Visitors...

This past week we had some dear friends (Ashley, Jamie, and Luke Sides) come to visit for a few days. They are missionaries working in a city about 4 hours away from us and we've known them for many years now (They've been in CZ since last summer). We had a wonderful time visiting, letting our children meet and play with one another, and encouraging each other. Here are just a few pics from our time together. Above, the Keens hosted us for dinner one evening. It wasn't as hectic as we thought it might be to get 4 children to eat at the same time. It was really a great dinner time together.





Here Jakub's playing with Evan and Thompson. Luke was there, too, but he loved walking everywhere and didn't sit down much. :) Jake loved this tunnel they had in their living room. It's about time for us to invest in a couple of more active, big-kid toys. If any of you have some suggestions from what your toddlers have loved, let me know!



Here Jakub's practicing his soccer moves with Luke. These two were busy boys! Jakub is doing really well with his balance and kicking balls. He loves it! And that belly- can you believe it? That's in the afternoon- long after lunch and just before dinner. Do any of you have kids with big, cute bellies? :) By morning it's pretty flat again. So funny, and hopefully normal. :)






And this one, though it's not clear, is my favorite. :) Jakub, after eating his dinner, hiked his foot up on the table and leaned back on me. It was so funny!!! And his shirt could not have been more appropriate for that look on his face. Thank you, Aunt Hopey, for that. :) It's still too big, but he'll grow into it quickly I'm sure! We tried to find shoes for those big feet today, but the ones that fit the length were too narrow for his big foot to fit inside. :) So, we'll have to keep looking around. It was fun to shop for him, though, and he was great about all of it. He liked looking at himself in the mirror while we were trying different shoes on. :)