We had the perfect Valentine's weekend! Some of our best friends, Mike and Amy, and their daughter Claire came up to visit. They are expecting a little boy in just a few months so wanted to get a good visit in before his big arrival. We met Mike and Amy at LSU - Mike and Kendal were Lambda Chi's, Amy and I were KD's and they set us up on our first date! They were even with Kendal and me on a New Orleans streetcar during Mardi Gras '99 when Kendal and I had the DTR (
"define the relationship") talk, so we've got some history! We see them as often as we can, but this visit was the first time our kids have actually gotten to play together and everyone had a great time. Mike and Kendal immediately got to work building a train-track that wrapped around the entire playroom and the kids were in complete awe!
On Sunday, Kendal had the opportunity to preach at Allison Memorial Presbyterian Church in Little Rock. We all made the trek to Little Rock and our best Arkadelphia buddies Mary E, Conner and Will joined us for church. There was no nursery (
horror!) so we spent most of the service wrangling "the three twins" who were honestly as good as three 2 1/2 year olds can be! On the drive home, a steady rain turned into a steady snow... We were so excited! By the time we pulled into our driveway the yard was covered in a perfect powder. We immediately bundled up and headed outside. Carlisle wasn't so interested in the snow this time but Claire and Jackson Camper tore it up! Mike had the snowman technique down to a
science so he led the charge in building our first Arkansas snowman. The kids had a blast putting him together, and an even better time knocking him down! We also made time for a few sled races down the hill (Mike and I raced once down the Indian Mounds at LSU - this was a lot less painful!) then went inside to warm up. Claire and Mike taught Jackson some ballet moves - he nailed his plie - while Amy snuggled with Evie and Carlisle played with all of Clarie's toys :) It was such a fun weekend and we were sad to see our friends head back home but we can't wait to meet the new baby in just a few months!
We had the perfect Valentine's weekend! Some of our best friends, Mike and Amy, and their daughter Claire came up to visit. They are expecting a little boy in just a few months so wanted to get a good visit in before his big arrival. We met Mike and Amy at LSU - Mike and Kendal were Lambda Chi's, Amy and I were KD's and they set us up on our first date! They were even with Kendal and me on a New Orleans streetcar during Mardi Gras '99 when Kendal and I had the DTR ("define the relationship") talk, so we've got some history! We see them as often as we can, but this visit was the first time our kids have actually gotten to play together and everyone had a great time. Mike and Kendal immediately got to work building a train-track that wrapped around the entire playroom and the kids were in complete awe!
On Sunday, Kendal had the opportunity to preach at Allison Memorial Presbyterian Church in Little Rock. We all made the trek to Little Rock and our best Arkadelphia buddies Mary E, Conner and Will joined us for church. There was no nursery (horror!) so we spent most of the service wrangling "the three twins" who were honestly as good as three 2 1/2 year olds can be! On the drive home, a steady rain turned into a steady snow... We were so excited! By the time we pulled into our driveway the yard was covered in a perfect powder. We immediately bundled up and headed outside. Carlisle wasn't so interested in the snow this time but Claire and Jackson Camper tore it up! Mike had the snowman technique down to a 
science so he led the charge in building our first Arkansas snowman. The kids had a blast putting him together, and an even better time knocking him down! We also made time for a few sled races down the hill (Mike and I raced once down the Indian Mounds at LSU - this was a lot less painful!) then went inside to warm up. Claire and Mike taught Jackson some ballet moves - he nailed his plie - while Amy snuggled with Evie and Carlisle played with all of Clarie's toys :) It was such a fun weekend and we were sad to see our friends head back home but we can't wait to meet the new baby in just a few months!
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