Thank You Grandma and Grandpa Joe

A special thank you is in order for the time and effort that Grandma and Grandpa Joe put in during their visit the week of Blake's birth. Thanks to both of them, Renee, Haley and I had plenty of time to rest and perhaps a little too much time to eat the great food they cooked for us. I still can't believe I ate a whole apple pie in one day! Thanks for baking that Joe, and sorry to everyone else who didn't get to have some.

Perhaps the most demanding (but also rewarding) task other than taking care of the zombie parents the first few days after Blake's birth was the challenge of keeping up with Haley and all the activities she wanted to do. The pictures below are just a few of the things Grandma and Grandpa Joe did with Haley, but you can assume that there were also a few trips to Chuck E Cheeses, TCBY frozen yogurt, and the donut shop (Old Tyme Donuts). As well as a trip to the movies to see Beauty and The Beast. Thanks for the pics Grandpa Joe.

First day on the job and already they're put to work getting us stuff that we should have known we were going to need. After all, we've been through this before, right.

In between visits, Grandma and Haley made cupcakes for us. They were so yummy and so well decorated. Haley made extra so the nurses could have some too.

What a cutie!

The big payoff!

See Joe, spending half a day cleaning our house and baking apple pie and Mac n' Cheese was well worth it.

Easy Bake Oven brownies. The work never stops with Haley. As soon as one task is done she's on to bossing you into the next.

Thanks for all your hard work so we could relax with our little Blake (I don't know why I was making that face.)

So the weather was not the greatest during the week but Grandma and Grandpa Joe did manage to get Haley out to the Wild Wilderness Drive-through Safari in Gentry, AR during one of the dry days.

Haley wasn't too keen on feeding the Kangaroos this time. 

I don't know who is happier, Grandma or the monkey.

During the drive through part, several of the free roaming monkeys decided they were going to camp out on the hood of our car.

Mix of some pics of the animals out that day

Haley was also able to show off her gymnastic skills at Aspire Gym since they had an open-play day while Grandma and Grandpa Joe were here. Haley loves to do all the moves but still doesn't want to actually join the gym. What can I say, she has her rules.

Geronimo!

Haley could spend all day in the foam pit.

Oh...Yeah!!!!!!!!!!

So Cozy!

Luckily, Joe's favorite breakfast spot (IHOP) is also a four year old's. Haley loved the chocolate chip pancakes with whipped cream eyes and mouth.

THANK YOU!