Gee-hosaphat!  It has been six days since I have blogged!  Can't say I know when that has happened in recent times.  We have been crazy-busy the past week or so.  I am sorry for my absence...especially for not visiting your blogs, which I have missed.  The chaos continues around here, but I do find myself with some spare time this morning...just enough, in fact, to post an entry.

One reason that we've been so busy is that we had company last weekend.  Big D's parents paid us a visit, which is always a treat.  They came primarily to see one of Harrison's baseball games, which unfortunately got rained out, and to attend Annaleigh's year-end drama class play.  On Friday, however, we found ourselves with some down time in which we could just chill out and enjoy their company.  Since summer is fast-approaching and your own grandparent visits are probably imminent, I thought I might share some ideas on how to entertain the older generations.

First, get yourself to the nearest retail store and buy yourself a Wii gaming system.  I was a little shocked to find how much Ma and Pa enjoyed it and wouldn't be surprised if they were in the market for one themselves.  After explaining the general concept and strapping the remotes to the their wrists (so they wouldn't smash my television), we got started with bowling...

After Ma learned not to toss her bowling ball behind her into the terrified crowds of little Mii spectators, she did fine.  Next we tried baseball, with Ma pitching and Pa batting...

Pa seemed to enjoy the driving game, Mario Kart, immensely.

After playing many different games, Ma finally found her forte:  boxing!  Here she's getting a little too close to my TV...

She ended up winning this round by upper-cutting the poor little Mii man in the crotch.

If the Wii is not in your future, you could always try buying a Lego set with about a million pieces.  That usually keeps the grandpa (and the daddy) busy for a while...

Or you could send them to the backyard for batting practice...

Another idea is to give the grandma her Mother's Day gift.  Make sure to use plenty of tape and tie the knots of the ribbon very tightly.  They will be occupied for about 10 minutes at least.  Also make sure that they know that the bath fizzy labeled "Tub Candy" is not edible, as both of our grandmas thought they might eat them.

Finally, you could always just drape your children across their laps because usually they're good for a back scratch or two...

However you decide to entertain the grandparents, just make sure to enjoy them and laugh a lot!

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Posted by lahbluebonnet

Gorgeous backyard! Love the scenery! Funny seeing the action pictures. I have no idea what that wi game system was but the pictures were funny!
Blessings,
Laurie

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Posted by Sandpiper

Looks like you all had a lot of fun! Gotta love those Lego sets!

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Posted by Arby

LP Zoo was my favorite zoo growing up in Chicago.
I chose Brookfield Zoo because we only had one day together on that date. I lived six blocks east of Midway Airport, so it was very easy to take Archer Ave. to 1st Avenue and head north a few miles to the zoo. Afterwards, we stopped at a very good Mexican restaurant on Harlem Avenue, just east of the zoo, before returning to the airport so that the Boss could catch her return flight to LA. It made for a great day, but we didn't spend hours driving and looking for parking, as we would have if we headed north to the lake front. I really should blog about our first two dates. They were really fun, and quite unique to anyone who doesn't work in the airlines. For airline people, they were common.

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Posted by 4sweetums

Always love your entries and glad you are back. Another way to entertain the grandparents is a all out water balloon fight. However, my dad has not mercy and a very long memory of everything I ever did wrong in my life. You can imagine how wet I was.
Blessings,
Dawn

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Posted by naturalpaths

It looks like you had a wonderful visit with them! We don't have a Wii, but that's not for lack of ds1 begging for one. Maybe one day... Legos seem to multiply by the dozens at my house. It's always lovely to step on one in the dark! LOL

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Posted by proverbsmomof3

when you hadn't posted since Friday, but I'm glad that you had a wonderful visit with the relatives. Hope that you and Baby are well. Thinking of you often.
Ginny

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Posted by teachingmisssmartypants

Everyone I know who has tried it, loves Wii. Even my techno-phobe mother! I have yet to try it, though we've had one for almost a year. Isn't that sad??

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Posted by subbertfamily

I'm envious!! I can't even take a picture of mine-its so small. About 10x10 feet with six foot high metal fence-not even chain linked. Uggghhh. Can't wait to one day get a "real" house!

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Posted by JenIG

i wanna come to your house. you gots all the cool stuff

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Posted by Susan

Would have LOVED to have been a fly on the wall when Mom was using the Wii.

How are you feeling??!! Mom says you're glowing!!

Hope to see you this summer!

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Posted by icecastle

Good ideas- I'll keep them in mind! lol

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Posted by timbuck2mom

Your mother-in-law looks like she really was enjoying that boxing. Do they have wrestling? That would be a hoot to watch.

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Posted by MayTheyBeMightyMen

What a sweet and entertaining post! :'D We were introduced to the Wii via my brother-in-law. He has it, and it has trekked to nearly every family gathering since. I love the bowling. Tennis was okay. The driving games make me nuts! *lol*

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