Total Heartbreaker... With a Good Ending!

(Carter leaving... It's not a good picture... it was taken with a moments notice with my cell phone!)

My parents have been back east for the last 10 days on an east coast cruise with my Grandparents, Aunt's & Uncle. They flew back into SLC last night & came to Logan to bring Curtis & Susan home. I didn't tell the boys they were coming. I wanted to surprise them. So, we dropped McKay off at school this morning & Carter, Cannon & I headed over to Curtis & Susan's. On the way there Carter asked me if we could go to Moe's (that's what my boys call my Mom) house today... I told them that they were still on their trip & that they weren't home... So, he asked if we could go where ever they were! When we walked up to the house & my Dad answered the door he was beyond ecstatic! Right away he started asking if he could go home with them. But, my Dad has a Elk hunt that he is going on this week & my Mom works Tuesday & Wednesday every week. So, I told him that it would have to be another time... But, he kept asking, and asking... So, we loaded up and went to surprise McKay - he almost tackled my Dad in the hall at school when he came out of his classroom & Grandpa was standing there! We headed up to the house because James had bought a new snow blower & we were sending our old one back for Travis to have. Everything was well until it was time for Grandma & Grandpa to go... I knew that such a short visit was going to be hard on the boys. But, Carter was so sad... My Dad tried to love him better & promised him that he would come and get him in a week... It didn't help... I finally had to peel Carter off of my Dad - literally kicking, screaming & crying. As I pulled him away I saw my Mom start to cry & my Dad had to turn and walk away... Carter was crying so hard he couldn't even breath & it totally broke my heart & I started to cry to! We were all just a big mess. I had been in with Carter trying to console him for almost 30 minutes... & I was getting NO where when I heard the front door open... When we came out of Carter's room to see who it was my parents had come back. I told them they were only making it worse! But, they said that it had broke their hearts to see Carter like that & they had come back to get him! My Mom said they both had cried all the way down the hill! Carter jumped in their arms - his face was soooo swollen from crying! So, we quickly packed his bags... Winter clothes & all because it looks like he might be going elk hunting with Grandpa for a couple days! After my Parents & Carter left I just started to cry again... I am so grateful for my Parents... for the love that they have for my little family. For the love that they have for Carter & how in tuned they were to his feelings. Thank you for coming back... It meant more to me than you will ever know! And I can guarantee that Carter will remember it for a very long time! Enjoy your week with my little man!