Visitors!

My mom and brother came in for a long weekend visit in August. My mom's cousin was throwing her husband a surprise 60th birthday party, so they decided to come on down to see us and attend the party. I'm not sure what I did to deserve a family visit in the horrific heat and humidity of August, but I'll take it! My mom made sure I knew that she wouldn't consent to leave breezy Connecticut and head to the inferno unless it was to see me and my guys.

Their visit was just a few days after Michael's 16th birthday, so we celebrated with some Mexican food and a Baskin Robbins ice cream cake. I'm not sure what Michael thought of the "Cars" cake theme, but it was just too perfect for a kid turning 16. I couldn't pass it up!







As you can see below, we did a lot of relaxing when they were in town. Of course we also ate more than our fair share of good Houston grub - Mexican, Shipley's, BBQ, Ragin Cajun, Sonic. Deciding where to dine is always a big part of our days when they come back to Houston.







Wondering why Elmo wormed his way into this picture?


Well take a look at the first picture Mikey took.


Do you see ANYTHING but my belly button? Mikey said something about it, and I figured he was exaggerating. I made him let me see the picture on my camera's screen, and I was mortified and unable to stop laughing. That's why my face is beet red in the picture with Elmo.

On Mom and Michael's last day, we took advantage of some rather decent weather (it was late evening) and played outside in our cul-de-sac. Who doesn't enjoy a little playtime? It was my favorite part of their visit. Nothing like some good clean family fun!