Special Visitors

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At the beginning of May we had some super special visitors come and stay with us. My BFF, Kerith, and her son, Elias! She had a free flight and picked us as her destination. I was honored. The last time we were together was June. Elias was a teeny tiny newborn and I was keeping a secret: Baby#2. Look at us almost a year later!

 God is good. 

We've traded our glitter eye shadow for under-eye concealer and our N*Sync jams for (really bad) nursery rhymes. 
It was Kerith's turn to meet the newbie in the group. 
And I caught up with big boy Elias. He's into solid foods, working on the sippy cup and on the verge of walking. I love this age.
I was impressed that we planned the 4 days/3 nights out perfectly. We did enough (park, splash pad, Downtown Disney) but not too much. I knew it'd be tricky with 3(!) kids, but for the most part everyone slept at night, napped, ate and avoided meltdowns. SUCCESS! 
Not a fan of the splash pad...yet. 
"Elsa and Ana!" 
Try to explain the idea of a brain freeze to a 2 year. Yah...
First taste of ice cream. 
We couldn't have braved Downtown Disney without Kent. I'm pretty sure I caught him texting his buddy, "Havin the BEST time ever @ Dwntwn Disney w/the girls+kids!" 
Proof that we're turning into our Mothers. There were even a few more outtakes. 
We had a blast catching up and hanging out. 
We are Moms. We have KIDS. We are tired. We are old. 

Come again, soon!!

Comments

  1. KerithMay 28, 2015 at 6:57 PM

    love, love, love these photos! Thanks for having us!

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