Antie and Uncie's visit

Antie and Uncie came to visit us last weekend! We loved seeing them, but there just wasn't enough time to spend with them. The visit began when they came by our house for Papa's infamous ribs, which was fun. The next day we met everyone (except Antie who needed some rest) at the Mall of America where I caught on camera Sofie discussing something that looked very important with her Papa. The picture with Nana, Uncie and the girls walking by Lego land just had to be included because it was a great moment!

Sam recently suggested that we move to St. Louis so we could see Antie and Uncie every day. Both Daddy and I agree that would be wonderful and have even checked into moving there. We love them so much!

One of the other things the adults did was head out for dinner, sans kids. Grammy came to watch the girls so we could escape for a "grownup dinner" and the kids both stayed up waiting for us. Everyone came to the house after dinner to say goodbye and Sam was so exhausted that she was a wreck. She had a sore throat and acted as if the world were ending as I did my best to remain calm, reassure her that she would feel better in the morning. I tried not to laugh in her face as she screamed, "I WILL NEVER FEEL BETTER!". Poor kid, poor funny kid! I tried to explain to her that everything would seem better in the morning because life generally seems easier after some quality rest.

Sam is a bit of a drama queen, not unlike every other little girl I know. I'm working on teaching the lesson of "emotional empowerment", meaning you and you alone are responsible for your reactions and emotional state. In other words, the only thing you have control over in this entire world is yourself!