About a month ago George and Lois (Kate's parents) came out for a visit. I
t was very nice being with them and visiting with them. We went to the local 371 Diner for the first time, great place to go, it was a great 50's era style diner. Izzy, Ethan, Kate, and Lois all walked across the Mississippi River. We traveled up to the Itasca State park which is where the head waters of the Mississippi is located. The water came up to about the kids upper calf.Two weeks ago we had Brett's parents (Bud & Sue) out for Ethan's Birthday. We had a great and crazy time with them. On the day they arrived we spent the night in Minneapolis and spent several hou rs in the MOA (Mall of America) where Izzy got her ears
pierced at Club Libby Lu and also picked out an outfit for Puanani, (Brett's little sister, 1/2 shitzu & 1/2 terrier, i think).The day after Ethan's B-Day we went and participated in Ethan's favorite new activity...Go Carts!! Ethan, Izzy, and their cousin Holland had a great time both riding in the cars and driving themselves in the cars. Both us and the Jone's (Holland's parents) decided that the kids need more practice before we hand over the keys.
After living here for a year, when family comes to visit
it makes the interaction much more sweet. It's like if you lived in a gum drop factory it would be easy to get used to the joy of eating gum drops. But when you leave the factory and you aren't surrounded by it all the time you appreciate the sweetness more than you did before. It was great visiting with family and we can't wait until we get to see them again.
