Visitors

Last weekend we had visitors! Dusty, Erin, and Oliver came to visit, and we had so much fun! Ryan had a free weekend in terms of studying since he had just taken exams, so it worked perfectly! Here's a recap:

They arrived late Thursday evening and went straight to their hotel, so we didn't see them until Friday morning. They came over for breakfast and then headed out to the zoo. They took Abe along, and he had a blast. I was able to enjoy time with Charlie, get things done around the house, and sit down to read a while! It was wonderful!

At the zoo-I love this one! So cute of them together:

With his favorite animal:

(Oddly enough, they let the boys select a toy from the gift shop, and guess what Abe chose out of all the exotic zoo animals?? A sheep!! We found it rather humorous! Apparently, he wanted to expand his farm:)

On the train with Uncle Dusty:

After naps, they came back to our place for dinner and to hang out. It was so refreshing and fun to just spend time together! After Charlie went to bed, we dyed my hair. This was so much fun too--it caused me to remember so many memories from our college days (Erin and I were college roommates). We pulled so many shenanigans and did so many crazy things! Eventually, the evening winded down, and they headed back to their hotel for the night.

Saturday, Ryan went to work at the Bread of Healing Clinic, and the boys and I went to Dusty and Erin's hotel to swim. Abe was a bit of a scaredy cat and more content to sit along the edge, while Oliver was quite the daredevil, jumping right in to his daddy!

After swimming, we went out to lunch, then swung by our home to pick up Ryan before heading to the Miller Brewery Tour. Although we went last fall with Isaac, I was once again stunned by the magnitude of their production! Their warehouse is as big as 3 football fields, cases stacked 20 feet in the air, and it all turns over within 24 hours. It's just staggering!

After the tour, we had some samples in their beer garden. It was a beautiful afternoon, so we took our time sitting on the patio, laughing and chatting while Abe and Ollie got hyped up on Coca-Cola. It was a really fun afternoon!

At the brewery:

Saturday evening, our family headed back home while Dusty, Erin, and Oliver spent the evening to themselves, exploring downtown just a bit and going out to dinner.

Sunday morning, they met us at church, and afterward we let the boys play at the park for a while before they headed home.

At the park:

It was so much fun to be together! We missed Gia, who stayed home with Nana, but it was a great weekend. Thanks so much for visiting us!