Visitors Week

Anticipation.

We have been enjoying a few visitors interspersed between our everyday life this week! Its hard to believe we had these special people here all in such a short time!

Nana - Mom flew to Florida to visit my grandma a few days after the 4th. When she returned from her trip, she got to have supper with us before heading out with me to watch Makin's soccer practice, and then hung out for a day of fun before heading home the following day.

The kids were dying for her to swim with them. :)

Lots of smiles!

Then we made dirt, took a trip to 5 Below, and Nana worked with Makin on his car set.

Thanks for a fun day Nana!

Luke and Annette - My longtime friend Luke and his wife Annette, who teach full-time in Japan, are here in the states for the summer. We hadn't seen them in about three years so were excited when the mentioned they were headed to this area for the weekend. Annette has a cousin here, so they stayed with her but stopped in for a lunch visit before they headed back to Oklahoma.

It was great catching up. Both of them built with Magna Tiles while visiting, and Luke also built a turtle out of the giant legos. We wish we got to see them more often, but we are so glad we were able to sneak in a quick visit.

A pic on the turtle before it gets turned into the next creation. :)

Amanda - I was so excited to see my dear friend before she took off on her amazing vacation. Amanda gets to visit Hawaii! A friend of hers invited her to go along, all expenses paid. Now who can turn that down!?! While she had a hard time leaving John and Sydney behind, she knew it was a special chance. After the years of hardship she has had lately, I think it will be so good for her. It feels like a story right out of our favorite book series we read together as teenagers. :)

We were delighted to have Amanda join us for an afternoon and evening before flying out. She played with the kiddos and watched Makin's soccer practice. Then we visited before heading to the airport for her crazy flight time. :) Can't wait to hear about her fun adventures when she returns!