Sunday, February 3, 2008

A Friendly Visit






Our friends from Wichita, the Shurtz family, came to visit us this weekend. We all had a BLAST! Geoff and I miss visiting with Dan and Serena, and the kiddos all miss playing with each other, especially Claire and Jackson. Jackson is Claire's age, and they have pretty much grown up together and were betroathed by the tender age of 6 months. Maddox is Landon's age, and loved playing trains with Landon. The littlest, Ava, is a princess in her own right and the happiest baby I've ever spent time with (not to mention darn cute!!).


Amidst talk of love and marriage (Claire and Jackson), our families enjoyed Chuck E. Cheese together, walking around the mall and playing outside. Some steak was grilled, snacks were dished out and guitar hero was played also. Claire adored Baby Ava, and questioned Serena about her needs, and offered to hold her every chance she got. She'll be a superb mom in 30 years! Claire and Jackson enjoyed watching a couple movies, making crafts and doing Build-a-Bear's together. Maddox and Landon had fun, too, although they were usually trying to keep up with bigger siblings.


Overall, it was a fun weekend for friendship rekindling and catching up. The kiddos will be in mourning for several days after losing their play buddies, and then we'll start planning the next trip! Thanks for a great time Shurtz family!!

3 comments:

Serena Shurtz said...

i have to have the pic of jackson kissing his girl!!!!! please please email that to me!!

had so much fun with you guys.
love ya and give kids hugs and big kisses from us!

The Hooper Family said...

Jackson and Claire look lots more than friendly, posing for the camera kissing with baby Ava in front of them! Better watch out for those 2!!!!

Love you guys!!

Serena Shurtz said...

Hey Bubba...no 'Vodka Tonics' for me!

Thanks for a great time. It was great hanging out for a few days. We sure miss you guys around here.

Can't wait for the next visit!