it Settlers of Catan. We had played for the first time the previous weekend and were hooked, since the Balcombes are big game players we knew they would like it. We played that night and surprise surprise Paul won...but thats ok because we proceeded to play every night they were here and I had a victory as well, it was not a great game weekend for the in-laws. None the less we had fun playing games together again. Friday we had breakfast at home courtsey of my wonderful mother in-law, she made apple pancakes (my favorite) and they were amazing as usual. After everyone was ready to start the day the boys headed out for a round of golf and the girls(and Sawyer) went off to shop. We hit the mall, Target and of course Costco. Sawyer had so much fun shopping with Grammy, he kept hearing the word "yes" when normally its No Sawyer, maybe for your birthday. Grammy spoiled him. His favorite thing of the day his new light up spiderman shoes. He was so excited about them, he wouldn't take them off, the kid wore them to bed that night he loved them so much. After shopping and glofing we met for dinner at another of our favorite places La Hacienda, it was delicious as always. After dinner it was back home for more Settlers and some olympics. Saturday was so fun too, we had tickets to see Phantom of the Opera down in Fair Park. The show was great and it was fun to go with Pauls parents. A big thank you to the Ball family for watching Sawyer for us, we really appreciate it. After the show we picked up Sawyer and went to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner( are you starting to see a trend here) again, dinner was great. We headed for home for another game of settlers and more olympics. Church on Sunday was great, it was fun to show Pauls parents our new building. After church it was Fuddruckers for lunch and more games. I had to head out Sunday night to register Sawyer for school, so i'm not sure what everyone did Sunday night. They got up Monday morning and headed out. We miss them already and wish we would have had more time together. We did have a blast while they were here and can't wait to see them again. Thanks for the fun dad and mom we love you!