Pajama Party

When I was trying to think of what to get Eric for his birthday, I knew the one thing he/we really needed was a night off, a night with zero responsibilities, a night away. So, I talked to Eric's mom who so nicely agreed to watch all three kids overnight along with Eric's dad so Eric and I could getaway for an evening. That meant that the kids had a big, old slumber party with Grandma and PawPaw a few weeks ago.

Here are a few snapshots from their fun time together.

They helped Grandma with her garden....

And went for a walk around Foggy Bottom...

Making a quick stop at the house that Eric's parents own and where Eric and I used to live...I don't think P&F have ever really seen it before....

They took beautiful pictures of Piper...

And Fletch made cheesy poses for the camera while Piper stopped to smell the flowers....

In addition to all this outside time to burn off energy, these lucky kids got to enjoy homemade milkshakes, new toys and games, and just an all around awesome time. Eric's parents got to see what Piper and Fletch look like at 5:30am when they wake up early and got quality time with Deacon several times between 1am and 4am. :)

While all this was going on, Eric and I caught up on some much needed R&R at Hotel Monaco in Old Town, since I had a gift certificate given to me by coworkers when Deacon was born. It was SO, SO awesome to have a nice dinner together, walk around Old Town without a stroller or kids in tow, to eat breakfast at a leisurely pace, etc.

So, thanks so much to Eric's parents for dealing with our crazy trio for nearly 36 hours. We can't tell you how grateful we are.