A heavenly week!!

I am very close with my family and we live so far apart!! Emily and Patrick came to visit in April and we had such an amazing time. It was fun just having Em around to talk to while the babies took naps. Sadie and Ruby totally hit it off!! Sadie usually gets a little nervous around other kids her age because they are a little more affectionate than she wants them to be. Ruby is just like Sadie. She keeps her distance and isn't a threat at all. Sadie all of a sudden gained a ton of confidence and loved having Ruby around to play with. For the first time she wasn't parallel playing anymore. She was actually playing with her play mate. They loved sitting next to each other while reading their books. This picture was taken after we sang "two little monkeys" as they jumped all over the bed. They wore themselves out!!

Arlington Cemetery. It was raining quite a bit but the moisture made the foliage all the more green. It was beautiful!! Sadie and Ruby had fun stomping in the puddles so the rain didn't bother them a bit.
The great thing about having visitors is that you can finally get a family photo with out having to ask some random person to take a picture that will either turn out blurry or with someone's head cut off. You also don't risk the possibility of never seeing your camera again.
Cute little peanuts wanted to hold hands this day. We got a pretty cute shot of them looking at the Washington Monument. Looks cheesy but it wasn't posed.
Reading with Uncle Patrick. Sadie really likes Patrick. She's lucky to have so many fun uncles.

I almost forgot about little Andrew. This little guy cracks me up. He could win any staring contest. Often times I would turn around to have him staring at me from behind his mom's shoulder. We watched their kids one night for their anniversary and because he missed him mom so much he cuddled up with me by putting his cheek next to mine. Em says he always does the "cheek to cheek" with her so I felt pretty honored.
Em doesn't have anywhere to shop in New Hampshire (biggest place is a TJ max..no malls...no nothing) so she was really excited to hit Tyson's Corner. We at first went with the kids and realized we made a big mistake. One cannot try on clothes with two toddlers and a baby. We came back the next day while the boys watched the kids and had SOOOOO much fun. We danced in the dressing room, took our time trying on anything we wanted and nothing stood in our way (like a nagging child, a running nose, demands for a snack, or the dreaded tantrum.) I forgot how much fun it is to shop w/o kids. It was especially fun with Em around. We must have the same taste because we bought all the same things and we must have enjoyed ourselves because we were there for four hours!!
When I dropped them off at the airport Sadie and Ruby were pretty sad. Sadie just kept crying out "Ruby Ruby" and to this day still asks where Ruby went. Hopefully one day we will live closer to each other so they can play every day!!