Monday, August 13, 2007

The Mars Family comes to town

We had visitors this weekend! Erik and Lois and their family came to visit us for a few days. We kept them busy. We played at the neighborhood parks. We played catch, frisbee, soccer and paddleball. Ruby watched the action and chased after stray balls.

The kids ate outside on the patio for almost every meal. They really enjoyed sitting together at the little table with little chairs. So cute.

We spent a few hours at the beach. Kim helped a boy dig a deep hole. Josh, Aaron, Jared and Erik made several impressive sand structures. Alli and Kim waded out into the lake to practice swimming and splash around and collect little shells. Ruby loved playing in the waves, especially when Andy helped her jump over the incoming waves. The sun was warm, the water was refreshing, and the sand got everywhere!


*Check out the curls in Ruby's hair! In the last few weeks, her hair has turned curly in the back.
We also went to the Lincoln Park zoo. We only made it through part of the zoo before most of us got really tired.
It was wonderful having Erik and Lois, Josh, Kim, Aaron, and Jared here. Alli and Ruby had so much fun bonding with their cousins.



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your patio was a great investment!

Karyn said...

I'm glad the mess on the patio was not in the house. :P