For Valentine's Day Josh surprised me with a plane ticket for my sister Jen to fly up from VA to visit since I'm a little "family sick." (missing the fam) So she came up last week and what a week it was. The night she got here I came down with the stomach bug. Throwing up all through the night and not getting any sleep, I was so thankful she was here to watch the kids. I slept all day and felt awful, not only from my fever but for her having to deal with two fighting (non-sharing) toddlers and abby. What a blessing she was to me. Thats what sisters are for :)! Will and Lauren had a tough first couple of days, but got more used to each other as the time went on. They didn't want to share, but what toddler does? They really did enjoy each other's company! Will now asks for Lauren everyday. One thing that made us laugh was that Will couldn't seem to call my sister the right name. He called her Uncle Shaun more than Aunt Jen - which is funny since he hasn't been around his uncle much. :( Thanks Jen for coming! I had a great time just hanging with you. Can't wait till next time!
Here they are actually loving each other. So cute! My camera was foggy though from bringing it in from the cold outside.
Here is what Jen looked like ALL day that I couldn't move and help out!
Will got used to all the attention. When he wakes up from naps, his first words are Aunt Jen!
We attempted to take the kids out to sled. We could hardly pull them without slipping on the thick ice. Lauren wasn't so sure what to make of it, but she definately liked being pulled in the sled.
We miss you already!
Mimi came up to PA for her spring break. She surprised us and I was totally shocked. I'm usually not surprised much because I find things out pretty easily. Usually Josh acts weird also when he is trying to keep a secret. He did good this time though. Saturday we were heading up to the mall and Josh told me we were going to split up and find a gift for each other as something different to do. I didn't think anything of it and I reluctantly agreed to do it. I like to think for a while about what I would get him and he told me this last minute. So off I went with abby in the front pack. Little did I know that he left to go pick my mom up from the airport. So when I met him at the car later, with an Eagle's hat for him, he had my mom hiding in the back seat. WOW! I was so surprised! She stayed for a week and we had a blast. Will cried when she left, and when I got home from the airport he kept asking for her. We miss you already MIMI! Thanks for thinking of us. We were blessed by your visit!
One of the many things she did with Will was make easter eggs. He loved it. They hid plastic eggs around the house all week with all different surprises in them.
