April showers bring May visitors

We have had a plethora of visitors this month. Luckily, we have also had some really fabulous spring weather too. We had our very dear friends visit from Kansas City for 5 days, then the next week had John’s Mom, sister, and two nieces come for 4 days. It has been a whirlwind of happy children, cooking for large groups, being tourist-y, playing games, and enjoying each other’s company. Celebrating Hannah’s birthday was also thrown into the mix somehow. We are now preparing for and looking forward to Karin and family coming to visit! I thought I’d better get some pictures and posting up before they come or I would have too much to write about.

Juli made Hannah's cake for her birthday, and Hannah had very definite ideas about what she wanted. She even drew a picture of exactly how she wanted it to look. Juli made her dreams come true with this cake. And Hannah had so much fun helping and watching. She was also SOOOO happy that her best friends could be here for her birthday. Especially since this was her year for just a family party.




We went to Navy Pier with John's family and had such a great time. The weather was PERFECT: sunny but not too hot. The crowds were a little daunting, but not unbearable. We went on the huge ferris wheel, and we made Garrett go with us even though he is deathly afraid of heights. There were a few times when I thought he might lose his lunch, but he made it through and was even smiling at one point.





We also went on a few other rides, and let the kids play in the water fountain so they got soaking wet before we went home.




Now the kids are looking forward to another visit from very dear friends. Maybe I can use another visitor as motivation for them to clean their rooms!