Weekend With Family

I started this post a couple weeks ago. I was hoping to edit the photos, but since I haven't gotten around to it, I'm just going to stick the photos in "as is." I have a few more posts that I want to do this week/weekend, so I'd better get posting!

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This weekend was the last time my sister's fiance, Josh, was going to be in town before the wedding. So arrangements were made to get our family together. (Jon, I can't tell you how much we missed you. Maybe some day, God will see fit to move you closer to us.)

Papaw always likes to make our visits memorable. We started our day out going to breakfast. The place we went to breakfast had two large fish tanks with HUGE fish. The kids were facinated.

Then we split up. Papaw and Daddy took the kids to the West Side Market and bought them fruit then to the "beach" to fly kites and play in the sand/water. Mind you, I have been explaining to my girls all winter that it has to be like -- 80 degrees before you can go swimming. (They have been asking to go swimming in our inflatable pool all winter. I was half tempted to stick them out there!) Of course, it was 80 in April in the northest this weekend! They wanted to bring their swimsuits --I wasn't even going to attempt to explain water temperature! They figured it out.

Madi was later heard saying, "when are we going to go to a real beach?" I hear ya, girl. But this is the poor man's beach, so it's all we got right now. Guess it didn't live up the beaches she's seen on TV!

Papaw bought Isaiah a boy toy so he could play in the sand. Mr. OCD had issues with the sand in his sandals and sticking to his legs, but eventually figured out how to work around that.

Apparently, it was so windy they just had to let go of the kites and they went soaring. We've been trying to fly kites at home with little success.

Later that afternoon we headed over to my brother's girlfriend's house. My brother, previously a chef, with the help of Anna prepared a yummy meal. Here's a few pics of the iced tea with lemon spiral, fruit salad and garden salad with toppings!

Some of the activities of the evening included corn hole, running through the sprinkler and riding scooters. It was a little bit of an adjustment for the kids. They aren't used to sidewalks (which they appreciated for riding scooter since we just have gravel), and we didn't think to explain to them that they couldn't just wander as far as they do on our 4 acres. We found Isaiah a few doors down roaming the neighborhood. Can we say break for informational meeting on city life?

While the kids played, the adults enjoyed being entertained and spent some time together. Here are a few pics I while we visited. I thought these were especially good photos of my parents.

I've taken pictures of this but haven't had time to post them . . . Isaiah has this "thing" for picking the sock fuzz out of his toes . . . He had gotten grass and dirt in his toes, so we again were being entertained. Everyone thought it was hillarious, so they encouraged him.

Uncle Steve was giving Isaiah some tips on how to get his toes even cleaner. (Thanks Steve!?!)

"Like this?"

"Okay, lets try it."

Fortunately, Isaiah listened to his mama and never did lick his toes (not without more encouragement from Uncle Josh).

Thanks to Gramma & Papaw for breakfast and a day of fun. Thanks to Steve and Anna for your wondeful hospitality. Josh, we look forward to having you in our family!