We were so honored and thrilled to have a visit from Opa and Oma, all the way from the Netherlands, for two weeks in June! The kids had a great time and aside from us trying to run them ragged, I think Opa and Oma did too! We did some fun day trips to a few places- Wildlife Safari and the coast and we had a little picnic at the cabin for Fathers Day. Mostly we tried to keep it simple and let them see a little of our life here and let them bond with the kids. Which they truly did. E, S, L and even A each spent special time with them. The kids really loved this visit and the day after they left S woke up and said, "When will Opa and Oma get here?". Even after I reiterated that they had gone home to the Netherlands and would not be coming, he asked if they were going to come the next day. Sigh. He is the most reserved of the kids right now but is also very sensitive, if that makes sense, and he had really been enjoying the visit. E got to write a page with Opa in the travel journal that he keeps for every vacation and that has inspired us to have E keep a summer journal. Her first page? "I had fun when Opa and Oma visited".
Picking them up at the airport. This is E and S... and what looks like a small little Dutch child that they apparently brought with them!
And an emotional meeting of A.
The girls proved to be much more cooperative with the picture taking! Consequently the pictures of the boys with Opa and Oma are few and far between! But look at this beautiful picture of A and Oma! Oma had just traveled a day on the airplane and was in a different timezone and still managed to look gorgeous and so stylish. I must have been taking care of looking jet lagged for the both of us!
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