He ran to us:)

This weekend BK was able to come see us!! It was a total God thing. He realized he was on call Thursday night which means he would get out early on Friday so he can sleep. It also meant he could make an airplane. It all worked out for him at the hospital, but I didn't think we could get a good ticket. I looked and it was pricey, but some frequent flyer miles did the trick!! I could not believe it!! He had a flight out of Cedar Rapids to Rochester (which we can never afford normally). Plenty of time to get there too.

Well, in the grand O'hare style he was delayed in CR....and delayed....and delayed. Finally he got out of CR but it was going to be close. Then he landed in O'hare and there were no gates! Seriously. I was dying waiting for text message updates. He was going to have to run if he was going to make it. Finally he got off the plane, and HE RAN.

HE RAN to the shuttle to the next terminal, and then HE RAN to the other end the terminal to his gate. The Rochester flight was delayed too, and they had waited an additional five minutes and we still don't know why...or do we:)

HE RAN TO US!

When BK was running through o'hare I kept thinking, BK is really fast, he has long legs, he will make it. And he did. I picked him up at the airport at 130 AM....the middle of the night for us, but it was soooo worth it! I did not tell the boys, because I knew flying is unpredictable. Their expressions were priceless when they saw Daddy and played with him over the weekend.

We had 40 hours together, which was far too short, and went way to fast, but it was amazing to be a complete family again. BK could have easily said it was too much to fly. He sacrificed a lot of sleep, and post-poned a lot of work he has to complete in the next two weeks to run to us. I am so so grateful he jumped at the chance to see us, and that he is a fast runner:)

I didn't stop smiling all weekend!

My hubby was home!

Russell and Daddy bonding

Lots of hugs for Daddy

And kisses

Even leg hugs:)

Lisa and Yanki

This weekend I was also jazzed to have Lisa here for her yearly visit the to lake, but this time she brought a special visitor! Her fiance Yanki!!! She called me last Thursday to tell me they were engaged, and I am so glad I was able to meet him. It was still the same Lisa, but she was a little different. She and Yanki were blissfully in love. It was awesome. I am sooo happy for them!! Yanki is a wonderful guy and seems to be a great match for Lisa. Yanki is not a big vacationer, so I feel grateful he took time off to come see us! I can't wait to watch them grow as a couple, and celebrate with them at their wedding in the near future! It was a hectic weekend because of the boys and BK suprising us, but they were so flexible. Here are a few pics from our visit together.

Our traditional swims:)

Yanki and Lisa made us a tasty Sunday dinner!

Lisa wrestled and played with the boys:)

Yanki and Lisa took out the beach cruisers

Maybe Yanki will become a beach cruiser lover too!

Lisa and Yanki swimming off the boat

Lisa and I together

Cute Lake pic of the engaged couple!

One of our daily activities

This is a daily activity at Grammy and Papa's house. Grammy loves play dough because it is clean fun:) The boys love it too!

Raining!

It has been roasting here. I am not complaining because we have many ways to keep cool. Tonight we got out the whale pool. Quint and Russell loved it. Russell would just stand under the sprinkler. Out of the blue Russell put his hands up and said "Raining!" It is amazing how his language is coming along.

Russell in the whale sprinkler

Day One at the Lake

BK is gone to Texas for the next 27 days. It is a lofty goal but I hope to post some pics and videos each day of what is happening here. We are missing him, and want BK to share in our moments. We are counting down till he returns.

Here is Day One

We played, took a walk, but the most significant activity was the sprinkler. Quint learned to jump through it, and Russell just loved cruising around outside. Here is a short clip.