Memorial Day

Travis, Candy, and the kids drove all the way down here for Memorial day weekend! an 8-hour drive with 3 kids under the age of 3 isn't easy. We felt so loved! They arrived at about 9am so Mike and I took Truman and Eva to the park while Travis and Candy rested up a bit.

Then we all spent some time in our little hotel room. We weren't sure how the kids would respond to us; Candy has done a really great job of showing them pictures of both of us and talking about us a lot so they'd remember us, and it didn't take Truman long to warm up to his Tio! Here they are wrestling - you may not be able to see, but Truman is laughing so hard!

Truman is so much fun to play with! He is so smart and intuitive; it's amazing the concepts he understands. He is so good at baseball it's scary! It helps to have a softball star for a mom and a dad who played baseball all his life!

That night they headed to their hotel. There was no room for them in the inn here on base so they had to get a room several minutes off of base. Because of some confusion on my part, the hotel they ended up in was further away than necessary and more expensive; but they ended up meeting another young mother who lives in Louisville and wants to hang out with Candy! As Candy sweetly pointed out, if I hadn't made that mistake, she wouldn't have met this new friend. God is so good and it;s so fun to see His sovereignty! So often what we think is a bad thing is just Him working out His will in a good way!

On Sunday we had our Memorial Day cookout at the base lake! It was a great place to hang out outside, and the kids had fun feeding the ducks, looking forrocks and throwing them into the water, and playing baseball (they're both really good!) I love how Eva is all wound up for a big toss of bread!

This is little Gabriella, is she not just darling? She has the perfect temperment for being the third child in a busy family. As long as she's comfy, she is totally content just sitting and watching everyone. She's so squishy and comfy and fun to hold!

Tio with his nieces and nephew...

That night we went for a walk around base where the airplanes are displayed. T took his bubbles with him and was much more interested in them than in seeing airplanes from American history. :)

Sweet mama with her two oldest...

In the morning we met up for breakfast and M and I took the kids to a playground while Trav and Can packed up.

Eva is so cute; she is intense in whatever task she is doing and is totally fearless! She'll be one driven young lady in a few years (and a beautiful one!)

The kids like to pretend they're behind a counter taking food orders; in this pic Truman is handing me a cheesburger and milkshake I asked him to make for me. SO cute!

Fearless Eva. She climbed right on up with no help. Tio was the scared one!

Before they took off we went to the mall, walked around, and had lunch. How CUTE it Gaba in her little fedora?!

Getting into the van for the ride home. Eva is rockin her new shades, keepin it real at the wheel.

We are SO thankful they came down! It was so great to have the whole family to ourselves and for the kiddos to get to know us a little more. We love those stinkers SO much! Watching Travis and Candy as parents was really encouraging; they work together so well and clearly love their children very much and are doing such a great job of teaching and trainging them. It was fun to see and fun to learn from them. Thanks for coming, guys! We love you!