the essence

Saturday I was on the phone lamenting to my mom that nothing exciting was going on. It was the same old, same old. Right after I hung up the phone, Trent, an old friend from Orlando, called to say that he & his family were in our area & was wondering if we wanted to get together!

I love suprise visits & about 20 minutes later He, Allison, & their son, Micah, were at our door! Rather than sit around we headed out to Starbucks where they generously treated us to some much needed caffeine.

Allison, Micah, Trent, Ray, & Addison




In the evening we went to Ray's grandmothers to celebrate his aunt's birthday. We ate some really good food & a delicious dessert for which I need to get the recipe! Addison was also able to play with her cousins.

Elijah, Addison, & Isabella




Addison & Isabella




She really enjoyed herself!




At church on Sunday Rachel brought us some egg rolls she made the day before - Ray was so happy! They were really good (thanks, Rach!) plus I ended up not needing to cook all weekend!

In the afternoon we drove over to Ray's dad's for a dinner to celebrate Ray's birthday. This also meant more delicious food that I didn't have to cook!

On the road





Addison loved their cat, Tony, & he was a good sport & let her play with him.





The video is a little dark, but this Addison with the cat - I love her laugh!




After being out five nights in a row we were all tired Monday morning!