Grandparents were here!

We surely had some busy weeks behind us! Grandma and grandpa just departed, after a 10 day stay here. They were on the way back from skiing in Salt Lake City, and grandpa was really excited about the possibility of moving there, while this very idea was irritating to no end to grandma. I think their entire visit had a little bit of this controversial vibe to it.
I was relived that Sari met them with so much affection and no apprehension, even though we were not very good about maintaining Skype communications in their absence. (Its not that we don't like Skype, its just that we have pretty busy evenings, and may be not so much to chat about over the phone, so we get a bit lazy and wrapped up in our own stuff). But the silver lining was that they were able to see Sara after so much time away and be surprised and amazed about how much she had grown up, how much more mature she is, and how positive and fun of a person she is becoming. Especially my mother was pointing out the difference between Sari's reactions to things back then and her reactions now. I felt so proud of Sara and her grown up ways!
While they were here, grandpa went with me to pick her up from school on the first day. He wore and helmet and skiing goggles to preschool! No, i don't know why. I think he wished to be funny and amusing, but i am actually not sure of the effect this was having on Sara's classmates...Although it may be ok now, i am sure in a few years she wouldn't be amused by such antics, but probably rather embarrassed, but for now it was all in good fun.
During this visit my father brought my baby video, and he was really anxious to show it to Sari. She watched with attention, but i think liked the music the most. Or, may be she liked the graduation video that followed. I think we shell re-play this at a later date for more entertainment.
We only ended up with one Saturday all together, so we went to the zoo, and all enjoyed this visit. Again, just like a year before, they brought out the live bunnies for petting, and had bunny ears craft. Its sort of nice to do the same event once a year, because it really highlights the growing maturity and understanding. I enjoy so much seeing how Sara develops, how she is becoming wiser every day, more positive every day, more interesting as a person, with her own ideas. I can't wait to see more. If someone would ask me, which is the favorite age, i would not hesitate to answer "this one, right now!".