a quick turn around

Matt and the girls rolled back in about 5pm today - fresh off the road/air from their NC trip.  

They brought daffodils that the girls picked with Granddaddy - and we placed on our dinner table within minutes of them walking in the door.

They might be the only North Carolina daffodils in the entire state.  And since the ground is still frozen solid there won't be many more fresh picked flowers for a good long while here :)

Matt had a great trip - even got to drive past one of our old homes - we lived in this apartment right after we got married.  Oh the memories.

And he reported that the girls are great travelers.  Just great.  I believe it.

Here on the home front we had a nice time.  No flower picking, but I did almost freeze my fingertips off loading goods into the van after our Target trip today.

[Friday photo in the waiting room at John Paul's speech school. Luke always scribbles three lines on a piece of paper and then walks around trying to hang it up on the walls and asking for tape.]

We had some super hero worthy moments.

And some less-super hero worthy moments.

And today we celebrated with lunch at the mall food court.  By the fire place.  So nice.

It's a short-lived reunion, the seven of us together again.  Tomorrow morning Matt and I leave on a long-planned trip to the North Shore.  Kiddos staying back with Grandma and Grandpa.  The trip is officially a celebration of our 10th anniversary, which we celebrated 10 months ago :)

The original plan didn't call for this quick of a turn around, but Matt's NC trip was rescheduled late and that's just how it's working out.  I'm excited to be headed off with my man and glad that the kiddos will be in such a fun spot.  Isaac and John Paul packed right after breakfast - ready to go exactly 24 hours early!  must be excited, huh?