superhero saturday

we had a nice visit with my brother and his family today. i always thought our condo wouldn't be very kid-friendly and actually thought about buying toys so my niece and nephew would have something to play with...but i didn't have to worry. my nephew enjoyed playing with our coasters - monica geller would be proud! we were graced with several puppet shows, using the armchair as the theatre:



the ottomans proved to be a big hit, allowing my niece and nephew to pretend they were flying:



they went as far as donning capes using blankets and towels. then superhero pinky and superhero brother were born!



kai kept calling kris "kristin" after their former babysitter, which was cute and funny.

the grown-ups got caught up on each others' lives...we got to see pictures from kenji and shelley's recent cruise and got some olive oil and pesto from italy! yay! and the clodhoppers that we got too are already gone...mmm, clodhoppers...

we feasted on what we knew our guests would like - potato chips, goldfish crackers, juice boxes and apple pie (the last item was for shelley)!

hopefully the next visit to the big city won't take 1.5 years to coordinate! although after the brutal traffic jam on the way here, who knows if they will want to brave the 403 again...