Family Visiting....

My SIL and niece and nephew came from ND to visit us. They arrived late last night. We let L and S stay up late to go get them. They go to bed every night at 8 on the dot and by 8:30 last night, S was asking if it was almost morning since he was up so late : -) They were uber tired by the time 10:00 came and they left to get them from the airport. It was about 11:30 when they got home and closer to 12:30 when they went to bed. We stayed up till 2:30 talking. J was up by 4 and L & S were up by 6. It was an extra long today. We went to a friend's birthday party at a local bounce place. L, N & L joined us and Daddy Piper stayed home with J so he didn't miss another nap. It was so much fun. We were surrounded with tons of good friends and had a great time. I even climbed to the top of a spider climbing thing. I went down the slides and did the obstacle course with L and S. I missed J terribly but I did enjoy the playtime with L & S. It was over the top fun for everyone. After enjoying the cake and ice cream (no ice cream for S though!), we headed home for naps. I had some ribs ready to go so I threw them in the oven with some potatoes and took a nap myself. It was the most delicious hour of rest :- ) L & S took long naps themselves. I got up and made a scrumptious dinner. BBQ ribs, twice bakes potatoes, green beans with seasoned salt, strawberries and fruit dip. YUMMY and even better - my SIL did the dishes!!!!!!!

Having 8 people in our house makes for some tight quarters. We moved J into our room and put L & L in his room. N is in the playroom with a twin mattress. It has been a heartwarming visit so far. Very relaxing and enjoyable. It's neat to see L, J & S interacting with L & N. J has taken right to our visit ND family. It's cool to see him just drawn to them like a magnetic. He wasn't nervous or reserved at all - even at 1:00 this morning when he first met them. He was snuggly with Daddy and a little while later, he was walking over to them. I have taken a ton of pictures of them together. Can't wait to look through them and recall our visit together!