Eric's Dad, John (AKA Poppy) came to visit for three weeks to do projects at our house and the Hopkins' house. We hosted him during his stay and benefited from lots of projects completed and lots of special time together.
The first Saturday was a free museum day for the B&O Railroad Museum, so we headed out to see some trains.
We went on a 20 minute train ride, which everyone enjoyed.
The kids had fun in the play area
There was also lots of interactive play on the trains
We went to Chick-fil-A afterwards to celebrate four weeks of Audrey being on the "Green" (good) list at school. They had a special event there, so we got to see the cow and local fire engine.
John got to spend lots of evenings reading to the big kids
John worked outside scraping and painting our fence and stair rail
Elliott watched from inside
The guys helped water proof the side of our house
Elliott tried to help too
John scraped and repainted our basement shower
He also cleaned our utility sink in the basement-
I wish I had a before picture of this one
He worked on taking out our ugly huge window unit
He and Eric also cleaned all the windows- looks like a picture now!
He fixed the screen on our back door...
The guys also worked on creating a cover for the screen door to convert it into a storm door in the winter. It really helps keep out the cold air.
He filled a sink hole in our front yard
I spotted some "animal" tracks shortly thereafter
He also totally re-did George and Stefanie's patio
One of the most precious part of John's visit was definitely the half hour every morning that Elliott got to eat "Poppy's toast"!
Thanks John for coming to visit, doing SO many projects, and for loving us they way you do!
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