Family Ties

The cousins have grown so much and so close over the past 4 years! Chrissy, Tracey and the Girls visited March 7-9, and we had a BLAST!

Taylor -21 months, Owen -26 months
Marley -4 years, Collin -3 1/2 years

The mornings are always full of fun as the kids play in jammies and the parents relax over our coffee and tea. This visit there was a noticeable increase in imaginative play, and the kids built castles and ships and were royalty and pirates! In the pic below, Collin is on "the tallest tower" ("Did you know that Uncle Jared sometimes lives in a super tall tower with fire-breathing dragons?? But we can rescue him!" -Collin):

Taylor has grown so much since our last long visit with her, and Owen shouted, jumped for joy, and pointed at her nearly every time she entered the room: "Taylor!" Now, every time he sees her photo, he nearly tumbles over with excitement!

A mid-day trip to the park was a much needed outlet for energy and curious minds! Thanks to Chrissy for continuously pushing the boys and lifting Collin in and out of that darn swing!! (Turns out being this pregnant is not easy at the park with energized youth!)

Even football in hand, Owen managed to climb up the ladders and around the jungle gym over and over and over ...
Our kitchen floor was recently a much-desired feeding ground for the tiniest of ants. We learned that Owen could spot an ant from many feet away and was fascinated by their big world! Here, he apparently saw a bug jump into this hole, so he dived in after it:
Haven't seen the Cyrus Family lately? Family Portrait Time:
Thanks for a wonderful weekend!! We're looking forward to the next one already! **BTW, it'll be the weekend after Katelyn's birth ~ 20 days to go till C-Day!