Greenville Trip

We spent the first part of our spring break in Greenville with my parents.

Franklin in his happy spot!

JP started asking about biscuits as soon as we got to Greenville. He did a great job helping Gran make them! (And apparently Grandaddy was in on the helping too.)

We went up Sunday afternoon and as soon as we got there my parents' new next door neighbors came over to meet the kids. They have 3 girls around the same ages as our kids and the kids were instant friends! They had the best time playing together the whole time we were there.

Sunday evening for dinner we went to Frankie's pizza. It was really good. We lucked out and Grandaddy was home briefly (a rare pre-April 15th sighting!) so he went with us.

Waiting at restaurants is SO much more fun when Grandaddy is there!

On Monday my mom and I took the kids to see the Easter Bunny. JP was NOT interested in getting close but we compromised with me holding him. He actually reached out and touched the bunny's paw at one point...major milestone!

Since we were at the mall we decided to check out the new(ish) Lego store. It was so fun! The kids all made some mini figures to bring home, Emmie worked diligently on putting together a Lego set, the littles played with Duplos, and we all enjoyed checking out the various displays they had out.

The kids were all really impressed with this lego man. It took 85 hours to build!

The Millennium Falcon is the set with the most pieces ever!

Of course we had to stop at the playground on the way out of the mall and then take a quick detour to the cars so the kids could ride on them. My kids are pretty funny in a mall because we never go to the one in Columbia!

Tuesday around lunchtime we headed downtown. We had lunch at Subway and then went over to Fall's Park. It had been a very long time since I had been down there. I think Emmie and Ellie were little the last time we went. The kids had lots of fun exploring, sticking their toes in the water, and running around. They were definitely worn out when we left!

After Fall's Park we headed to Grandaddy's office to visit for a bit and then we walked over to TCBY. Tuesday was April 16th so we were glad to get some Grandaddy time...he's pretty MIA between mid January and April 15th.

You always get pistachios at Grandaddy's office.

Emmie immediately went to work cleaning up. She organized and dusted.

The kids love the toys at Grandaddy's office. They got a big kick out of trying on his mask.

Wednesday morning we met the next door neighbors at a park and the kids played for awhile and then we all headed back home and the neighbors came over for a hamburger lunch. We really enjoyed getting to know them!

Can you pick out the two 3year olds in this picture. Lol!

Pretty much every minute we weren't off on an adventure the kids were outside playing with their new friends. I think a wonderful time was had by all!

Gran supplied popsicles...always a hit!

After lunch Wednesday we packed up the car and headed back to Columbia. A fun trip was had by all!