Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Two Grandpa's In One Weekend

Due to the distance that are families live from one another and us they have only met once, at our wedding. For the children it was a rare weekend in which they, and us, got to see Grandpa Goodhue and Grandpa Roehrig.

Grandpa Goodhue and Uncle Alex came in on Friday night and stayed the weekend. They were gone Saturday, while we went in to Sturgis, and spent all of Sunday with us. Grandpa Goodhue played with the children tons, and even had Max and Noelle crying at the same time during an intense game of shark. The crying was brief and insanity resumed. Max loved to beat the fish with his sword, typical boy! Many other games were played including airplane with Uncle, and basketball and soccer with Grandpa. The children had a wonderful time and I'm pretty sure Grandpa Goodhue was exhausted by the time he left!
While Grandpa Goodhue and Alex were away for hockey on Saturday we spent the day in Sturgis. Of course, we had a great time and were able to get out in the sun and enjoy a leisurely walk back in the woods. Max absolutely loved getting a stick and whacking any and every thing in sight. Noelle was a bit more of a girl and complained about walking over trees and sticks. Violette was carried and seemed to enjoy looking around at the scenery. The woods are beautiful and it was great to see the fun the children had in them. We had a wonderful time and topped it off with a scrumptious dinner!
We were even able to stop by the Feyes' house for a short visit. Olivia and Noelle we were off playing in makeup before we could even get all of our shoes off. The girls just seem to click, which is great. Max wondered around checking out all the different toys. Violette and Mia had a little interaction and were just so adorable together! The visit was way too short, but we are glad we had some time with our good friends.
It was a fun filled, busy weekend! We love seeing our families and friends whenever possible. We hope another busy family weekend falls upon us soon!

1 comment:

Amanda said...

We are so happy you managed to see so many family and friends in one weekend, but happier yet that we were some of those people! But we do agree, it was much too short of a visit. We need to get together again for a longer period of time.