Mimi's Visit

Mimi had the chance to come on relatively short notice, and we were thrilled to say the least! We had so much fun with her here and it was especially awesome to have her here to celebrate Harper's birthday with us. She has never been able to celebrate one of the kid's birthdays with us, so it made this visit extra special.

We were able to work on the swingset a bit with her here, which was a huge help. We also had a date the Saturday night she was here since Jon was to receive an award at his annual company banquet. It was a really great honor for him to receive the award, and it was so fun to just hang out with adults and not worry about the kids.

I got spend a lot of time with her just hanging out and shopping. And the kids just had a blast with with her. She was by far the most popular person in the house while she was here.

On her last morning here, we all went to breakfast together and Harper said goodbye to Mimi. Last time she was here, Harper had a total meltdown when we dropped Mimi off at the airport and it made it really difficult for everyone to say goodbye. We felt it might be better to not bring Harper with us this time, so Jon had planned on taking her to school and I would pick her up after I dropped Mimi off. It was still a tough goodbye for us. When I picked Harper up from school, she looked at me and said "where's Mimi?" I waited to remind her until we were almost at the car, and of course she broke down in tears. I felt so bad for her, but I knew Mimi had gotten her a present and tried to get her to stop crying long enough to see it. Once she did, she was SO HAPPY. It was the perfect thing at that moment (even if it was Dora). She had also gotten the kids a tent to play in, and they absolutely LOVE it. I love it too because it's easily collapsible. ;)

As usual, we can't wait for Mimi to come back again!!