Gardner pre-Thanksgiving

Aaron, Aunt Jenny, Peter, and Uncle Donald

Last weekend we were so happy to have Don's brother and his family come for a visit. It was an action packed weekend! The first day was kind of laid back, we stuck around the house mostly and played with the boys at our neighborhood playground.

Peter earns his room and board...

An Uncle Donald-sarus!

Having fun with Uncle Donald

Peter is getting so big and we were both amazed at how verbal he is! He has so much to say! And Aaron just learned to walk so we were thrilled with getting to see him learn to run with his big brother. He was such a sweetie!

We thought we'd give the boys a treat and headed to the children's museum on Saturday. They had a ball - and I'd have the pictures to prove it if I hadn't forgotten my camera. Hopefully Jill will post a few on her blog so that you all can see. Peter especially liked the fishing, Curious George exhibit, painting station, and of course the trains!! They each even got to hold a parrot!

That night we decided to treat everyone with a pizza pajama party! After eating dinner, we all changed into our PJ's and watched Monsters vs. Aliens. The boys had fun, and thank goodness we put the blanket down. I think more popcorn ended up on the floor than in our mouths.

Movie Night!

I forget which night it was, but we also took advantage of the warm weather and went to play in the leaves one evening. Peter and Aaron had great fun and thought that their Uncle Donald was some kind of superhero because of his cool leaf blower. We got some great play time that afternoon as the pictures show.

Blow the leaves our way Uncle Donald!

When it was time for the crew to head home, we gave Peter one final treat - a train ride. He could hardly contain himself! The whole time we rode he would shout to everyone on our car, "Go Murdoch - Go!" Murdoch is his favorite engine from the Thomas the Train cartoon I guess. And conveniently, it sounds a little like MARTA - our transit system.

Peter spots the train arriving...

What an exciting afternoon. We hated to reach the final destination and wave goodbye at the security gate. Thank you Brett and Jill for bringing the boys down - we will treasure these memories for sure!