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Friday, December 18, 2015

Family's Arrival

My mom and sister visited in early December. They arrived on December 2nd and were here until the 8th. They wanted to be present for Riley's 5th birthday.

We picked them up at the airport on a cold and rainy Tuesday. My mom brought with her uncooked tamales she made for us to have for Christmas. Had to freeze them once we got home. It was nice seeing them both again. This was their second visit this year. Riley was super excited to see them both.

From here on out Riley wouldn't leave my sister alone. He loves his Tia Claudia.

Finally got Nathan in a picture.

As is my mom's and sister's custom, as soon as we arrived to the house they began to shower us with goodies and gifts. My mom made Riley lots of beanies to wear this winter. I'm glad he likes wearing them. Such great handmade gifts to pass along to his children some day.

There was lots of hugging and kissing and catching up to do.

We have been encouraging Nathan to spend more time playing with baby brother. Sometimes Nathan tries to set his rules but he forgets that Riley is little and sometimes can't quite comprehend what Nathan is telling him so we have to remind Nathan that at Riley's age what is important is to just play and have fun. There's no reason to make things so complex.

Nathan likes to mess with his dad. Jacob was just relaxing on the floor talking when this boy comes along and they begin to wrestle over a ball. So silly, lol. Jacob has told us stories about when he was small and also used to mess around with his dad and how his mom used to tell his dad to stop. His stories makes us laugh. Oh, my husband is such a funny guy.

Riley was so happy that family was here and he just couldn't wait to celebrate his birthday the following day {a few days early}. He went to bed with a happy heart.



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