My not-so little brother comes to visit

We believe in packing in the fun around here so the very next day after our SB trip my brother John and his sweet family came to visit.  It was so much fun to have them here and we tried to make the most  of our time together.  That means we dragged them all over the place and had a blast.  We took 

so many pics of these cute cousins together.  I promise this is a brief summary in comparison.

 Goofy kids at the happiest place on earth (HH)

 Cute little Ellie with Sierra and John

 Kyler being so sweet to GG

Our kids are so close in age and they just loved being together.  Kyler even slept in a sleeping bag in Syd's room at night so they could start playing together again as soon as they woke up in the morning.

 My not-so little brother and I

 All the kids being silly and Pete with awesome bed-head

 While John and Sierra were here we ended up throwing an impromptu B-day pool party for my girls and they helped me do everything for the party.  It was so fun and I may have to hire them back for next year!

Pete, the kid magnet

 Blowing out the candles, GG almost got it

 Grace does not mess around when it comes to cupcakes

 She didn't even want to stop eating cake to open her presents!  She is definitely my daughter!

 We spent one of our days on the beach in Santa Cruz and John was brave enough to try surfing on some rough water.

playing in the sand and digging holes

 Birthday breakfast for the girls complete with purple pancakes made by my sweet husband

Our time together went too fast.  Thanks for coming to visit us John and Sierra and we can't wait to see you in August!