This past week Jonathan's youngest brother, Matt, returned from a 6-month stay in Sweden studying abroad and got to meet Justin for the first time (no pictures yet as he hasn't gotten to hold him- he's been sick since traveling). Then days later, Jonathan's other brother arrived for a visit from Michigan. We haven't seen him since Katelynn was 2.5 months old (yes, MONTHS) so this was a very special visit. We tried spending as much time with them as we could and, therefore, had a busy week full of fun!
Our first day together started last Sunday out boating:
The following day was a day of lunch and shopping so I didn't really get any pictures that day, but then we headed to the indoor go-cart racing track for the boys to enjoy some riding. This is some serious go-carting. They had to dress up in helmets and full jackets to race. Katelynn enjoyed watching!
My husband would be very disappointed in me for posting this particular picture of himself (in back) and his brother Matt in front of him. I will state for the record that he DID pass Matt before the end of the race. Hopefully that will make him feel better about the fact that I posted it to begin with :)
When we returned home that day from go-carting, Katelynn decided she had an itch for speed herself and jumped in her jeep. Boys being boys, her uncles hopped on the little kid dirtbikes that Daddy has acquired and rode around the cul-de-sac with her. (She made sure to grab her "earmuffs" pretty quickly when they jumped on. She's not a fan of the loud noise.)
Justin didn't mind the noise of the dirtbikes. I think he'll be our daredevil- itching to get on them. Too bad for him, he's just a bit too small to do much more than hang out in Grandma or Mommy's arms for the timebeing.
We had a few day break in activities when Jonathan's brothers and parents headed to Myrtle Beach to spend a few days, but the fun didn't stop for Katelynn and I. We were busy hosting playgroups and getting ready for Father's Day. I'll post pictures of that stuff later. Today we got back together for Daniel's last day in Charlotte before heading back to Michigan. We started the day at a Kiddie Indoor Water Park. Justin LOVED playing in the zero-entry pool.
Katelynn- not so much. They had a huge water playground with slides and all sorts of fun stuff. The problem? Well, they all spray water and dump buckets of water. Katelynn was NOT a fan of getting her hair and face wet. Not at all. I finally got her down one slide today only to realize that when they hit the bottom, it is purposely filled with lots of water to cause a big splash. Well, that ended the slide fun REAL fast. Hopefully next year Katelynn will find these a bit more fun!
She did love just regular swimming with her Daddy though!
We ended the evening back at our house cooking out on the grill. Uncle Dan spent some quality time getting acquanted with all the girly toys including doll house and Barbie.
And then snuck in a few minutes of time with Justin before saying his goodbyes.
In all, we had a VERY busy week filled with lots of fun. But, now everyone has to go back to work and go back home so I'm back to updating my blog regularly again. And, if anyone knows of any jobs in Charlotte for Uncle Dan, we're trying to recruit him down south! :)
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