The Beginning of Craig's Visit

Our sea shipment arrived on Tuesday, June 2, which was a lot earlier than we expected...hard to believe! But, as mentioned in the previous post, we weren't able to actually live there until the floors were finished on Saturday. My brother and his 6 yr old son, Clyde, (we missed you Sara!) arrived from Colorado on Friday for a 2 week visit. It was a bit crowded at our parents for that night, but it was great fun for the boys to spend some time playing together again.

All 3 of the boys were signed up for the first session of the park district swim lessons. They run for 2 weeks at a time, Mon-Thurs for 30 mins a day. Max and Blake are continuing for a couple more sessions, but unfortunately, Clyde couldn't stay the whole summer!

They loved the lessons and it just happens to be at the same pool where Craig and I (and Pam) learned how to swim! So fun!

Our parents left on Monday for a trip with friends for the week that was planned long before I was moving home or Craig's visit. We missed them, but Craig and I got to spend loads of time together and he accomplished several projects for my parents. If they were home, my dad and Craig would have been golfing everyday and he wouldn't have gotten anything done!

The first one of those projects was making cement blocks with Max and Blake's name and hand prints. Craig gave one to our parents awhile ago from Clyde and wanted to add to the collection. Now we just need Derek and Erin! Anyway, we spent part of the day looking for the material and then the boys helping to make the blocks. They had a great time and the first project was a success!

Another one of our favorite things to do in the summer was to ride our bikes to the Dairy Queen. This was the first major bike outing for the boys.

We made it safely and enjoyed some delicious ice cream!

Not sure if my brother has changed at all since he was 5! He just fits right in! Glad you came to visit Craig and Clyde. More fun to come!