gram & grandpa dallas

while we were anxiously waiting for gram and grandpa dallas to arrive, i took some pictures of the big kids with the baby. i just love the way they love on him. they are so protective over him. i know that they are always going to have his back. lauren loves to look at his hands and compare how big hers are to his. she studies his nose and wants to know if it looks like hers or jared's. and she always asks about his ears. we joke that brandon has elf ears since he was born on christmas eve. hopefully we don't give the boy a complex about them! they are cute...just a little pointy at the top!

the kids were so excited about their grandparents coming that they really couldn't settle down long enough for a rest time. we were a little nervous that they'd develop bad attitudes, so we sat down on the comfy couch and james read them his old school star wars book. as you can see, all three of them enjoyed it. it kind of makes me sad because i want my only little girl to stay a girly girl...not want to be a clone trooper! you should see her with her light saber. watch out darth vader! ha ha.
gram and grandpa finally arrived. the kids were beyond excited to see them. it's a shame that they live so far away. i know the kids would love to see them more often than they do. they were thrilled to meet brandon. and i was thrilled they started his college fund!!! thank you john & selena. we really appreciate you getting it off to a big start!

they held brandon for a long time, and i got ready for dinner. we ended up going to gringo's to eat. we surprised taylor when we came in. she helped get our big table together and lauren was so excited to tell her that she was getting ice cream for dessert for doing her big girl "business" in the potty this morning. ha ha. dinner was so nice. the kids were very well behaved. brandon didn't make a peep. we had interesting conversations about the economy, the president-elect, james' work, and jared also explained to us why monday was a holiday. it was a fun night.