Welcome Back

R returned home after a 17 day trip to Eastern Europe. This is a photo from where he went. He had a good time but was glad to be home. He had the bonus of being greeted by 4 members of my extended family (aunt, uncle, cousin and cousin's husband). He got home around midnight and might of thought he could sneak in but no, we were all waiting for him (minus the kids-way too late for them). The kids loved showing off any talent any of the 4 adults would watch. M did some Irish dancing and some Hanna Montana singing. A stuck to more things like nerf guns and wii. He is not ready to unleash the rest of his talents at this time.

R was also welcomed by the cherry blossoms on our tree in the front yard. Who needs the Cherry Blossoms Festival when you can walk into your own front yard without any crowds. Sad to say a windy night has emptied the tree for this year.
R was also greeted the next morning by 2 very excited children! Not that they were tired of seeing me but now it meant that mom would do some cooking. But with the kids, come soccer games. They are both playing and really enjoying themselves. Note: We are also finally wearing short sleeves and shorts and smiling. That is true except for the last 2 days which has brought us back to long everything. But I have great faith that these days will quickly pass on to more sunny ones.

M has learned the art of tree climbing and cannot get enough of the neighbor's tree. She gets up and down by herself. I wouldn't let her go any higher that day. Again, warm enough for bare feet. I have worn flip flops 2 days and loved it. I did not however climb any trees.
A did attempt to climb a tree too. You know the saying "monkey see, monkey do" (well, try to do in this case). As you can see, he didn't get far at all. He is all smiles anyway. Maybe by the end of the summer he'll be higher too.