Granny Sandy & Granddad's Visit

After Karis was born, we were blessed by so many different people.  Many of our friends brought us meals and thoughtful gifts.  Many more prayed for us and encouraged us.  We also had some family come and stay with us to ease the burden of transitioning into life with a toddler and a newborn.  :)

Our first family member to stay with us was Granny Sandy (my mom).  She was sweet enough (and brave enough?) to stay with us for almost 2 weeks, and Granddad visited (with Otis & Howdy, their dogs) over one weekend while she was here.  They were such a help to us, and Enoch especially benefitted from having them here to help him through the transition of becoming a big brother.  He got lots of love and attention while they were here, and he even learned a little from them.  ;)

Granny enjoyed walking him around our neighborhood every morning, and when Granddad came, they often played with Otis out back.  Enoch learned lots of new words, like: Otis, flower, flag, ditch (and I'm sure there were a few more that I'm forgetting).  More importantly though, he really blossomed in his desire to try and say words (before their visit, he was very hesitant to even try saying new words, which kept him from learning them).  He also learned how to take his shoes off (a huge help to mama!), and how to play with play-doh.

  

play-doh and coloring lessons from Granny Sandy

And of course Granny helped with the baby holding too.  ;)

We so enjoyed their visit, and now I am looking forward to the month of July because we have more family coming!  (I know that if Enoch could understand the concept of time he'd be so pumped that June is almost over too.)  Believe it or not, we are expecting visitors three out of the four weekends in July, and we certainly wouldn't mind if the fourth weekend filled up too!  ;)