another AWESOME visit.

I need to start this post by saying, i feel totally spoiled, blessed and encouraged.
Spoiled: because there are so many great friends out there in this big wide world.
Blessed: because we get to see them and enjoy their presence, their personalities, their experiences and their kindness.
Encouraged: because even though i live far from many people that i love, i have started seeing them more often, and in my new hometown!!! :)
Thanks to the Biking Queen, we stopped many times for a picture. (she likes to pick a spot...ride all the way there and wait for us and then announce that we will be taking a photo here) This one is a memory for us all, if you look close enough you can see many thousands of fluttering things in the forefront of the photo. we couldn't talk for a portion of this walkway because if we opened our mouths' we were afraid of inhaling too many bugs!!! ug!
Two beautiful curly-haired folks!! :) (K - i hope you left our home with ALL of your necklace, i just see now in this picture that part of it is missing!! i hope sam didn't take it away! haha. ) And if you are reading this: thank you for visiting us!! you are a sweet, delightful person and i'm glad to have the opportunity to meet you!!!! i expect to read a lovely novel about you one day, the Patch Adams of the West!! :)
(too bad this is blurry... ) Good Night Uncle Mac!!! :)
I think it is awesome that my kids are starting to get old enough to remember important people in their lives, even if they only see them once a year!! Julia was super excited to have Mac come and bring his special girlfriend to visit us. Mac picked her up just before this picture, to give her a bedtime hug, and Julia thought it was pretty neat to be so close to the lights on the ceiling. hahaha.

Thank you for making the long drive out!!! We'll have to return the favor next time we are in your neighborhood!!