Great Grandma and Grandpa come for a visit.

The Wednesday after Thanksgiving my mom was able to come back for a visit and she brought my grandparents with her to meet the girls for the first time. I am so beyond grateful that my grandparents are healthy enough to travel to see me and still get around well. I am also grateful that they were able to coordinate their visit with my surgery so that the girls and I were well taken care of and I didn't have to worry about them the day of my surgery or while I was recovering.  Paul was able to take the day off for my surgery, but had to go back to work at his rotation on Friday so it was nice to have my mom and grandparents there to continue to take care of me.

My mom and grandparents arrived Wednesday evening just before my surgery on Thursday morning. We had a good visit and it was a joy to introduce the girls to their great grandparents. Hailey and Hadley are lucky little ladies because they have 7 great grandparents still living. My grandmother on my dad's side passed away when I was 14. She took care of me when I was little and I will always remember her fondly, and hope to share my memories of her with the girls when they are old enough.

On Thursday my surgery went smoothly and I returned home that evening a little groggy, but feeling great. I am blessed in that I continued to feel great the rest of the weekend. We spent most of the time hanging around the house playing with the girls. We did manage to get the boutonnieres made for my little brother's wedding and some corsages done as well. We did a little shopping and ended the visit by going to the Christmas program held at our church which had live animals and told the entire story of the birth and life of Christ. Everyone enjoyed it and it was a really great production. I am glad I thought ahead and got us tickets.

Hailey cuddling with great grandma

Great Grandpa entertaining the girls in front of the Christmas Tree

Hadley hanging out with Great Grandpa

Boutonniere that I made for my little brother's wedding

All dressed up and ready for the Christmas program in our pretty Snowflake dresses

With Grandma

with great grandma and grandpa

Waiting for the Christmas program to start.

I could not have had a better weekend surrounding a not so fun event of surgery. I am very grateful to my mom for coming to take care of me and the girls, and enjoyed spending some time with my grandparents before we go to visit them for Christmas and get lost in the hustle and bustle of the holidays and preparing for my little brother's wedding.