A Visit from the Crew

We were lucky enough to have Ragnar's parents from Germany, and two sisters who live in Utah and one of their sons come to Texas for Ella's baptism. We were so grateful they took the time to support Ella in her decision and take time away from work and school. We enjoyed our time playing and catching up with one another. Here are a couple pictures from the weekend.

Cavin and Jonas played Tipp Kick which was Ragnar's favorite game growing up!

We tried to teach everyone a new game...it was somewhat successful ;)

We played Ladder Golf

We jumped on the trampoline....

Oma gave Channing a makeover! She got to wear mascara and lipstick and was in heaven with her "clip on" earrings that she loved wearing!

On May 26, 2014, Memorial Day it was Ragnar's father's birthday! We had our traditional breakfast donut! Then we went to IHOP to eat some more! We then went to the pool which was CRAZY crowded and then my parents and sister came to join us for a BBQ to celebrate Hellmut's birthday!

 Dads catching up!

Aunt Natalie observing the chaos!

Ella was "helping" Daphne cut the watermelon...um not so much...

 Happy 67th! We are so glad we got to celebrate it with him!

After dinner....wii time....

They've got some good moves!

Didn't get a picture of Daphne dancing with Ella, but she's got some pretty impressive moves and taught her an EFY dance that Ella is still dancing to!

The weekend went really quick and Tuesday came and it was sad to see everyone go. Ragnar's family doesn't do so well with goodbyes....the tears start flowing... Here he is with his mother.

 Father and son.

 Nothing like your parents!

Sister love....

 Only 2 of the 4 sisters. We missed the other two in Europe.

 And don't forget Jonas. The other kids were already at school, but had a great time playing with their cousin!

We were so grateful they came and it is always great to see everyone. Daphne was able to stay a few extra days, so we hung out and went to an Astros baseball game Thursday night.

As long as the little green mascot above...not sure his name, was far away Channing had fun..if he came anywhere near us...oh dear you would have thought she was dying!

We love our Aunt Daphne!

 We didn't stay for too long with it being a school night and having the kids with us. Although it was a pretty nice night out for Houston, you would have thought the kids were dying of heat the way they gulped up water at every drinking fountain!

Go Astros!

It was a really fun week and I am glad that we got to be around family and that they were able to come. We sure do have a wonderful family on both sides and we feel very lucky!