Impressive

Last week before our out-of-state guests arrived, we had a few days with another guest.  Our friends/neighbors, the Odells, needed a last minute sitter for a few days for their son, Cameron.  We were thrilled to have him, what a great kid.  Aaron adores him and the girls have fun playing with him.  Cameron brought along his silly band collection and they all had tons of fun looking through them; trading, mooching, and then eventually turning it into a braided rope.  I should have measured it, but it was impressively long.  Here they are stretched out on the road.  And Abby, I tried to convince the crazy kid that it was way too cold for shorts, but he was not to be persuaded.

My G

Good-bye

It's been days since we've said good-bye to Jeremy and Teya, but they are well missed around here.  The last night we were together, Claudia and Teya made some super yummy brownies.  I love that she is starting to be able to cook on her own!!

Not sure why this pic is so bizarrely exposed, but here are the troops the morning we said good-bye.

Big Girls

First Sign of Spring

Dear Tanya

Just wanted to let you know that your girl is on her way home.  What a joy it was to have her here.  The girls had so much fun together; hanging out, being silly, just being girls.  I can't believe how grown up they are.  Wasn't it just yesterday they were fighting over who got to pee on what potty and calling each other Ya-ya??
You and Teya will always have a very special place in my heart.  You and Teya were our first "mommy and daughter" friends.  We packed a lot of fun in those first 2 years of their lives.
I really wanted to have a little photo shoot with Teya when she was here and send her home with some special pictures for you.  I was planning on doing it Sunday afternoon, and it POURED all day.  So, I was left with the inside of my living room.  It was dark and dreary and terrible lighting.  This was the best I could do.  Your girl is beautiful, she reminds me so much of you.

I have always thought that Teya has had the most gorgeous of lips.

Hiking

Today was not a sunny day but the temp was a bit warmer.  I decided to take the kids to our new favorite spot.  They climbed and played and got all dirty.

The Greta pout.  She was not interested in looking at the camera and not happy that I was asking her to.

I told Jer he wins "Uncle of the Year".  While at Target last night, he gave each of the kids $25 to spend.  Aaron got himself a new lego set and I'm not sure who had the most fun putting it together.

Greta luuuvs her daddy.