homegrown friends!

All the way from Georgia.... Jenn, Christian, and Callie came to visit us this week!  It was so awesome to have them here.  The kids played so great, jenn & I had tons of catch up time, and seriously made my heart swell being able to spend this quality time with them.  We sure missed little Cate, but I'm sure her daddy enjoyed the extra time with just her back in Georgia.  

So thankful for best friends that know us inside & out.  

We stayed super busy and really made the most of every moment.  

I'd like to say we are all happy tired folks today...and especially jenn since she is making the 12 hour trek back to flowery branch today.  I owe her big time for this!  

They arrived on Wednesday around 5:00 so we had some yummy Popsicles and took a long walk to the water. 

 Girls taking a break to shave their faces.  I wish I had the giggles recorded.  It was a riot.  They were so very happy! 

 Thursday we ventured over to the zoo after Davis got out of school.  

Christian's fave was the big peacock roaming and Callie loved the "mingos" I think she calls them!  

They were exhausted, but truly had a blast.  

We made a quick run to Target then home to get ready for Davis' tball game! 

Christian is seriously the best cheerleader on the planet.  He was so excited and offered all kinds of encouraging words to Davis during the game!  I love this picture so much.  The girls watched some, but were mostly interested in their babies! 

On Friday, we went over to Assateague Island and look what we spotted right away!  Ponies!  Callie wanted to show them her ballet moves!  

 This was the scene most of the day.  Christian in the waves as long as we would let him.  Davis trying to keep him safe and ward off any strangers by doing his ninja moves from a safe distance.  The girls laughing with their toes in the sand.  Getting their hair wet and building a drip castle.  

The mamas actually got to sit for a few minutes and chat!
It was a perfect beach day.  

 To this sweet boy, this is exactly what heaven on earth looks like.  No time for snacks, sandcastles, or looking for crabs.  All waves for him!  I'm sure his cheeks were hurting from smiling! 

Later on that night, we headed down to the pier and the boardwalk for Fisher's popcorn, pictures, and of course the candy shop.  We got home about 9:00 and the kids crashed hard.  I'd say it was a fabulous day! 

Saturday morning, we got up and had a yummy breakfast downtown Berlin. 

After our amazing pancakes & omelets, we took a carriage ride around the town.  The driver was awesome and gave us a longer ride...taking us by a yard sale!  The kids had an absolute blast.  

 Then, we just roamed the streets taking fun pictures and letting the kids climb and run.    

After our downtown adventure, we took a trip to the Berlin park and to get yummy snow cones!

 We were not quite ready to go home, so we stopped off at our neighborhood pool for a few hours.
Popsicles, pajamas,  yummy mexican, and leftover doughnuts topped off our last night in Maryland together!

It was seriously a really fantastic 4 days.  The kids did great...outside of the normal toddler meltdowns and baby doll wars they were perfect and played like long lost friends.  Made me so proud of them!!

Just what we all needed...another small taste of Georgia goodness.