Grandma Bohlmann's Visit

We had a wonderful visit from my mom, aka now Grandma Bohlmann. :) We were sad she had to leave so soon, but she had to make sure and get back to help during harvest at home. Just going to go day by day through the visit.

Thursday: Waiting for her arrival! We were excited all day and had to wait until about 6:30 pm for her to get here. She had a long layover, but thankfully was traveling with a friend so that made it much better. A good friend of hers from our church was coming to visit her daughter and grandson, so they decided to make the trip together. She also was renting a car so we didn't need to pick them up at the airport. This also became Lorelei's big pigtail debut as you can see! Had to be all dressed up for the arrival. :)

Friday: After the usual morning nap, we headed into Norfolk so that Mom could see where Brad worked. We enjoyed some time at the nearby mall looking through some fun stores I usually don't get to venture into. We had lunch with Brad as well. Later in the afternoon we headed to the beach. We had fun playing in the water and sand.

Saturday: We went to the zoo! Somehow we managed to pick the hottest day to go, but had a good time nonetheless. We enjoyed seeing the giraffes, who were still inside the building, so we got a very close up view of them. We also got to see them feed a zebra and rhino. Even though we have about a million prairie dogs in our pasture back in Oklahoma, we enjoyed that exhibit as well. There were domes you can stick your head into (which were also a sauna!) and be face to face with a prairie dog. We had to make sure to take some of these for Grandpa who can't believe that they are on display in every zoo we go to...maybe they would like to come take some from our pasture? After that we enjoyed the cows and goats, and especially the monkeys! They were as lively as Lorelei. :) Oh and I cant forget to mention that Lorelei screamed at every animal she saw...imagine that right?



After the zoo we had to recouporate of course. First we sent Brad to get to watch his Father's Day movie a day early. Then Brad was left in charge of Lorelei while Mom and I went in search of a toy! This was supposed to be a quick and easy trip, but you know that never works out. We checked the time for the consignment shop to close (there is no reason to buy new toys for this girl, they don't keep her entertained long enough!) and it was supposed to be 6, no problem. Then we drove all the way there and there was a little sign that said "Closing at 5 pm Saturday June 20th" Well it was 5:04 naturally. Then I knew about another shop but wasn't sure how to get there from this location, eventually got that info from Brad (what would we do without cell phones and the internet?) and headed to the next store, where we naturally found the road blocked off for an accident. Then we decided to follow the majority of the traffic going left...big mistake, nobody knew where they were going and everyone was driving around like crazy in a huge subdivision! After probably a good 30 minutes of driving around we were back at the road block and tried right instead of left. We got to the store about 2 minutes after that...thankfully they were still OPEN and we found a wonderful little play kitchen which Lorelei loves! After all of this we quickly ate supper and then Mom and I went to see "The Proposal." What a day!

Sunday: Fathers Day! Brad started out his day going golfing...I might mention he woke up at 4:30 AM and left the house around 5 to do this, so there are definitely no pictures. He enjoyed his early morning trip and the weather was SO much better this time of day. After he got home we did breakfast and all the usual morning things. Church went well since we had Grandma there to help entertain. We enjoyed lunch at The Cheesecake Factory. Lorelei even got her own complimentary baby plate with sourdough bread and bananas! She also loved Dad's mashed potatoes. There was a lot to keep her occupied watching all of the people. On the way back to the car she had some fun at the fountain...she kept trying to put her foot on the water that was shooting up. It was hilarious! Brad and I later attempted a little afternoon date of mini golf, but soon remembered all too well what tourist season does to the oceanfront! We did get in a little time in the hot tub at our apt complex though. We all later enjoyed some wonderful weather out on the balcony.

Monday: Brad was sad to go back to work and we were sad Mom was leaving that afternoon. However, we still had to do some shopping! The highlight was a trip to Carter's where we got some outfits for summer and fall. Then we just had some time to hang out before Mom had to head to the airport. We were sad to see her go but were so glad for the time we were able to spend together!



Lows: Mom leaving, Lorelei thinking she needed to be up for 2-3 hrs in the middle of the night

Highs: Lorelei singing and dancing so much!, Lorelei making her panting sound and thinking we are all hilarious doing it with her, Grandma time