Saturday Visitors

 We have been in Minnesota for the past week (new updates from that trip soon), but first we need to share some memories of the weekend before we left. We had a visit from these two little guys--oh yeah, they brought their parents along also! The hats are always a hit with the boys, as well as trucks and cars. Playing with the boys brings back so many memories of playing with our sons when they were little.

Playing with Grandpa

Taking turns on the swing out back 

 An attempt at a family picture...it's not very easy to do with little ones! 

 About three weeks ago, a new park opened up close to our house, so we went over to check out the play equipment. 

 One of the features at the park is a type of scavenger hunt called the "Nature Hunt." The kids needed to find all of the objects posted on the wall. It was a fun challenge, and we were finally successful in finding all the objects.

 The shiney new slide

 J's favorite ride was this "twirling cup." He went spinning around until he was so dizzy we thought he was going to be sick. But even after that episode, and after playing in several other areas, he came back and wanted to "spin." again.
Crazy boy! 

 Of course, little brother tried to do everything that big brother did.

 There was also a rock climbing wall. It was actually designed for older children, but J wanted to try it.

 Daddy made it to the top, but J gave up and decided to try something different.

 I think that Daddy had as much fun at the park as his boys did!

 This guy has incredible balance

B got excited over every dog that walked by. He loves dogs.

 Mommy and J

 Swinging with the boys

We enjoyed such a fun day together with Jamie and Krista and the boys. Every part of the day was a good memory. 

 In closing, here is a fun story to share with you: 

As we were walking along, J looked up at his grandfather and asked, "Grandpa, are you old?" 

A bit surprised at the question, Jim replied, "Yes, I'm old."

J grinned and then stated, "Good! Then you can come and live by us!"

Not understanding the context from which this conversation had come,  Jamie looked at his dad and explained that he and J had been walking recently in their neighborhood and J had asked who lived up the street. Seeing that it was a retirement community for people ages 55+, Jamie had told him that "old people live there."

So, smart little boy that he is, J was just checking to see if maybe his grandpa didn't meet the criteria for moving closer by!

Have a great day!