Frey cousins in town, huzzah!

Extra emphasis on the zeds for this one - huzzah! We were so happy to have Rachel and Asher, Adah Joy & Abram with us for three days last week. [Special thanks go to the Woodys for hosting them for sleeping, since we don't have a guest space!!] It's been only three months since they moved from Durham to Gainesville, but it seems like all of the kids have changed so much in that time and experienced a lot in their new locale. It was GREAT to share our home (books, toys, bikes, and t-ball) and favorite spots around town. The kids played so well together, and we adults even had a few spare minutes to drink coffee and talk! 

Frequent topics among the kids: Star Wars; Pokemon; Elsa and Anna, from Frozen; bicycles

Topics among the adults: making friends in a new town; best parks and splash pads; new jobs

sharing library books

 Abram and Mattias also took more notice of each other this visit, and on several occasions played together or looked at books, and even laughed at each other playing peek-a-boo.

Time for a walk around town, let's go!
 

yikes, heading down our crazy driveway! Hang on to those bikes!

One morning Jim took a half day and joined us for a walk on the greenway trail and then a picnic lunch on campus. Asher, Adah Joy and Timo were SO fast on their bikes, and the last half mile I was running hard trying to keep up with them (and couldn't). I think we all had an adrenaline surge of happiness after that!

Abram was so brave and excited about this fountain, and in the blink of an eye he had headed straight for it and started running circles around the fountain, squealing with happiness!
 

Of course, no visit would be complete without a trip to our favorite playground, in downtown Sylva. Adah Joy and Asher got to show us some great acrobatics, and all five of the kids climbed onto the tire swing for a ride together.

We love you, Freys! Thank you for coming, and next time let's hit up the sights of Gainesville! (but no alligators, please)