lissy!

 so the reason why ive been off line the last week. was LISSY!  our little sister from saskatoon came out for a visit.  we had SO much fun  we picked her up at the airport last tues and she went home yesterday.  the kids were so excited to see her.

me too. she was 12 the last time we saw her.  shes 22 now.  we had such a great time.  for reals.  from the late night conversations, endless shopping trips, making good on her promise to babysit the kids form 10 yrs ago :), the food, catching up on 12 yrs!   the hugs and even tears.  we truly had a wonderful visit.  the kids loved her so much.  i did an odd thing and put my phone away. choosing to be there in the moment. no phone in hand. so i have very little pics of her visit

 we did manage a walk!

 ellie got some mail!

 joey was found looking through old pictures!

 lissy at the library

 nate too

 adorable

 after school one day ellie disappeared for a good 30 mins. i came down to this.  she dressed her horse up.  4 shoes, a hat and hair clip, too head phones!  love it

 chris and i went out on a date.  alyssa babysat.  when she was 10 she (and her sister) told us "when you and chris have kids i will babysit for you". we moved away, and never thought she would keep her promise. and voila. she did. i remember when she told us that and thought "man thats so far away" and boom. its here.  the day she left i told her that ellie will babysit her kids one day!

anyways, we went to a new italian place and shared a pizza.  i wanted to keep the cost down.  we both ate for 20 and the pizza was AMAZING. 

 nate and his morning hug. he brings me coffee in bed now. i love it.  we chat a bit before the girls come up.  another reason why i LOVE home schooling.  low key, stress-free, ENJOYABLE mornings!

Posted by mel at 1:03 PM