Pig's visit

Several months ago, my best friend from high school informed me that her and her husband were coming to travel Europe and were going to stop and stay with us a couple days at the beginning of their trip. I could not be more excited about her coming! It has been years since I saw her and haven't been able to see her since she got married. Unfortunately I wasn't able to make it to her wedding due to just giving birth to Norah AND completely moving ourselves to Boston. It was horrible timing :( Before they arrived, Adeline kept repeating Lindsey's name because she wanted to make sure and remember it. She clinged to Lindsey and Joe immediately.

The first full day they were here Abe had to work, which was a complete bummer. So, I ventured off with all three kids and the two of them to go somewhere I had not yet been to. Like it or not, they both got a lot of practice in the parenting category! The did a great job too!

VALKENBERG, NETHERLANDS We randomly parked somewhere by a "Casteel" sign and started walking to find the Castle. We ended up going on a nice little stroll through the forest and saw a really neat castle and old town. We also stumbled upon a fun park where we ate lunch and Adeline enjoyed Joe running around with her, pushing her on the swing, etc. It was so nice I could just sit and enjoy watching for a change. After our fun little walk and picnic, we drove into the town of Valkenberg and toured a broken down castle on top of a little hill that overlooks the city.




COCHEM, GERMANY The second full day they were visiting my friend was gracious enough to take Adeline and Norah for the day so we could all go to Cochem without the kids. Well, we had Meika, but she is much easier! It was so nice. I loved this little town. It did rain off and on, but luckily we didn't get too drenched. We had such a blast with Lindsey and Joe. I wish they could have stayed even longer, but they headed off to travel Europe :) The girls completely fell in love with the both of them. Joe and Linds got them both little unicorn stuffed animals for them to remember them by. I miss Linds so much and hopefully we can get together with them again sometime in the near future!