Papa and Grandma come to town!

Our very large ward was divided in November. The two wards in our building became three and we are part of the newly created ward. We are sad to lose so many good friends in the other ward, but it's been fun to watch our new ward take shape.  Our ward's first meeting was Nov. 21 and the week prior to that, our newly called Bishopric was busy staffing the whole thing!
I was called to be the Primary President (aah!) and Dan received a calling too. And then the Bishop pulled him aside that first week and said he wouldn't be sustained that day. We were a little confused and then the next week, in the middle of the craziness of primary, Dan said we needed to meet right then with a member of the Stake Presidency. (And I said--NOW?!? Are you kidding me? But my amazing counselor Nicole assured me she had things under control so I could step out for a few minutes).
Long story short, Dan was called to be the second assistant in the High Priest's Group. And since he was NOT a high priest, he needed to be ordained. So on Sunday Nov. 28, we called his parents and they booked a flight so Dan could be ordained by his Dad. They were here Wednesday December 1 to Monday December 6.
We had a great, quiet visit with them. Dan and his Dad both worked on Thursday and Friday so his Mom and I and the girls enjoyed our regular days together. We went to the park and the library and ran a few errands. In the evenings, the adults would play games and chat and just enjoy being together.
We had a yummy dinner with my parents and siblings and Aunt Terri on Friday night and (of course) enjoyed some fajitas at Pappasito's another night.
On Saturday, we spent the morning biking (the boys)/walking (the girls). Then Dan and his Dad went to Sam's and we got our Christmas present from Dan's parents a little early (more to come on that)!
Sunday was a really nice day--all went well with the ordaining and setting apart (my Dad even made it for the ordaining in between his sacrament meeting and tithing settlement). Before we knew it, it was Monday and Ken and Jane had to leave! We are so glad they got to have this little visit with us--we loved it and so did the girls. They both love Grandma and Papa. We hope they come again soon!

Walking around the duck pond in a nearby neighborhood... (Dec. 3)

Megan, Papa, Grandma, and Brooke... (Dec 3)

Two happy, HAPPY girls torturing/feeding the ducks (we had to stick Brooke back in the stroller--in her zeal to feed the ducks, she nearly ran straight into the water!)...

And this picture is for me--I think ducklings are ADORABLE.  Just look at them!