A Big Surprise

Two months ago, my "not much of a plan ahead" dad called to invite us over for a Good Friday dinner (even though he was going to be at our house celebrating Easter two days later). Though it was slightly out of the ordinary, life has been so full I didn't think much more of it. My dad's plan was a welcomed surprise and we were excited for the day trip. Abby wouldn't stop talking about going to Papa's house to feed his fish, blow bubbles and drink 'papa juice'. Minutes after walking in the door, we realized the surprise was way better than we could have dreamed....

NAGYMAMA CAME TO VISIT!!! Okay so, the only thing better than Mama coming to visit is not expecting to see Mama until July and then realizing you get a whole week of quality time with her. Best surprise ever!

Cory was in on all the secrets! My heart was so full. :)

Abby was just as excited. She was also excited about all of the cool cartoon channels Papa has at his house.

Ella and Nina bonded on this trip. Ella's excited sounds are a lot like an angry goose hiss, but we've decided it's definitely associated with exciting moments.

AND she learned to feed the dog. GRRREAT! Greeley, here we come!

family photo.

love.

Ella would not stop staring at her.

taking a walk to the park

first time in a swing and she loved every minute of it

Nagymama and Ashley hanging on the swings

me and my girlie

happiness.

After a full day together, we headed home. On Easter Sunday, everyone was coming to our house and then Nagymama planned to stay with us for the week.  The surprise kept getting better and better. Three minutes into our car ride home, this is what the backseat looked like:

While brushing teeth before bed that night, I told Abby that we would get to spend lots more time with Nagymama that week. This was her response.