Nana & Papa's Visit

My parents (Lisa's) just left this morning after a fun-filled week at our house! It was sad to see them go, but we will see them again for Christmas. Below is a slide-show of our week. We went to a "Storytelling Festival" at a mill not too far from here. Brianna had a blast playing in the old-fashioned water pump. My wonderful mom spent many hours at her sewing machine while she was here & made me custom drapes for my dining room. Thanks a million mom!! You're the best!! She has made many of the rooms in our house beautiful with her handiwork! Brianna enjoyed having Nana come to Kindermusik with her. She will definitely miss not having Nana & Papa around anymore. They spoil her rotten! What are grandparents for?! We also had a good time with Laurie & Rich (my sister & her hubby) throughout the week. We celebrated Rich's b-day our last night together. My dad enjoyed going to work several days with Machen. Machen loves having Dad help him out whenever he's down here. Brianna accomplished several "firsts" while her grandparents were here. She can now walk down our carpeted stairs all by herself like a big-girl holding onto the railing. I still hold my breath watching her, but she loves doing it all by herself. We had a near accident when she decided to attempt coming down in Nana's high heel shoes. Thankfully she grabbed the railings with both hands & hung on for dear life (crying) until Papa quickly rescued her. Phew! She also just about mastered feeding herself with a spoon/fork this week. She can actually get food onto the utensil now & usually gets it into her mouth! :) She said many new words this week too. Enjoy the slide show!