"It's so great to be back!"

It's been a great visit in Poulsbo so far. I forgot to say yesterday what Morgan said when we arrived in the airport...Morgan said, "I'm so happy to be back!" She ran with her "traveling to grandmas" suitcase in tow and gave him a big hug...very cute!! (and unprompted!!) Yesterday we were able to have our first of what we hope are many visits with Nana! So great to see you, Nana! Enjoy your peace and quiet while you can!! :)

Today was a fun day in Poulsbo! Let's see...Mommy was up around 130am (Seattle time) with Maddie who woke up happy, but was up nonetheless. We watched Top Gun and then she went down again about an hour and a half later. Then around 5 am both girls were up again...with Daddy and the rest of the clan shortly there after.

Mommy got to snooze a little this morning...thanks to the ingenious idea that the kids should go to McDonalds for breakfast and then run around the play space there too...that way Mommy got to sleep without shrieking kids!

And since, today we've played lots of games, built a gingerbread house with Auntie Katie, girl adults (Katie, Katie and Uma) got out to lunch and ran a few errands, played the piano, played in the tent, watched some of Ice Age, and Ethan and Morgan learned how to play "Go Fish" with me! That was fun!! Both Ethan and Morgan had naps this morning, which was so great. Thankfully, Morgan hasn't had any night terrors...our first trip out here without them I think.

Lucas is a bundle of energy, volume and fun! I taught him how to throw and he threw a toy right at me! Nailed me right in the forehead...good arm and lesson learned for me!! But, he loves playing "I'm going to get you!" and then being tickled! And that boy can eat!

Maddie's doing great except her second tooth is still in the works and it's making her pretty fussy. I'm actually pretty sure that's why she was up last night. But, having all the kids around to distract her is pretty helpful.

Uma and Upa have beautifully decorated the house. We're hoping the rain will stop so we can get outside tomorrow and let the kids run around. Brian won't know what hit him tomorrow when he arrives. We're excited to have dinner with Nana tomorrow too!