Sisters and Brothers

We had such a great time last week when Brian and Sarah visited on Thursday and then Caren, Dave and Clara arrived for Thursday night - Sunday!  We had so much fun swimming in all the beautiful lakes around us, eating good food, and just being together as a family.


On Thursday we brought Brian and Sarah to Elbow Pond...one of my favorite places on earth.  The boys LOVE their Uncle Brian and Aunt Sarah and we feel so blessed to live just a couple of hours away and to be able to see them as often as we do! 

 Happy boy with his Daddy...

 Micah swimming with Aunt Sarah...

 When did he become such a big boy??

This is the same little boy who is terrified to participate in the swim lesson we signed him up for.  Apparently, he has no fear when he's jumping to his Daddy! 

Sisters.

Ice cream at the new/only ice cream place in town.  We now have a pizza shop and an ice cream store...we're turning into a metropolis! 

 That evening we headed down to my parents to say hi to them and to Caren and Dave who had just arrived and then Brian and Sarah headed back to Maine.  Here's Camden showing off his two-wheeler skills to his aunts and uncles.

 My Mom and Dad bought a balance bike as a (really) early birthday present for Micah!  He's pretty cute on it!

 Clara was happy to see her cousins!

 After we said goodbye to Brian and Sarah the rest of the group headed up the street past our house to Bradley for an evening swim.  We are so spoiled. 

 On Friday we went up to Elkins for a swim with the kids.  We brought my Dad and wheeled him out on the grass so he could watch his grandchildren play.  It was so great to have him there with all of us!

Daddy and his girls...

Camden and Clara were in their own little world all weekend.  They had a game going where they were looking on maps to find a secret key and running all over the place giggling and whispering to each other.  I don't think they had a moment of frustration with each other (which is a first)!  So cute! (thanks for the pic, Mom!)

 Caren took some pretty cute pictures using Instagram on her fancy iPhone.  I'm jealous of her awesome technology, but some of her pictures are too cute not to share!
Micah waiting for a little snack of blueberries after riding his bike!

  My cousin, Carmen, who just gave birth to that little baby in her belly (!!) used to babysit Clara so they have a special bond!  It was so great that she was able to stop by while we were all together.  And now Camden and Micah have a new little "cousin" as Connor is now a big brother to Lucey!  :)  Congratulations, Carmen and Jeremy!!!

 My Mom with her grandsons at Elbow...

 Caren, my Mom and I enjoyed a girls' night out and had a delicious dinner at PC's together (our favorite restaurant of all time).  We were laughing SOOO hard I was crying.  :)

 And then they were gone.  :(  The Swanson clan headed back to Durham, NC, but they'll be back for a week in August!  Can't wait!  We'll see Brian and Sarah later this week when we (or at least Scott) heads up to Portland to help them move into their beautiful new home they just bought!  So exciting!  I'm pretty lucky to have such a wonderful family!