So Much Fun!

We were so lucky today to have very special visitors!  Sarah and her kids Will & Grace came from Minneapolis; and Kim came with adorable little Avery from River Falls.  We've all been friends since high school, but have grown closer over the years.  Now that we all have kids, a lot of our time spent together is focused on wrangling the little ones, but we enjoy the bits and pieces of conversation we're able to fit in.  Logan was especially challenging today...not wanting to share and being very sensitive about everything.  I felt like I was disciplining him the whole time.  Bennett had an uncharacteristically sad morning before our friends arrived, but he cheered up after a little nap.

Bennett wanted to play with adorable little Avery...except he really just wanted to climb on her and that wasn't a very good idea...

This was one of many moments where Logan needed to be separated from our friends so that he could just calm down.  He was playing his harmonica on the couch for a bit and it was the most peaceful few minutes of the morning.  Of course, he insisted on wearing his hockey jersey today, but then pretty much refused to share his hockey toys with Will, so they didn't get to play much together.  Logan is usually such a compliant, good kid, but I'm having the hardest time with him when we have guests, lately.  Any suggestions?

Bennett spends most of his time on his tummy, doing the army crawl these days.  Yes!  He is very mobile!  Ahhh!  Life has gotten a little more complicated now that he moves around so well.  He's not up on his hands and knees yet, but he finds plenty of ways to get around when he wants.

After lunch, the boys made a fort and we got out the little tent.  That was a hit for a while.

Logan and William did a good job playing together and being buddies in the tent.  I should mention that William did a great job playing and even giving up toys when Logan wouldn't share.  I felt so bad!  Will is so cute, with the biggest grin - pretty irresistible!

Here the boys used their matching Little Giraffe blankets for a pretend nap.  So cute!

Bennett and Grace just watched their big brothers be silly!  Grace just turned one two weeks ago and she is so sweet.  Bennett is about the same size as her despite the 3+ month age difference.  Soon Bennett and Grace will be able to play more together (and Avery, too!).

The last activity that the boys came up with was the "band".  They came up with it on their own, so it was pretty cute.  Logan got out his instruments from MusikGarten: jingle bells, sticks, and finger cymbals.  The boys marched around playing some lovely (ahem!) music!  It was great!

Special thanks to our visitors for making the drive to Eau Claire.  We always have a lovely time - even when we have some behavior challenges.  Hopefully we can do this more often!