Hilliard Visit

Our awesome friends, The Hilliards (Mark, Latsamy, Elizabeth, and Catherine), came for a visit last weekend.  They usually make the trip to KC to see us once a year.  Last year though, our schedules didn't jive, so we were excited to connect this year.

They arrived Friday evening and we hung out and had pizza.  Then Saturday we took our time getting ready and spent the afternoon at Science City.  We've never been to Science City on a Saturday, and this particular Saturday happened to be "Harry Potter Day," so it was pretty busy... to say the least.  But we all had fun exploring, and Science City really is big, so most exhibits were easy to navigate.

We all piled into their van to get around town

Playing in the outdoor area

Daniel, Elizabeth, and Mark build circuits

Sunday we hung out some more, went for a walk around the neighborhood, had lunch, and then they had to leave.

Our kids played together really well too... Granted most of the time they were on their tablets playing Minecraft (Leslie was on her tablet watching Daniel Tiger), but it was a gentle reminder of how fast our kids are growing up.

It is always so fun to get together with them.  They are really easy-going and fun.  We shared lots of laughs, wine, and good times.  Until next time!

Daniel with his Minecraft buddies

Can't wait until next time!

Earlier in the week, Leslie had her last day of Summer preschool.  While Leslie was away, Daniel asked for "special time" with me.  This week it consisted of going out to eat (at McDonalds... again... the things we do for our kids - sigh...) and then he wanted to go to the splash pad.  I thought that was a bit ironic that during our "special time" I'd be sitting on the side watching him while he played, but hey, it's what he wanted to do and it made him happy.

And a bonus video... Almost every afternoon we have "quiet time" where the kids usually get on their tablets and I play around on my computer.  This afternoon Daniel was cracking up.  I turned to see him watching Shaun the Sheep.  Someday I want to be able to look at this video and remember the true belly laugh of a seven-year-old boy: