John's Parents Visit

John's parents drove out here to visit from California; his dad drove 17 hours straight to Texas, where they stopped at that Famous Big Texan steakhouse (but didn't attempt the 72 oz!):

Then they stopped in Tennessee, then North Carolina, where they picked us up some Jack in the Box tacos since the one in Hickory, NC is the closest one to us lol:

They came out to attend the commissioning ceremony of the carrier John is on, the U.S.S. George H. W. Bush CVN 77, the last of it's kind (Nimitz).

Two days later, on John's birthday, I gave birth to their fourth grandson, Lucas James Hodge. While we stayed in the hospital, they took care of the house, and our rambunctious wiener dogs. The dogs really took to them-you can see why:





We also had a game night and taught them how to play Ticket to Ride. John won of course, but I think they enjoyed it.



Thanks for taking care of the house and the wiener dogs- sorry you didn't quite make it to see Lucas' birth- he wanted out!