My sister and her two kids, Justin and Max, came for a visit for a week. This is the third year in a row that they have come to Tucson. Tucson is so boring and ugly (that's probably too harsh, it's just so...brown!) So I am disappointed that she didn't get to visit when we lived in really awesome, beautiful places like Guam, Hawaii, or Monterey. But I am glad they were able to visit. I just wish we had more to do here in Tucson besides look at cacti and sweat to death.
She and the kids flew into Mesa last Thursday. It was Mario and my 17th wedding anniversary. I was really sick from a sinus infection, but was feeling slightly better after the antibiotics the dr put me on. So Mario and I left the kids at home and enjoyed a lunch out and some sealings (what a great way to celebrate a wedding anniversary...it's almost like renewing your vows) at the temple before we got them at the airport.
The rest of the week is kind of a blur since I wasn't feeling well. But we did swim a lot, Mario took all the 7 year-olds to the movie to see Cars 2. Another day Melissa and I took all the kids to the dollar theater to see Soul Surfer. Eric and Erin enjoyed all the time they had with their aunt. Nathan enjoyed playing Legos all day with Justin. Poor Zach was left out a bit because although he likes Legos, he doesn't want to play 24/7. But we tried to entertain him by playing games with him.
My kids have been reading all summer with the library reading program and after 24 hours of reading, you get a free ticket to the waterpark. We were hoping to go with the cousins, but couldn't because I never felt up to it. Then on Tuesday, I broke out in hives from the Amoxicillin. So I couldn't go out in the sun on Wednesday, the day before they left.
We were sad to see them leave on Thursday and I felt bad that I wasn't a better host. But I think the cousins had a lot of fun together and that's what really counts. Justin is a sweet boy who we enjoy seeing each summer. Max turned into a big kid this last year. Fortunately he still has a cute little voice. I tried to talk him into staying with us but he was anxious to get back to Grandma Jeannie's house.
I am glad we had that week together. But since I was sick the whole time, I look forward to seeing them in Florida in September when I hopefully feel a lot better.
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2 comments:
We had such a great time! I am so sorry you were so sick! I am so disappointed we didn't get to the cool places and have to visit boring Tucson! LOL J/K!!!
I'm glad that Melissa and the boys were able to go to Tucson to visit. I bet it didn't matter too much to the boys about not going anywhere. I'm sure they just enjoyed spending time together. Sorry you weren't feeling well while they were there.
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