Here to There

my sister, her fiancee and son are staying with us until tomorrow. they are on their way to washington d.c.-their new place of residence.













this afternoon we headed over to aladdin's for some delicious lebanese-american food. their hummus platter is a favorite, and they offer pretty healthy kid-food options.



























while emma took her nap, aaron, clint, tyler and anthony went for a swim at the pool. they have a pretty decent waterslide there, so i think the boys enjoyed themselves. emma is quite taken with anthony, and couldn't get enough of him. i think now she'll have 2 big brothers to take care of her.













dinner took place at lakewood park for cross point's picnic at the park bbq. there was plenty of eating followed by some intense volleyball playing. tyler showed anthony some "hidden" sights, and after a quick food stop they went to the pool for more swimming. emma enjoyed snagging sweets from melissa, her auntie astrid, and her daddy and mommy. there was also an irish band playing at the outdoor bandstand so she, along with some of her friends (and auntie astrid), busted out a few moves.























































this evening, the boys will be camped out in the backyard. as i type this, they're filling the tent with all the necessities: radio, ipod, lamp, gameboy ds, walkie-talkies, flashlight, dvd player, and the kitchen sink. i was joking about the kitchen sink. but i don't know that you need all that just for an evening out in the backyard.