melted smoosh

 1) visiting with my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew! they flew in from Washington state to spend a week with us just before Easter. Greta and Cecilia were absolutely entranced with Milo (we hadn't seen him since he was just a few weeks old). Elizabeth was dubious at first, then figured out it was fun to show him her books and try to pull his socks off, and eventually just ignored him. we had big plans to go to the science center, the park, and maybe even the zoo, but between sickness and (unrelated but gross!!) sewage issues, we ended up staying close to home. we did spend a glorious afternoon outside where Milo got to swing for the first time, and enjoyed a trip to our neighborhood ice cream shop, which just opened up for the season. I do wish we lived closer, but at least we don't have to wait too long to see them again: the entire extended family is coming back here in August, after our new baby joins the cousin crew!  my auntie heart is exploding! who needs outside ent