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I have just said goodbye to my parents. I woke up this morning to their leaving, since their flight left at 6:00 am and Robby took them for me. Their visit almost seems like a dream. It really was as perfect of a visit as I could have hoped for. I absolutely loved it. I am so grateful for their visit. We had an incredible time together. We played tennis with the boys and mom and dad. We also were able to go boating in some row boats on Lake Washington, which was super cool. Robby and Uncle Adam did all the rowing. We were able to see this beautiful crane and of course, the ducks that Oliver loved. We had some family diners both at restaurants and at home. Adam and I both separately had the chance to go biking, with Dad pulling the boys in the carrier. Dad watched the boys while Mom and I went shopping for 5 hours! It was so nice to do that with Mom. I loved it. We also were able to go to dinner one night as a family (without the boys so we could spend time together) and it was so fun. Mom and I finished off that dinner with Mangoes and Sticky rice.. the dreamy combo that we could never get enough of. Dad even joined us, passing up ice cream to partake! We also had the chance to go to Jetti Island, which is really quite beautiful. We were a bit over prepared for the 20 minutes that we ended up having there on the island itself. But we were able to have a long picnic while we awaited the ferry ride. And the ferry rides were quite eventful for the boys. Next time we will know to make reservations to avoid the wait. But man, it was a gorgeous day and really had a great time together. We celebrated the 4th of July at the demolition derby, which was definitely entertaining. And to my surprise, the boys actually were also fairly entertained. I was shocked, as Robby says, "boys will be boys." I thought it was hilarious. My favorite part was definitely the cars all pulling boats. The last car to have his boat attached wins the race. The greatest part is they do figure eights so in minutes it is just crazy with everyone coming so close to hitting one another. As George said, "that was a close one." It is hard to believe people do it, even harder to believe we support it. We also had so much fun with our fireworks that Mom and Dad and Adam all bought. It was so fun to be together. One of my favorite photo shoots was the night before Mom and Dad left. The photos turned out great. We stayed up and watched "Bridge to Taribithia" together and did the last of the fireworks. Oliver went to sleep early, poor kid. Anyway, I just loved their visit. Oliver woke up the next morning saying, "papa!" just as I imagined. I just love these chances for their interaction to be so frequent so they can really start to know my parents. I know that my boys feel closer to them and I just hope these kind of moments will keep blessing our life this frequently. I have been blessed to see Mom and Dad about 6 weeks so far this year, which has just been amazing. And I just found out about another week coming up the end of July. I am so grateful for my relationship with my parents. It is so rewarding for me to feel so close to them. I would count it as definitely one of my most treasured blessings. I just love their influence in my life on both me and my children. It brings me so much perspective and joy to be with my parents. Anyway, wow... what a terrific trip. I feel super lucky. Thanks, Mom and Dad for coming and making us a priority. It means so much!