A Short Visit

My sister and family came for a visit this week because it was Sydney and Sam's spring break. They arrived on Thursday afternoon and left today, Saturday. We crammed as much as we could in the time they were here. Wes was traveling all week but joined us on Friday.

When they arrived on Thursday, we went to Ikea for Swedish meatballs and shopping. We put the kids in a shopping cart and pushed them all over. For a short time, Grace and I got lost with no cell phone and we kept hunting for the rest of the gang. We finally found them.

Sydney and Gracie

Sam and Lizzie

By the time we got home, it was bed time. The kids shared beds Lizzie and Sydney together and Sam and Gracie together. The big kids read and sang a song for the little kids. It was so sweet to watch. Sydney and Sam did a great job reading and Lizzie and Gracie did a great job listening. Then it was lights out, with a couple of times having to go in and tell them to go to sleep.

Friday, we got up and Paul made breakfast. He's on a gluten free diet so everything was gluten free. We then went to visit Wes's work to show everybody what he did. Wes's flight got in early.

After Wes's work, we went to the Japanese garden of the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. It was so pretty and in bloom. The kids loved it and especially loved feeding the koi fish. Sydney was brave enough to put her hands in to pet them.

The crew

Feeding the fish

Lots of turtles sunning themselves

We ate lunch and decided to drive by Laura and Paul's old apartment. It's where they lived while Paul was in physical therapy school and Laura taught her first couple of years. On the way back, we picked up Wes from work and went to Cabela's. I'm not big on hunting and fishing so this didn't seem exciting to me, but Paul wanted to go. We had a good time but Wes and I were tired because the girls weren't listening and grabbing everything.

On the way home from Cabela's and to dinner, we stopped by an Asian market for Paul to pick up rice flour. I love going in there, so many things to see. Sydney and Sam loved looking at the seafood area.

Saturday, we went to the Coppell Farmer's Market and then went to Grapevine Mills. We shopped, the kids road the carousel and we ate lunch. Sydney was excited because she got some clothes.

Gracie and Daddy on the carousel

Lizzie and Sam (Lizzie doesn't like the animals that go up and down)

Eating and waiting for Laura and Sydney to finish shopping

We had so much fun with my sister and family! The weather was perfect, sunny and mild.The girls were so excited that Sydney and Sam were coming and they were not disappointed. They loved having them here and I enjoyed time with all of them.