Weekend Wrap-up

...just in time for this coming weekend, natch :)

Last weekend, Papi Deel & Mama Say-yah (that would be Grandpa Dale & Grandma Sally to those of us who do not have one year old speech) came for the weekend.  I like to think it was their get away from the tornado destruction that hit my poor hometown from the weekend before, but really, it was for them to spend two whole days with Lovebug.  Every grandparents dream come true :).

Friday night was low-key since ya know, they had to drive 2 hours after work to get to us.  Lovebug was quite happy to see them when they snuck in the door {and when I say snuck, I'm serious!  I was standing in the kitchen and had NO CLUE someone had walked into our home... neither did the other members of my family!}  They peeked around the corner at the always pantsless Lovebug who was attempting to go downstairs and wah-lah!  The magical smile that she has appeared for all to see.

Saturday the plan was to go to the Iowa Hawkeye spring game practice.  It was FREEZING... but we still did it :).  I, of course, went royal wedding paparazzi photo crazy.  I mean, how many times does your first born go to Historic Kinnick Stadium for the first time?!?!?  :). 

This was definitely one of those Daddy-Daughter days that the rest of us tagged along with.  I cannot even begin to describe the smile and excitement that Coach had!  It was so cute!!  Adn me, being the crazy, camera-wielding gotta have every moment captured in photo Mom, I kept yelling at him to stand still for 2 seconds so I could take a picture. 

Soooo... I present the barrage of the Spring Game 2011.



{on our way}




{Daddy & Lovebug... they were waiting for Back in Black!!}




{"See sweetie?  There's where they play, there's where we sit..."}




{the classic pose by the statues}




{we put one of our $15 sweatshirts over her.  It was sooo cold!}





{I wish I knew what she was thining here...}




{the proud Daddy... and proud grandparents :)}



{close-up to the players... teaching her all about them}



{he's so proud}





{you can see the start of the tears that Herky caused.  Yes, we are still scared of oversized characters}





{bye-bye Herky}



As said in a caption above, Lovebug was TERRIFIED of Herky.  She really does not oversized characters {ie: Santa Claus, Clifford, Herky... you get the idea}.  However, once we got to the van, Lovebug kept saying "where Herky go?"  Silly girl :)

Sunday was full of shopping, shopping, and more shopping.  It's always tons of fun when Papi Deel and Mama Say-yah come to town.  In fact, we'll be seeing them again next weekend for their umpteenth annual Drake Relays weekend.  Let's hope it's warmer though!!