Time With The Paraschos Family

We have definitely had a busy summer of special visitors and as a result we have felt very loved and special. Following Lopa's visit, we had another amazing visit from close friends...the Paraschos family from South Carolina. Jane Ellen, Nikos and Rhodes came to play with us for a couple days and we had such a blast! Theo had to work, so he was very missed, especially by Les. However, we couldn't have been more thrilled to have 75% of the family visit. :) Words can't describe how well all 4 of our boys interact and play with each other. It's almost like they saw each other yesterday and immediatly start playing and bonding where they left off last. I love that about our boys...they truly enjoy each other's company and it's so much fun to watch them entertain each other. Lucas gets so excited to see Nikos, so I can't tell him they are coming to visit until the last second. :) We definitely packed a lot into a short couple days: we did lots of playing, visited the treehouse exhibit at the botanical gardens, played at Chucky Cheese and went to a neighbors birthday party to play some more. We definitely had some tired, but well entertained kiddos! :) Jane Ellen, Theo, Nikos and Rhodes... thanks for the visit, we can't wait to see you all again in a couple weeks. :)

The first day, we just let the boys play outside and splash in the hot tub and sprinklers. They had a great time!

Love how good of buds these 2 boys are. They play so well!

Now those are some pretty darn cute boys having a picnic dinner. 

Love these next couple pictures...Rhodes and Sam were having a blast spraying each other with the water hose.

We piled all 4 kids in the car and headed to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens for the treehouse exhibit. It was pouring rain, but we all survived like troopers and had fun. 

Nikos and Lucas in one of the seven treehouses. What an awesome exhibit it was. 

This one was a favorite....well, for everybody but Sam, who was scared for some odd reason. :)

Squeezing a little game play in at Chucky Cheese.

This was after a neighbor's very fun birthday party where the boys got "jet packs" made for them. Was hilarious to see them running around with these balloons strapped to them. :)

It was amazing how well these little ones got along, for being crazy 2 year olds. They were taking a break from chasing each other around the kitchen.