Marc's house - St. Charles, IL
I couldn't wait to get up and out of the campground this morning knowing we were headed to see my big brother Gary, sister-in-law Dru, nephew Marc, his wife Sheila and my two adorable great nephews Owen (7) and Brian (6). I haven't seen the boys for a couple of years and I was expecting them to be shy or a bit hesitant. Well the big grins and huge hugs I got from the boys were fantastic. Totally made my day!
I can't believe the memories these kids have. Owen remembered almost everything we did the last time we were together, especially the campout with me in the Winniemobile. We had so much fun visiting with everyone and catching up, but the best part was playing with the boys. We went on a couple of bike rides, had a good old fashioned water fight with squirt guns and even played some ping pong. For the record, Aunt Debi definitely lost the water fight. At one point a good old fashioned ice cream truck drove thru the neighborhood playing the traditional "Turkey in the Straw" music. Even though it was before dinner Ned and I thought "what the heck", and bought the boys ice cream. After all it is summer and one of the privileges of being an Aunt and Uncle.
Marc and Sheila just moved into a beautiful new home and wowza, it sure is something. I was particularly impressed with Marc's beer cellar. Nice brewskis Marc and thanks for sharing:)
The boys leave for camp early tomorrow morning, 6:30, and I promised them they could wake us up. Oy...better go hit the hay.
