The Thompsons: Visits

We were blessed with some really fun visits last week to break up the yuck of life. MamaThom and PapaThom dropped by for a few days on their way through town (or made sure their truck came this way after leaving Cedar) as they headed back to AZ. The kids were in heaven, as usual, to have their grandparents around. MamaThom, in particular, is so attentive and spends every second of her visit playing with the kids. I was given specific instructions to take photos of their bowling games and some of the screens. So here we go....

Kyle winning a record game against MamaThom. She is quite the Wii bowler. Ask Emily.

One of Kyle's sisters (Abbie perhaps) winning the game against Kyle.

Daisy playing her first real round of bowling. She didn't quite get the hang of it and got frustrated a lot but liked to play anyway.

Kyle's famous "Swan" move. He gets a lot lower when he is actually bowling. This is a recreation upon the request of MamaThom.

I'm not sure what Abbie is up to here. Possibly her favorite dance, the "Macaroni"?

Abbie coloring with MamaThom at Lucille's. The kids LOVE Lucilles...me, not so much. It was such a treat for them to have their grandparents suggest it and treat us all to dinner. Mom isn't up for it very often so this was like a million holidays wrapped into one. Abbie kept saying, "It's just like a second birthday!"

Kyle helping Daisy with her name.

We had a wonderful time with the Thompsons and were so lucky to have them visit. What a nice break from the ordinary for our family.

A few days later Paul, Laura and their kids were in town for a blessing and they came over to play for a few hours. Kyle was visiting his mom so Seth was a little bored but the rest of the kids had fun. The girls definitely love having Isabelle around. She always supplies endless entertainment for two small cousins who love older big girl cousins. They couldn't leave without playing a game so Izzy, Abs, Daisy, Seth, me, and Cooper played a round of UnoBlaster...our signature game.

And speaking of visits, on a super quick trip to Reno Sunday, I got to spend about 90 minutes with this darling girl. Little Maddy is so much fun. She cheesed her bagel and played dress-up doll and generally entertained me. I wish I could hang out with her more often. She reminds me a lot of her mom, who is pretty rad herself and basically the coolest gal around if you ask me. I miss her loads every single day and was glad to sit across from her even for just 90 minutes.