I'm not even sure how to blog about the weekend itself, to be honest. It was just pure and simple awesomeness. But to catalog the list of what we did would suck away what made it so special, which was the time with friends and the freedom and relaxation that comes with spending time with close friends where you can just let down your guard and all pretenses and just be. I suspect it was something similar for Nicholas. Not on as conscious of a level, but he and Alice have been around each other regularly since they were something like 6 weeks old. It is familiar. It is safe. And that boy just adores her. And I can't disagree with him. In many ways Alice feels like the niece I don't have.
Anyway, enough sentiment. You come here for the pictures, right? Well, those I have in abundance.
The kids had great fun playing together at the park:
As we got ready to leave the park, Alice stopped for a quick pretend phone call to let her grandpa know she was at the park with Nicholas and Nicholas was swinging.
They ate meals together at Alice's fun little kitchen table:
They played dress-up (more embarassing pictures not posted, but will be printed and saved):
They played t-ball:
They went out for ice cream one day and to a fun restaurant the next:
That last picture was taken by Wes. Notice the difference in Nicholas' expression when Alice took a picture of him using his camera:
It may not be attractive, but the joy comes through loud and clear. (Well, that and the exhaustion.)
They also sang lots of songs, played with dolls, read books, chatted at bedtime, and just in general ran around having fun and being excited to see each other. And while they napped Katie and I got to go shopping and talk without being interrupted by munchkins. In other words, it was a wonderful trip!
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