Sunday, April 12, 2015

Perfect visit with our new expectant mom

We just got back from visiting our new expectant mom. IT. WAS. AWESOME! Seriously couldn't have been better! We arrived on Good Friday, the 3rd (which also happened to be my mom's birthday - happy birthday mom!) Her brother had flown in the previous night for a surprise visit so we only got to see her for a few minutes on Friday. We got her some orchids and stopped by for a a quick visit. We wanted Abby to hand them to her but she was a asleep and not waking up smile emoticon. She was the only one home when we got there so we got to have a little one-on-one time (well I guess it was 3 on one since there are 3 of us.) She is so sweet. I loved getting to talk to her. I don't really remember what we talked about, I more just remember it was super comfortable (at least for us) and just felt like she was family. After 10 minutes or so her mom and brother arrived and we got to talk with them for another 10 minutes. They felt like family too. So comfortable, so peaceful, so wonderful. Even though it was a quick visit it was so good and I loved that we got to meet her on Good Friday - we met Abby and Cheyenne on Good Friday 3 years ago!
Saturday night my sister Maggi and I went to her house for a girl's night - her mom and two of her sisters were also there. We just ate and talked but it was seriously so much fun. We laughed a ton! They told us stories that definitely made us feel like we were part of their family. I won't tell what all we talked about, but it was an awesome girl's night! I enjoyed just getting to know more about their family, and I loved that they were comfortable enough with us to share so much.
Sunday night Ryan, Abby, and I had dinner with all their family that was in town. Again, just so comfortable and so fun. I got to talk with her one on one some, which was my favorite part. It was nice to just get to know her personality a little more and just know her more. I LOVE HER! I love her whole family. Like, I seriously love them. I am continually amazed at how comfortable I am with them and how natural it feels to consider them family. I know I haven't shared anything really specific about our visits - but mostly what I remember is how good it felt and continues to feel. So grateful to have them in our lives!