We were so lucky to have a last minute visit from Kevin's dad, Dennis, this past weekend.  He came to spend some time with Kevin before he deploys, and it was so great to have him here.  He got in late on Thursday night, and so when the kids woke up on Friday morning, they were so excited to see Grandpa!

Kevin had to go into work for a bit on Friday morning, and so Grandpa got some special time with Arthur.  They even took a nap together :).

Once Kevin got back, they were able to go out and play some golf.  It was a little rainy, and even hailed on them, but they had such a fantastic time.  While they were gone, I baked a banana cake for Dennis – it is one of his favorites.

We had a great time hanging out on Friday, and once the kids were in bed, Kevin, Dennis, and I watched "Jack Reacher", which turned out to be a pretty good movie :).

The next morning, we all went to the local donut shop for breakfast.  Getting donuts with Grandpa Dennis has become a new family tradition, and we love it :).  Arthur was a little jealous of us all and our yummy donuts.

Once we got home, Kevin and Dennis had the project of finishing out new bookshelves and hooking them to the wall.  I absolutely LOVE how they turned out!!  Kevin has some special shelves to display his Star Wars Legos, and now we have more room for our many, many books.  These are just a fraction of them.

They finished up the project with time to spare, and so they got to watch some golf together before Lily and Derek had their piano recital.  They were so excited to have Grandpa there, cheering them on :).

On Saturday night, Dennis was so wonderful as to give Kevin a father's blessing.  With the upcoming deployment, it was so special for Kevin.  Then he volunteered to watch all three of the kids so that Kevin and I could go on a date.  And Arthur was pretty good for him.  Lily and Derek had such a wonderful time with Grandpa, and even got him to watch "Winnie the Pooh" with them :).

After the kids were in bed, Kevin and his dad stayed up late watching some of the golf tournament they had recorded earlier.  And then bright and early Sunday morning, we all got up to say goodbye before Kevin had to take him to the airport.  It was a wonderful weekend and we were so lucky to have him come :).