Anna and I headed to Wilmington on Monday of Easter week to help my parents get ready for all of the family coming into town. My mom was excited that we came early because she got some quality "Anna and Mimi" time before everyone got there.
On Thursday, while Mom drove south to pick Richard and Patti up, Anna and I drove to the airport to get Kristin and Macguire and Ty. If you need an update on these folks and who they are, see my last blog. I was just ecstatic that we had talked Kristin and the boys into flying to NC to meet her parents for the weekend!
We spent so much time outside while they were here because the weather was PERFECT! It was sunny and mid-70's the entire time they were here. And the bugs hadn't attacked yet, either. Hooray!
Greg goofing around with Mac and Anna in the backyard.
All the kids in the tub on Thursday night.
On Friday, we hit the beach. It was a perfect day and was so fun experiencing the beach with these mid-westerners.:)A family shot
Macguire loved feeding the seagulls!
Friday afternoon, more family poured in and we had a big cook-out that night to celebrate. We set out a kiddie pool in the driveway and the kids had a blast.Sarah and Oren
Anna doing her "shake, shake, shake" dance
The four sibs: Donna, Oie, Richard, and Lynne (my mom)
The Osterkamp clan
We even had a kiddie table!
Macguire loved the beach so much, so we took them back on Saturday. Ty wasn't quite sure what to think...
Even though the water was FREEZING (about 55 degrees), Sarah and I couldn't stand the idea of Kristin coming to the beach and not getting in the water. So, we pumped each other up and then ran in Baywatch style! It took us several minutes to catch our breath from the cold. Mac got the courage to join us, too. We could look up and down the beach a mile and we were the only ones in the water! Ha! The funniest part was that the ocean was like glass that day. We were laughing at Kristin because these dinky little waves would come and she would start shouting, "Oh gosh, here comes a big one!" Good thing they didn't see the ocean really churning!
Mac wanted to be buried as a muscle man...
So, of course, then we had to bury Anna, too. Little Mermaid, eat your heart out.
On Sunday, after a handful of us went to an Easter sunrise service on the beach, we came back to see what the Easter bunny had left in Easter baskets. Anna was excited about her Peeps!
I'm not sure who was more excited about the Pez candy...Daddy or Anna.
Holding hands walking to church
A cute Easter shot
We had an extra-special reason to go to church on Easter morning (besides the obvious celebration of Jesus' resurrection). My sister-in-law, Michelle, got baptized on Easter morning! It was a beautiful service!Greg and Michelle
The kids in front of Gramps' memorial at the columbarium.
The Knez family (minus Brandon)
Sunday afternoon, Kristin and I told Mac and Anna that we had seen the Easter Bunny running across our yard. They came flying around the house to a yard full of eggs! Here they are after a fun time of egg hunting. Some of the eggs had quarters in them rather than candy. Mac would get really excited when he found a money egg, but Anna would get a disappointed look on her face because it didn't have jellybeans. You can tell which child is five and which is two!
On Monday, we took everyone downtown to the Wilmington riverfront and went on a horse-drawn carriage ride. Here we are with Harry and Ned.
Double trouble! Mac and Anna were best buds.
First time with pigtails!
Kristin and the boys flew back on Tuesday and then Anna and I took Richard and Patti to Raleigh on our way back on Wednesday. We had such a great time! In some ways I feel like all we did was laugh and eat! But isn't that what you're supposed to do when spending time with family? Especially when that family lives half-way across the country! Now we just need to figure out when we are getting out to Wisconsin and Minnesota to visit them!
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