Special Visitors

 

We had some very special visitors last week.  Our dear friends, Mark and Erin Svare (who went to high school with Mark), flew from Albany to spend a few days with us.  Both Mark W. and Mark S. work for the same small group within GE, which requires frequent travel to Greenville for Mr. Mark (Luke's name for Daddy's friend).  This time, Ms. Erin and their 3-year old daughter, Nuala, tagged along, and the moms and kids had lots of fun during the day while the guys worked hard at GE.  On Thursday, we took them to our zoo, where Luke used this opportunity to impress Nuala with his knowledge of all the animals (although I'm not sure she loved the reptile house as much as he does):

 

 

 

The cute pair held hands and even posed together for a "prom picture":

 

 

On Friday morning, we took our visitors to our Children's Museum, where race car driver Luke showed off his driving skills:

 

 

In an continued effort to woo his new girlfriend, Luke also showed Nuala his manly side as he tinkered with construction equipment:

 

 

 

 I'm pretty sure those snazzy safety goggles are what won the girl in the end!

 

Not to be outdone by her brother, Leah also took a turn with the big crane, and was a pretty cute lil' construction worker!

 

 

 

Leah decided that she and Nuala needed some girl time at the museum, and the gals had a great time splashing around in the water table:

Our domestic little girl also made sure that we had plenty of snacks for our guests, and loaded up her cart with "fresh" produce in the grocery store section of the museum:

Leah's food planning was well worth the effort, as the girls enjoyed a tasty treat at home later in the afternoon:

 

 

All 3 children had a great time together, and we loved having our special visitors last week!