A Week of Visitors

We got to see a lot of Alex's family this past week and it was such a special treat! It's kind of funny the way everything developed, but it was just perfect!
Alex's mom (Cheetah) came over last Thursday to help out and spend some quality time with her littlest grandchild. Then on Friday evening, Bill (Papou) and the Beckers arrived and stayed the night. We all had dinner and the kids got to play a little before bedtime. After a big breakfast on Saturday morning, they all left for Gulf Shores. Molly stayed behind and we took care of her all week. She made herself right at home. Poor dog just couldn't get far enough away from Perry. At first, Perry was a little too excited about Molly being here and did things like yell in her face and hit (aka pet) her. Thankfully, Molly has the sweetest temperament and tolerated all the abuse very well. By day 3, Perry calmed down and the two of them turned out to be good buds.

On Sunday we got to see Alex's dad and step mom. Paw and Maw joined us for church and then took us out to lunch before heading back to Denton. Perry loved seeing them and showing off for them. We all enjoyed a good, but brief, visit. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera to get a picture.
Then on Monday I got a text from Alex's sister (Annie) asking if she and Nate could come over on Tuesday and stay the night. I was super excited and honored they would want to come see us on their day off, so we made plans and geared up for their arrival. We went out to Superior Grill for dinner and then just came home and hung out. Everyone (except Alex, who was hard at work) slept in Wednesday and had a lazy morning. We met Alex for a late lunch before Annie and Nate headed back to Denton. It was another quick visit, but such quality time. Perry got so much love and attention from Annie and Nate (and Chica too). It melts my heart to know how loved he is.

On Friday the beach crew passed back through town. They stopped at the house for a good dinner and a much needed break from the car. I wasn't sure they were actually going to get back on the road for the additional 3.5 hours, but they did, so we had to say goodbye. It was an exciting week and we loved every minute of it! We are so blessed to have such wonderful and fun family to share our lives with.