Visit from Uncle Andrew

Uncle Andrew arrived on Tuesday morning for his annual visit. The boys were so excited and were pretty much glued to him the entire time he was here. On Tuesday, the boys got Uncle Andrew settled and we went to the pool after lunch. We grilled our dinner and then the boys walked down to the Farmer's Market playground for a while. On Wednesday, Phil had to go to work. We had a water fight in the morning and then went to the nature center after lunch. William showed us a bunch of fun places from camp (gravel pits and trout run), we played in the gravel pits, we found a geocache, and completed our final hike to earn a medallion for their hiking sticks. After the nature center, we stopped at Gonzo's Bigg Dog Brewing Company. The boys had enormous root beer floats! Phil got home from work early and we grilled pizzas. Then the boys went over to the frog pond for a bit. On Thursday, we went to Airway Lanes to go bowling and play a few arcade games. Then we went downtown for our traditional lunch at Bell's. The boys and I went home after lunch and Phil and Andrew walked around downtown. After they got back, they took the boys to the pool again. Then we set up the TV outside by the fire pit to watch the Michigan game. On Friday morning, we went to the neighborhood "Up and At 'Em Breakfast" and then had to say goodbye to Uncle Andrew. The boys are already looking forward to next year!