Charlie and Seda: Dan, Mary, Matt & Gwen Visit!

We were so lucky to have Dan, Mary, Matt and Gwen make the long drive to visit us this weekend. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate, but we made the best of it. They got here Thursday night, and the kiddos were able to play for an hour before they went to bed. We woke up Friday morning, had some breakfast, and then headed to the Children's Museum. We played there for a couple hours, had some lunch, then headed home for naps. Our afternoon was filled with playing in the toy room, coloring, and just enjoying quality cousin time. Sunday morning we tried to go to the rock beach, but it was closed because the wind was so strong and the waves were intense. It was pretty neat to see all the waves crashing on the rocks, and we even saw some crazy guys out in the lake surfing! We decided to head to the Dome to get out of the cold, and we watched some little kids play football and let our kiddos run around. We got sandwiches to take home for lunch so we could watch the Michigan/Michigan State game. The sun came out for a bit after lunch, so we got the kids out in the backyard to play some soccer and enjoy the slide. While the kiddos napped, we cheered Michigan State on to a victory! We ended the day with more playing and had a pizza party for dinner. They got up and left pretty early this morning since they have a long drive home, but hopefully the sun will stay out for them and it will be an easy drive. We are so happy they made the trip up. We know it's a lot for people to make the trek from Detroit, so we really appreciate when they do! It was so great to see how big and talkative Gwen is getting, and Charlie LOVED playing with Matt. We definitely miss being closer to them and wish we could get together more, but the great thing is that when we do get together, it doesn't seem like it has been that long. So, a big thanks to Dan & Mary for coming to visit. We love you all very much, and we can't wait to see you again in a month!!