Life is Beautiful: Adam and Slavka

It is a historic moment for me right now because my brother Adam and his wife Slavka came to visit us. He's the second brother that made it over here. They rented a car in DC where Slavka's sister lives and drove all the way here. They will stay with us for a few more days and will drive all the way back to DC. It was really strange (and nice) having them drive to our house on a regular Friday night because every time any member of my family comes to visit we have to make a trip to the airport, at least 2 hours away. And we've just been having such a nice time with them. Our kids love playing with Adam and Slavka because they understand and talk in English and Ani especially has been so goofy with them. They're just really enjoying their company. And we are too. I know Ehren loves visiting with them because it's so easy to talk to them and he's really enjoyed getting to know both of them. So a part of their stay with us we wanted to show them something more beautiful than TRF (because in my mind you cannot fly thousands of miles and all you see is TRF :)) and what could be a better place than Duluth and the North Shore? Ehren and I love going there in the fall and since they are here now we went a bit earlier but it was such a nice trip. The weather was so gorgeous in comparison to the times we went before where in October we had to wear hats and mittens because it was too cold. The kids loved it too and they were all able to do the little hikes with us. By the end, we were running out of time and food so we decided to head home even though Ehren and I wanted to keep going and look at more places. We decided from now on we need to make it a priority for our family to go every year and experience a new hiking place each time. I have to say it's the most beautiful place in Minnesota and it feels like you're in the hills and at the ocean at the same time. After we got home, Adam and Slavka have been cruising our neighborhood, doing some geocaching, playing with the kids and so on. I'm so glad the weather has been just beautiful and warm for their trip and it is supposed to cool down right as they will be heading back. Here are a bunch of pictures so far but I might put more on here from our busy weekend ahead with the Hanson family and church friends.