We were blessed by a visit from my best friend from college and her family over winter break. Our our kids enjoyed having a house full with the extra six people. It's so difficult to live far away but I'm thankful for the time we do get together and that our kids also enjoy the friendships.
We spent a day at the Children's Museum
There was a photo booth upstairs at the museum that everybody enjoyed.
Each year Rachel and I send Christmas packages to each other's families but this year we got to open our gifts together.
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| Micah, Drake, Sylvia, Lydia, J.D., Abi & Eric |
All but the two youngest boys slept in Sylvia and Eric's room. Bedtime is fun with friends. We also enjoyed playing at home and snuggling on the couch.
On New Year's Eve we took the kids to Hiawatha for a celebration. There were bouncy houses, a spinning ride, photo booth, lunch and a countdown to a 12:00 noon balloon drop.
We skipped the expensive face painting at the New Year's Eve party and let the kids paint each other's faces at home. They also made hats and drank sparkling grape juice while we watched a youtube countdown. There was no way they were making it to midnight after playing all day.
Our final outing was to tot time at the gym. The kids lined up their bikes for lots of races.
The kids (with lots of help from the adults) made hand print pillow cases for each other.
Matching shirts as we say goodbye.
2 comments:
such fun! we so miss you too! the suitcase for Lydia was like Christmas all over again. can't believe how much we left there!
Looks like both families had lots of fun. Think the dads enjoyed the Lego room at the Children's Museum.
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