Look Who's Coming to Dinner

Grandma and Grandpa Willy are coming in one week, and we are pretty excited up in here. Their last visit here was 100% consumed with the arrival of this little guy:

It's been too long! Sorry, guys. Grandparent duty will be much more exciting than holding a newborn this time...Corbin is certainly not that sleepy little baby guy any more! I'm pretty sure his agenda for when you arrive will include books, cars, trains, balls, swings, getting his way, dumpster diving in the kitchen trash for items of yours that he has "helped" you throw away (keep an eye on your keys, you've been warned), indulging in the endless supply of yummy things that Grandparents always seem to have on hand, and creating little messes all over the house for y'all to step over like tiny landmines. He can't wait.

We feel pretty privilaged to steal these two away for Thanksgiving, this year. I was, initially, pretty stoked about handing the oven mitts over to the professional and letting Lynda work her kitchen magic and cook us up a beautiful turkey. But, then we found out their plane arrives just in time for dinner, so.... looks like I need to learn how to make Thanksgiving dinner! Yikes! I mean, I know I am a good cook, but I personally have never cooked a full bird before. Remember last year, when Aaron and I argued over which end was it's "butt"? Yeah. I finally threw in the towel and let Aaron manage the bird cooking operation...which, if I remember correctly, involved several 9-1-1 calls to Lynda!

That said,

Dear Rob and Lynda,

I'll do my best, but Thanksgiving Dinner is not one of my signature meals. So if you arrive to a beautiful spread of Mexican food, or homemade pizza, just know it got ugly up in here and the result was not good.

I can guarantee that the table will be set beautifully, the homemade bread and/or rolls will be delish, and that dessert will be fab. That's something, right?

Anyway, who cares about the food (wow, never thought those words would come from my mouth) when we'll have company!

We love having visitors, and Grandparents are the creme de la creme of the visitor food chain.

We're looking forward to:

- being spoiled rotten

- Treasures from Lynda's Mary Poppins Carpet Bag of a suitcase

- Celebrating Miss Quincy Bee's 4th Birthday

- a boys fishing adventure

- Black Friday shopping (no, Aaron. You are not invited.)

- thrifting w/ Lynda

- seeing Tangled at the movie theater

Can't wait!