Only a Short Drive Away...

Now that the Raissle's have moved to Arizona, we are so excited to see them more often. It was getting nearly impossible to find time and money to fly everybody to Cincinnati, so it great to only have them be only a short 5 hour drive away!

Nolan (4) and Parker (2 1/2)

Apparently the boys have been practicing the "Happy Birthday" song all week to sing to Taylor so Nolan helped decorate this cute and very crunchy cake to help Taylor celebrate her birthday week!
They both did a great job singing and helping her blow out the candles!Wendy and David enjoyed a little mini-vacation while Taylor and Allison had a blast entertaining the boys. It gave us a little extra time for some much needed "catching up"! Taylor read lots of books to Parker and helped Nolan build lego sets.
Nolan and Allison had some very competitive "War" battles that brought lots of laughs!
They made the most of the rainy day playing Candy Land and Chutes and Ladders...

and cuddled up to watch Toy Story 3.

The girls loved helping with story time and Taylor rubbed Nolan's back to help him fall asleep. They kept saying they want a little brother now, but I think we will just cherish these very special weekends with the boys!