Family Visits

We had the pleasure of my sister Becky and her family visiting for the week! They stayed with our parents which allowed us lots of time together. I really enjoyed seeing how her children have grown and visiting with all of them. Gavin absolutely loved all the time with the kids and attention they gave him. They were all so good to him! They played with him, helped keep him out of trouble as he wandered around, took him outside and chased him around and kept him safe, and they were so sweet in treating him as if he were more like a younger sibling than just a cousin. I really enjoyed watching them interact as well as having some time I could sit and enjoying visiting with Becky, Matt, and my parents.

We spent several afternoons with them over the week they were here and available. We did lots of fun things inside, outside and even had a fun trip to the mall. Gavin really liked the outside time. We brought over his pool one afternoon that was hotter and set that up to play in while a slip and slide and sprinkler were set up as well. Gavin wasn't so sure about the slip and slide but after watching his cousins he gave it a try a few times and started to enjoy it more. He mostly loved watching and chasing his cousins around. He got ahold of the sprinkler and attacked anyone close enough with that. No surprise there since he loves doing that to Scott ad me at home!

Gavin enjoyed our trip to the mall. Hr rode in his stroller some but he liked it much better when he was set free and the kids kept up with him to keep him safe. He liked climbing on the ride on cars too, as long as they weren't moving. He was not impressed when we put money in to make them move. Of course no trip to the mall is complete without a stop at Sears so Gavin can test out the tractors. He really loves tractors!

Annika took some pictures for me one day and I took a few some of the other days. I will work to combine the best ones into collages once I get get my computer to cooperate. I am glad I have these pictures but I always wish I did I better job with capturing more!