Family visit

Sorry for the delay in posts.  My job has been crazy the last week or so.  There will be another week and a half of craziness, and then it slows down for the summer.  Phew!
So back to the family visit Easter weekend.  It was much needed!  We had a great time visiting, and crammed a lot of fun into just a few days.

Thursday and Friday, we had a great visit with my sister Katie, who is close in age to us.  She came down a few days earlier than my parents and our younger sister, and we were able to go out in Charlotte, check out a game at the arena, and eat lots of takeout.  Fun times whenever Katie comes around- she is so fun, and brings us out of our shells big time.  And the older we get, the more I realize we have in common.  Even our mannerisms are the same.

Exhibit A: Reaction to scary movies

Kate and I grew up together as friends and enemies (you know how girls can be!), but now she is a great friend, and we love when she visits. I can't wait for our kids to experience that wonderful sibling bond. 

Easter Sunday with both sisters

Early Saturday morning, my parents and youngest sister Maddie arrived.  We BBQ'd on Saturday, Sunday was Easter (with a delicious big meal at my aunt and uncle's house, yum!), and then Kate had to head back home.

Later Monday, my parents, Maddie (my youngest sister), our cousin Olivia and I went to Tiger World.  If you live in the Charlotte/Concord area, you MUST go to Tiger World!

Fun with the girls.. and a tiger!

We also took the girls to Concord Mills, an outlet mall nearby.  Taking pre-teens to the mall... very tiring!  We had fun hitting up all of the activities around the mall, such as the hurricane simulator:

I just more and more look forward to doing all the fun silly things with our kids one day...

Tuesday was the last day of the visit.  We went to lunch with my aunt, and then we hit up cousin Donny's tennis match, and cousin Olivia's softball game.  It was good old-fashioned fun.

Go Olivia go!

It is always tough to see them go.  Very tough!  But we talk almost daily, and skype from time to time, and try to visit in person as often as possible.  Can't wait to see them and Matt's side of the family when we go home to NY next!