Under Attack!

So, we were invaded last weekend. Susan's sister, husband and 4 kids (all younger than TJ) came to visit. They're on their way from Virginia to Guam. Quite a trip. They have to do what the Navy tells them, they say.

The kids had a blast playing together - Heather with Harmony (finally a "sister" for both of them), TJ had two followers in Connor and Ethan (lego star wars was a hit for them), and Toby had Ivan (both calling each other babys and making messes - Toby especially liked commenting on Ivan's messy face when he eats).

The highlight, I thought, was when I came home for lunch Monday and got the kids to clean the house while Susan and Marie were doing retail therapy together. The cleaning, of course, was in exchange for swimming (they chose swimming over going to the lake for jetskiing! Ben was bummed). Later, they got ice cream in exchange for running a lap around the house. Good thing it was a rare cool day in June yesterday.

We enjoyed their visit and hope they'll come again - in two years ;)