Family Time

On Friday, August 6 our two daughters and their little ones came for a brief visit. After a long flight Stephanie and her baby son Ammon, and Danna and her 18 month old daughter Adalee arrived. We shoe horned everyone into our little apartment and then spent the next ten days enjoying each other.

Addy and Grandpa getting reacquainted.

Touring the beautiful gardens at Tatton Park

Don't you just love the size of those leaves? Look closely and you can see Stephanie hiding in the background.

Ammon was happy most of the time.

Addy and Grandma strolling thru the fernery at Tatton Park

At first Addy wasn't too sure about the carousel ride at Tatton park but she got happier as the ride progressed

We were able to take two days off from our office work to see some sights but on Monday, Wednesday and Friday they had to entertain themselves. Addy enjoyed a small wading pool that we purchased and we kept Ammon happy with some of his favorite toys hanging from one of our chairs.

Tuesday was Chatsworth House day. Some of the scenes from the movie Pride and Predujice were filmed here. It is a beautiful estate with fantastic grounds.

Sometimes touring can be exhausting work.

Thursday was Carnaerfon Castle day. It is a large castle in Wales built in the 1200's. Addy loved peering out through the archer slits.

Saturday was shopping day. This is the entrance stairway for the food court at the Trafford Center Mall. We also had to make a quick stop at Costco.

It was a great time and we appreciate Danna and Steph making the sacrifice to come. We know that flying with little ones is a miserable experience but we hope the time we were able to spend together was worth it.