Reunion with friends

Sunday morning came far too early, but we were excited for the arrival of our friends Lisa and Isabella who were driving up from San Diego to stay with us for a couple of days. We spent the morning walking to and from the neighborhood playground (about 0.5 miles each way). It was a long walk for the little people, but we took our time and just enjoyed the day. Here are the troops on the home stretch back to Grandma and Grandpa's house.
Finally Lisa and Isabella arrived and we spent the afternoon getting reacquainted with each other. Here are Rhiannon and Isabella building a deluxe rail network in the living room.
We all went over for the traditional Sunday dinner at Grandma Bucky's house! Grandma Bucky cooked a delicious dinner (as always) and the kids ran a little wild and it was a typical Sunday night. But Rhiannon and Isabella both had their own issues that they were dealing with ... Rhiannon just wanted to lay on the couch and rest her eyes, and Isabella was at the end of a very long day and surrounded by people she didn't know. But what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right? Anyway, by the time we were getting ready to leave, all the kids were jumping and rolling and laughing together except for Rhiannon who was still on the couch.
Here are (around the table from left): Rhiannon, cousin Molly, Grandma Bucky, Uncle Phil, Aunt Libby, Dad, Uncle Eric, cousin Ruby, Mom, Lisa and Isabella.
Life is good when you are in your cozy jammies holding your baby dolls and listening to a bedtime story :-)