Mom & Dad Gieser in town

We had a wonderful time with Mom and Dad G in town for four and a half days last week/weekend! Timo was BEYOND excited (and very hopeful that they would both notice how much he had grown since we saw them at Thanksgiving)!! It was fun to show them our new town and surroundings (how many times have I said that?! Can't keep track anymore!), including a few spots that we hadn't seen yet ourselves either until we did so together - and we even got to eat out twice, which we hadn't done yet here. The weather was warm and sunny, and the boys were thankful that the little guesthouse where G/N stayed had a kiddie pool.

Naturally, the first order of business was to wrestle with Granddad. (Nonna was invited, too, but she declined.)

They arrived in the afternoon, so before dinner we had time to wander down to the main street and let the boys play in the fountain.
 

One morning's excursion was to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the Smokey Mountain National Park, in Cherokee (about 20 miles away). There are historic farm buildings and the river adjacent. Of course, lots more to see in the national park (the most-visited in the nation!) so I'm sure we will be back many more times in the future.