After the boys played with their new toys on 12/26 morning, we decided to pay a visit to Happy Hollow.  We just wanted somewhere local and it had been a long time since we had been there.  The boys remembered the maze, the big structure and the puppet show at the park which continue to be their favorite.  Once we entered the park, the boys played at a small climbing structure and visited the lemurs, the anteaters and the farm animals.  Then on our way to the big play structure, the boys went a few round inside the maze.  Logan and Connor asked Stuart to play tag with them at the climbing structure so we spent quite a bit of time there.  Before the show time for the puppet show, we made our way over and the boys sat on a first row seat.  Connor was so excited for the show that he was sitting up so straight and still while we waited the 10 minutes before it started.  Logan was excited too; he was not as patient as Connor, but he became more relaxed when he leaned on Grandma to wait.  The show was cute; both boys clapped after each curtain down and laughed several times.  After the show, we wanted to grab lunch.  It was a cold day and although standing in the sun was nice, it was too chilly while we had our lunch outside.  We quickly finished eating and started walking around again.  At some point, we encouraged the boys to try a bike peddling.  Logan was not interested but Connor was willing to partake.  He had this big eager smile on his face the entire time he peddled around the loop two times.  He was a good sport!  Afterward, we walked over to the other side of the park to check out the small zoo.  We saw some small animals, and later the boys were more interested in brushing off the sand on the fake dinosaurs in the playground area.  After tiring ourselves out with the walking, we left the park and both boys fell asleep in the car.

     On 12/27, once again we played some games in the house before we headed out in the late morning, and we just chose a local park.  The grandparents took a nice walk while the boys played at the playground.  We then threw around a football, and even Grandma had a go at it with us too.  Connor was interested to learn this new sport and was slowly improving.  In the afternoon, back at home, Logan was excited to ask Stuart to help him finish putting together his model tank.  Connor took out his Lego fire truck and assisted Grandpa putting it together.  The four of them worked quietly and nicely for over an hour, and both projects were completed right before dinner.  The boys were happy to play with the vehicles during dinnertime. 

    The grandparents returned home today.  We all went to the airport to see them off and they flew home safely.  It was a nice visit with the grandparents, and tomorrow Stuart is back to work.