Far Away Grandma and Papa Came For A Visit!!!

Well we were lucky to have a special visit from "far away Grandma and Papa". Yes, that is the official title my kids give my parents since they live in Canada, approximately 6hrs away from us :)  It is always fun when we have family in town and the kids just love it. I had great intentions to do a lot with my parents when they got into town on the Tuesday evening, but Blake had other things in mind. I noticed he seemed to be breathing really heavy that day (while resting), then I felt his chest and his heart was racing and I even noticed he was wheezing a little bit. I thought it was unusual and then compared his breathing to Tristen. I decided at that point to make a doctors appointment for him that evening. I'm glad I did because Blake was having and asthma attack. Yes, poor little Blake. I already feel bad for him because he has horrible skin, bad allergies (he's allergic to chicken, turkey, eggs, tree nuts, and peanuts). I guess on a positive note I am glad that we know about his asthma so we can try and prevent it. I think he mainly struggles with asthma when he catches a cold/illness. So hopefully his asthma is just childhood asthma, just like I am crossing my fingers that he will outgrow all his food allergies. Luckily we were able to squeeze in shopping, a couple movies for the guys, and the Shedd Aquarium while my parents were visiting. Here are a few pictures of the kids at the Shedd Aquarium.

                                        The kids playing with some of the props

                                                 Dad and Beckham under the giant frog

Tristen in the car on the way home messing around (nice hair huh? )

Just a last minute pic of grandma and papa getting ready 
to hit the road for a long car ride to visit the cousins  in Joplin, MO.

      Tristen and Grandma chilling in the van      

 

                               Just before we left the kids posed against the giant mural of Diego.