Visit from Sam and Family

Oh dear, it has been way too long since I have updated this blog. Life is just so busy. Sam drove down last week with Camron, Trent and Austin. My dad was returning from Chicago with Michael. Tatiana also stopped stayed a couple of nights with us. So I got a good five days with family. We didn't do much, we just visited...I loved it. We went and saw the fireworks, had a great Luau for Matthew's and Jacque's birthday and did some swimming. The kids are all getting so big, I can't believe how fast time is flying. Michael and Camron are both taller than me now, Trent is on his way soon. Ben and Austin were two peas in a pod. They were chatting away in the van and played together I think all the time. Matthew now jumps off the diving board, my brave one and Ben is working his way there slowly. Austin is a little daredevil, he launches himself off anywhere in the water. Sam also joined me in cutting off 10" of my hair, it is taking me a while to get used to but I will be okay. All in all it was a great visit and I was sad to see them leave yesterday. I thought I would share some photos with the rest of you all though.

Visitors

I have been looking forward to having my Mom, Samantha, her fiancee and the kiddos come visit me for quite a few months now. Just a couple of days for visiting just isn't enough because they were gone in a blink of an eye. I did have a lot of fun though and enjoyed getting to visit. I have so many pictures to share that I hope I don't overwhelm you al. The first day I brought the family by David's house where I couldn't stop taking pictures of his bougainvilla bush...I think that is how it is spelled. It was so colorful and beautiful, we had a good time visiting though.

That evening we headed over to Trisha's to swim in the pool for a little bit. Ben started jumping off the diving board and we had a blast cooling down. Felt bad that they had to visit in the 100's. It can be brutal for anyone out here so it is nice to refresh ourselves with the pool.





The next day I dragged them all to the zoo where we exhausted the kids and ourselves. We got to see a lot of the animals and let the kids play in the water area that they just built at the zoo. With the heat killing us, it was nice to get in there with the kids and play in the water.

Well I had so much fun and I appreciate them making that very long drive down here, especially with three fiesty kids. I enjoyed meeting Sam's fiancee Mike, he is a really nice guy. The kids are getting so big, Michael is taller than me and Trent isn't too far behind. Austen is such a love bug and had a blast with Benjamin. Hope everyone enjoys the pictures!!