Grandma Sue and Auntie Morgan

We had a great time with my mom and sister who came for the weekend! It of course, went WAY TOO FAST, and we are counting down the days until we see them again! Lucky for me, the last day of school is fastly approaching (May 26 is the last day with students, May 27 is last day for teachers!) and then I will officially be a stay-at-home mom for the summer! Lots of trips between Kansas and Iowa have been planned! (Bachelorette parties, weddings, Ronfest, etc.)

The following pics are from our wonderful weekend together! Missing them both sooo much already!

Surprise! Grandma Sue made a new blanket for Jack! He LOVES to stare at it with all the bright colors and animals (and chew on it too...)

Bath time with Grandma Sue! Bath time no longer takes place at the sink, because Jack really likes to splash the water and get it all over!

Gettin' dried off and ready for bed!

After hittin' up some garage sales on Saturday morning, of course we needed to get pedicures!

Jack and Auntie Morgan!

Jack likes to pull on jewelry, hair, and glasses. Here he is with Morgan's glasses on! I laugh every time I look at this picture.

Aunt Morgan even changed a POOPY diaper! I of course HAD to document this on camera.

Jack loves to look in mirrors. There is a mirror on his exersaucer that he just stares into. Here he is playing with the mirror with Grandma. It's as if he saying "Wow, that baby looks just like me!"

I love my grandma Sue!!

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