Visits with Grandparents!

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Birthday in September!
In September, Grandma Ev and Grandpa Jim came to visit! It was wonderful to have them around as we recovered from jet lag, went to doctor's appointments, and settled back in to life in the States. Grandma Ev brought birthday presents for Landon, as we celebrated his birthday in China, and we were not sure we would receive an intact package in China in the time frame we were given, so we just had her wait. Landon loved opening his gifts and having more toys to play with. Going from only a few toys that we could fit into our luggage, to having all of his old toys in our storage unit + birthday gifts was a big deal for him! We also went to the zoo with Grandma, which I wrote about on our travel blog.

It's a party!
Cubs game with Grandpa!
Wrigley field

The boys at Wrigley field



The next week, Grandpa Jim came to visit. We drove into the city to catch a Cub's game and eat some delicious Chicago deep dish pizza. The Cubs lost- I think it was their last loss before they went on to make it pretty far into the play offs. It was fun to be in the electric atmosphere of Wrigley field with Grandpa Jim, who played baseball in college. Grandpa helped watch Landon while I took a 3-hour glucose tolerance test, and went to a special fire department-themed play place with us.

3 Generation of Brown guys, I think there is a resemblance!

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