Time flies

Especially when you are having so much fun!

In the past few weeks we have had a steady stream of visitors to our home in Kansas City. Many meals of Oklahoma Joe's, many walks through the neighborhood, many home cooked meals, many long nights, early mornings, and virgin diaper changes...

Among our visitors were an extended visit by Tripp's Grandmother Lulu. Lulu stayed with us for about two weeks helping out around the house, taking care of Tripp, taking care of Annie, and helping get things "just right" before returning back to her hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. I could have never done it without her help and I will be forever grateful.

Great Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary Burke visited from Harlan, IA. They spent their time visiting with the family and having the big meal of the day from Arthur Bryant's BBQ since Oklahoma Joe's was closed on Sunday, much like the rest of Kansas City.

Uncle Benoit (Frenchy) and Aunt Katie (Kay-Kay) visited us from sunny California. Katie and Benoit brought us the cool weather from Los Angeles and helped us keep our cool by walking to dinner in Brookside with our "Bees Knees" road sodas. Auntie Katie just couldn't get enough of little Tripp.

Next we had another visit from the City of Brotherly love, well Newtown Square, PA. Senior aka "Pop" visited for a long weekend. You could find him pulling weeds, smoking his cigar outside, or cat napping on the couch in the early evening. Rosemary also came for a long weekend, but extended her travels until today, Wednesday. She was super helpful around the house, but was more helpful to Annie as she was able to get some much needed sleep while Rosemary took all the night feedings. What a champ.

Auntie Lynn and Uncle Brandon also visited us for a long weekend from New York City. Those city slickers sure were comfortable in suburban Kansas City. We truly had a good time with them in our home.