For the 1st week of November, my Dad came for a visit. Well, actually, technically speaking, he flew in for Halloween, which was fun. Here are some of the things I love about having my Dad come to visit:
* He is super handy and loves to help. Whenever he comes to visit he asks what projects he can help with around the house. So I've learned to try and have a few things ready for him. This time he helped us trim up a few bushes and trees, winterize the hoses, fix Analise's bike tire, fix a pair of my shoes - pretty much just knocked out our home to-do list.
* He loves my kids almost as much as I do and likes hanging around with them. He likes going to gymnastics, dance, Young Women in Excellence, and, of course, taking them out for ice cream.
* He is willing to stay at home with the kids and let Chris and I get out for an evening to ourselves.
While he was here we went to a car museum where they had a lot of nice restored old cars.
The girls had a couple days off of school so we took advantage of that by heading to IHOP.
(And here's what actually happened while I was trying to get a nice picture taken . . . )
When the kids went back to school, my Dad and I went on a Daddy-Daughter date. We had a good time. We went to see Lincoln's birthplace and then to the Lincoln museum. I really liked this picture of Lincoln that had a bunch of hidden pictures in it. If you look closely you can see his mother (her skirt is his nose), an American flag (up in his hair), a log cabin (upper lip), and slit rail fence (below bottom lip).
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