A Fall Visit

We had a great week at the Hughes house this past week, as my mom and Izabel were able to come out for a visit! It was so great to have them here to break up the grind of our week, go shopping with, laugh with, and have fun.... and we did! Before I get to our week, here are a few pictures from a few weekends ago of Mr. Nolan:

A sleepy Saturday with Dad

Hanging out watching Elmo- I do not put Nolan in front of the t.v. very often, but if he's having a fussy day and I just need a break, it works perfectly! It amazes me that he can attend to the movie for as long as he does- and I don't feel too bad since it is educational. So sweet-

My mom and Izabel came in Wednesday afternoon and Jon left work a bit early to pick them up and bring them home. It was sooooo good to get our arms around them and they were so excited to see Nolan. Izabel is such a great big sis and Nolan LOVES LOVES LOVES her and could just watch her run around all day. She carries him around and helps with all the chores for him. She's such a big helper! And Grandma was blown away by how big and how sweet of a little character he is growing to be. They are big buds and had a lot of time together. I was really thankful for the breaks I got! Jon's parents are so great about helping me too... it was just great having mom here 24/7. Wednesday evening we visited and ate some yummy broccoli and cheese soup.

Nolan and Iz

Thursday I was able to get to the dentist thanks to their help with Nolan. We then treated our selves to delicious Panda Express and went shopping all afternoon to get a halloween costume for Iz and a few things for Nolan and I. This was my first shopping trip for clothes since his delivery and it went much better than I thought it might! That evening, Grandma Hughes came over for dinner and we captured these photos. Nolan started rice cereal just over a week ago. It's been so fun to see his reactions and he is really loving it now.

Friday morning we lazied around

I again got to take advantage of having my mom here and scheduled a hair appt. We did some more shopping (Nolan's a pro already) and then met Jon at home. He kept Nolan so the girls could go for a pedicure and we ended the night with pizza and a movie!

Saturday was great b/c we were ALL together!

Nolan got his 4 month pictures taken which turned out great! I think he was in model mode the rest of the day- see smiley pics below. We also went to Stoney Creek Farms pumpkin festival which was a ton of fun! It was a beautiful day and Iz and Nolan were so good!

Izzie participating in the activities

*Ignore my straps hanging out in every pic! Ugh!

Izzie on the giant jump pad!

And the hay ride...

Our handsome fella checking out the hay

Too sweet

Probably one of my favorite pictures yet! This so captures our little guy!!

We made Sunday a "get things done day" and we were able to get several things marked off our to do list and clean the house really well. Izabel loves to play with the kids in our neighborhood, so she was thrilled to be home. We ended the weekend with Subway and The Amazing Race! :) Just the way we like it! Having them here was such a blessing and I feel completely refreshed now! We love you guys and miss you already!!

Don't go Grandma!

Happy Halloween!! Love- J,H,N, & M