Dad and Joan Visit

My Dad and his wife Joan came into town this last weekend for a visit. We hadn't seen them here since 2007, so it was great to have them drive up and visit with us.

Unfortunately, the circumstances surrounding their visist weren't the greatest; Marisa was sick most of the weekend with Strep, and it rained almost all day Saturday and Sunday. Friday night was nice enough to get in some flag football over on the green, so Dad got to see Jake and Tanner in all their football glory before the bad weather set in.

After the rain started, it was indoor weekend. Grandpa Phil and Joan both did great with intensive kid time, playing games, reading books and throwing all sorts of various balls around the house while waiting to see if the weather would clear. We braved the rain for breakfast at the Merc on Saturday and make your own Pizza dinner for the kids at Flatbread Community Oven on Sunday night. I spent the weekend making sure the kids were taking their vitamins and pouring orange juice down everyone's throats trying to stave off Strep for the rest of us (it's a really bad strain apparently, they gave Marisa a shot rather than oral antibiotics, which would be to wimpy to fight it and she's still not feeling any better.....please let it miss the rest of us!)

It was a great visit in spite of everything, and we are looking forward to seeing them (and some extended family) for our vacation week in Clearlake in August.