The Loebach's came for a visit over the July 4th weekend (Dan's sister Debbie, Mark, Piper, & Sydney). This was going to be their first time to meet Boone.
They arrived on Friday afternoon and we just hung out around the house and enjoyed a great dinner that evening. Everyone had a chance to hold Boone, including the girls. Sydney was the first one to hold him (because she had been saying that's the way it had to be ever since Boone was born). {That's actually Piper holding Boone in the photo above.} It only took Fenn about 5 - 10 minutes to warm up to everyone. He was so cute hugging the girls.
After all the hugs and kisses, the three of them played non-stop until dinnertime. Basically, Fenn ran around the house and the girls followed him. He seemed to be totally amused by this.
The next morning, we went to the pool at their hotel. We were glad to have this chance to get Fenn in a swimming pool since his last swim lesson was the weekend before. We're planning to join the YMCA soon so we can use their pool. It is only a few blocks from our house. Fenn had a great time swimming with Piper and Sydney.
And he even demonstrated his new trick... retrieving weighted rings off the bottom of the pool. He learned to do this in his last swim lesson. Of course, he can't swim yet, so his dad has to take him down. But he knows to grab the rings off the bottom... and even grabbed two rings at the same time.
Boone enjoyed going to the pool, too. Even though he didn't get in the water, he still got decked out in his new swimsuit.
Late that afternoon, we went to Chuck E. Cheese's for an early dinner. Dan came up with the idea to go earlier in the week. And he was soooo excited about going... he kept talking about it all week. I didn't have the heart to tell him it wasn't as great as he was thinking it would be. But the important thing is that Fenn had a good time. He rode some of the kiddie rides, including this one with Mr. Chuck E. Cheese himself. {It takes a photo while you're riding.}
He even played skee ball. Yes, that's my son cheating at skee ball!
One of Fenn's favorite things was the little basketball game. I think he mostly just liked watching the balls come out at the bottom whenever you started another game. We ended the evening with the photo sketch machine {see first photo at the top of this post and also below photo of Piper & Fenn}.
Sunday morning, we headed back over to the pool for one more quick swim. The Loebach's headed out shortly afterward and Fenn took a nice long nap. That afternoon, the four of us headed over to Sevierville to do a little outlet shopping. It was a great weekend with lots of fun. Dan and I actually felt somewhat rested after the weekend because the girls kept Fenn entertained so well. Piper did a great job of keeping an eye on Fenn and stopping him when he was about to do something he wasn't supposed to do (i.e., throw something at Boone, fall on Boone, etc.). I'm thinking she has a future in babysitting in a few more years.
They arrived on Friday afternoon and we just hung out around the house and enjoyed a great dinner that evening. Everyone had a chance to hold Boone, including the girls. Sydney was the first one to hold him (because she had been saying that's the way it had to be ever since Boone was born). {That's actually Piper holding Boone in the photo above.} It only took Fenn about 5 - 10 minutes to warm up to everyone. He was so cute hugging the girls.After all the hugs and kisses, the three of them played non-stop until dinnertime. Basically, Fenn ran around the house and the girls followed him. He seemed to be totally amused by this.The next morning, we went to the pool at their hotel. We were glad to have this chance to get Fenn in a swimming pool since his last swim lesson was the weekend before. We're planning to join the YMCA soon so we can use their pool. It is only a few blocks from our house. Fenn had a great time swimming with Piper and Sydney.
And he even demonstrated his new trick... retrieving weighted rings off the bottom of the pool. He learned to do this in his last swim lesson. Of course, he can't swim yet, so his dad has to take him down. But he knows to grab the rings off the bottom... and even grabbed two rings at the same time.Boone enjoyed going to the pool, too. Even though he didn't get in the water, he still got decked out in his new swimsuit.Late that afternoon, we went to Chuck E. Cheese's for an early dinner. Dan came up with the idea to go earlier in the week. And he was soooo excited about going... he kept talking about it all week. I didn't have the heart to tell him it wasn't as great as he was thinking it would be. But the important thing is that Fenn had a good time. He rode some of the kiddie rides, including this one with Mr. Chuck E. Cheese himself. {It takes a photo while you're riding.}He even played skee ball. Yes, that's my son cheating at skee ball!One of Fenn's favorite things was the little basketball game. I think he mostly just liked watching the balls come out at the bottom whenever you started another game. We ended the evening with the photo sketch machine {see first photo at the top of this post and also below photo of Piper & Fenn}. 
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What a nice entry - we had a great time too! I let Piper read your posts and she was so flattered! Thanks for a great weekend!
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