Out and About

My siblings have visited our state 3 times now, but we had never taken them downtown, which gave Vince the great idea to spend the day there. Instead of driving all of that way, we decided to take the light-rail.

Once we got there we stopped for a quick picture. Deklan's the only one missing because he was at my in-laws' house napping.

It was quite toasty outside, so we were excited to cool down with ice cream!

The best part of our day was feeding the birds pieces of our ice cream cones.

On Wednesday Grafton and I took our family to the airport. We had enough time to get at drink and enjoy our last few moments together.

On the way home Grafton started crying and said, "Mom, I miss our friends from the airport." 

I know exactly what he means.

A Few Highlights

Over the last few days I have finally taken some pictures of our visit with our family!

On Friday my Dad, Grafton and I made a breakfast of chocolate chip pancakes, sausage, and fresh fruit for everyone.

Later that evening we swam, sat around the fire pit and made smores, and stayed up late playing a hilarious game called Telephone Pictionary.

On Saturday we went to the movies and saw Up in 3D and then walked around the mall and had dinner.

This was the first time I've had all 5 of my siblings in the same picture.  My sister Hannah (on the far left) is from my mom and Step-Dad.  My sister Rachel (to the left of me) and I share the same parents, and the three siblings to my right (Arianah, Caleb, and Nicholas) are from my Dad and former Step-Mom.

It's hard to believe there's only two full days left of their visit.  We have a busy day planned tomorrow and are going to make the most of the time we have left.

Getting Excited

For what, you may ask.  In two weeks from Tuesday my Dad and three siblings from Kentucky are coming for a visit.  The last time my brothers, Nicholas and Caleb, and sister, Arianah, were here was in October of 2007 and Grafton was only 17 months old. They have not met Deklan yet and I'm glad that will change soon.

I've already started planning meals and grocery shopping for their visit.

I'm excited to spend the week swimming, playing games, sight-seeing, drinking lots of coffee, and staying up late visiting. It will be a vacation for all of us!