A visit from our Auntie Kara

My younger sister, Kara, and her punkins, came to visit our humble abode this weekend. Her main reason for coming was Brooklyn's baptism, but since she loves us so much, she decided to stay a few extra days. Yeah!

They arrived by plane Thursday morning, and after an early lunch, we decided to visit Steve at work so that Joseph and Jacob could see the helicopters. They were as impressed as a 3 1/2 and almost 2 year old can be. And even though this was the very first time that Uncle Steve and Jacob had seen each other in person, Jacob went to get hugs from him like he was his best friend!

Friday morning, after sending Brooklyn to school, we headed into Fresno to run a few errands and to go to the Oso de Oro Lake Park. Unfortunately, it was quite hot so we didn't get to stay very long. On our way home, we stopped by In-N-Out for lunch, as Kara had not really eaten there before. Washington is unfortunately lacking this establishment. :) After arriving home, Kara and I got busy working on the pyramid cake we were attempting to make for Brooklyn's birthday party the next morning. It ended up looking more like a mountain than a pyramid, but it sure tasted good!




Friday night I took Kara to Castillo's Mexican Food for dinner. Steve is the one who turned me on to this restaurant. They have the best homemade Mexican food I've ever tasted! I couldn't let Kara visit Fresno without eating here. It's a good thing she enjoyed it, too. :)

Saturday morning Steve took Noah and Joseph to the park while Kara and I prepared for the party. The girls had lots of fun, but I wouldn't have survived it without Kara's help! :) (Thanks again, K!)

Later that evening, for a fun family outing, we went to John's Incredible Pizza Co. Only Steve had been here before, with some friends of ours, but he said it was fun, so we decided to give it a try. The kids enjoyed a few rides and games before sitting down to dinner. After eating, we tallied up our tickets, picked out a couple prizes, and then called it a night!







Sunday, and the baptism, can be read about here.

Monday was the day that Kara and boys would be heading home, so we just hung out around the house till it was time to take them to the airport. We're so glad they came to visit us, and we hope they will come again sometime!