Tonton Fred, Taty Marie

It's been hard to be apart from Billy for so long. Before now, we had never been apart for more than a couple of days. Fortunately, my brother and his wife came for a week, to keep me company and to keep me from losing my mind.

I wanted them to enjoy their vacation and not feel like all they were doing was feeding the boys and sitting around while they were napping. So I planned fun activities and yummy dinners for them.

On Sunday I went to church so that Fred and Marie could sleep in. Then we took a walk at Gray's Lake, and for dinner we had a Cafe Rio burrito.

On Monday, we went to the store to get a few things (ok, not so exciting), then we had a coconut and curry chicken dinner.

On Tuesday we went to the zoo, and for dinner we had Tamale Pie. We also tried to go to Baby Boomers Cafe to get cookies, but they were out. I call their cookies "Obama cookies" because President Obama always goes to this place when he's in Des Moines. Then Marie and I went on a date to get pedicures. My pasty-white feet don't exactly pull off the bright yellow nail polish, but what can I say, I'm excited about this beautiful weather we've been having.

On Wednesday we went to the park. This was Logan's and Taylor's first time going on the swing and going down the slide. They didn't seem to care much, actually, but we had fun watching them. We also went to a place that sells yummy cupcakes. And for dinner we had cheesy mashed potatoes, asparagus with Hollandaise sauce on top, and cheesey chicken tenders for dinner. Yum! Then Fred and I went on a brother-sister date to Funny Bone. The guy was not only a comedian but also a hypnotist. He was hilarious, although occasionally crude, and went over 45 minutes. I have never seen an entertainer going over time. It was super fun!

Thursday was my birthday, so we went to the Pella Tulip Festival, and for dinner we went to Texas Road House.


And on Friday we went to JC Penny to get some professional pictures taken of the boys. It was their first photo shoot. I gotta say that Taylor was a good sport, but Logan was kind of a party pooper. Then we had paella for dinner.


I think that the Hairson kids have really good taste when it comes to spouses. Marie is an awesome sister-in-law and aunt. It's easy to see that Logan and Taylor really love her.


When I see Fred interacting with Logan and Taylor, I can immediately tell that he is going to be a great dad. He is loving, caring, patient, and is strict just the right amount. =)