a visit from papa

This week we are lucky to have a special visitor in our home. Papa came to visit! Reason #439 why I have the best father-in-law, Jim arrived on Monday to not only play with Anna and spend time with Steve and I, but to put up shelving in our garage. Seriously...who drives 4 hours to put up shelving and clean out someone else's garage? Yes, we are very very lucky!

But, it hasn't been all work and no play for Papa this visit. Yesterday we spent the morning in the big city - visiting the Christmas display at Macy's and taking Anna to see Santa. The theme this year is "A Day in the Life of an Elf" and showcases the hard work the elves take on in preparation for Christmas. It was fun to see the display, and to have Anna visit Santa. No tears for this little one! She ran up to him and hopped on his lap...telling him about the slide she wants for Christmas (no idea) and feeling his beard to see if it was real.

Afterwards we were able to meet Steve for lunch and then take a tour of his office. It was fun for Anna and Jim to meet his co-workers and to see where daddy goes every day. Anna was a proud young lady. It's been a fun visit with Papa so far...who knows what else we will get in to!