My sister Emily and her two little ones came to visit us last week... we had such a great time! Here are a few pictures from their visit...
Brinley (who's now walking since the last time we saw these guys...) was able to keep up with her cousin Isaac! They LOVE each other... and i couldn't get enough of watching these two talk and play ... (at the end of this post, there is the MOST adorable video of these two!)




We spent one morning at the Pool before lunch...

...soaking in all the sunshine...

Another day we painted and Caitlin was SO excited to show Micah how to paint letters!



(Will making paw prints.)

Here's Brinley shakin' up the paint so we can use it...

cleaning up...

Our neighbors down the street were making a 'good will' run... but decided to see if we wanted any of their used goods... a Turtle sand box (heck yes!)

and this cute waiting pool were among the 'goods'... also 2 winter coats and shorts and pants for Will! The kids were thrilled!

We decided to give them a try! So refreshing!




Micah and Dodger snuggling...


Another day we went to the Mall...


Kiddie Train

future rail way master...


One of the highlights for me this week was when Emily taught me how to make jam!! This was so fun...we made these cute little 8 ounce jars...


Ready... Set... CAN!

I found some Strawberries for a good deal at Sams Club and Emily brought some frozen Black berries that she picked off of Mom and Dad's bush... these are the Jams we made.
Mm. SO GOOD!
Strawberry
Blackberry Strawberry
Apple Strawberry
Peach Strawberry


Food Storage!

...and this last picture made me laugh, I opened the pantry and found all these animals lined up... these kids are so cute!

Here's the Video of Isaac and Brinley...
Thanks Em, Micah and Isaac for coming to visit! LOVE YA!