My parents have been staying with us since Thursday. This resulted in many baked goods, a lovely home cooked meal and some quality time with my parents. It also saved them from spending tons of money on a hotel when they come to town. Even though my parents think they are being burdens by staying with us, they really aren't. I don't see them much anymore since they moved and my place is big enough that we can all have some space when we need it.At least I didn't think it was too bad having them here, hopefully they didn't think it was awful staying here.Jinx and even skittish Sophie enjoyed the visit as well. Helps when Grammy and Grampy are constantly feeding them treats. ;) Jinx is a mopey gus right now and really sucky for cuddles. He's been following me around and pawing at me to pet him all afternoon. He even came upstairs with me when I went to take a nap. I guess he really liked having them around. Sophie was saucy and flirty with my father. She wouldn't always let him pet her but she LOVED to talk to him. RoooRoooOoooing and barking when he'd come by and she wiggled and wagged and trotted around after him. She doesn't speak a lot when there are people around she doesn't know or isn't comfortable with, so I could tell how much she liked my father by how verbal she was with him. More-so than with Shawn (mostly she tells him off when he puts on his belt in the morning. Don't know what that's all about.)It was nice having my parents here and still having my christmas stuff up. This is also the first time in years that I had all my decorations up past December 27 or so. Shawn and I took everything down yesterday afternoon and now the house feels so big and empty. Even more empty with my parents gone!I had every intention of having a family photo taken while my parents are here. After all, life is precious and you always want to keep current memories alive. But of course I totally forgot to take photos with my parents and I'm really bummed out by that. So, I decided to try and recreate the visit from memory.

Mum & Dad visit, January 2013

At least I have fruitcake to remember this visit by. Yum. ;)