Special Visitor!

My sweet sister favored us with a week-long stay--just because!  Ezra was quite pleased with the extra attention.  Aunt Molly was an immediate hit with the little guy.  He was most anxious to be in her company all the time.  Often his first words in the morning were "Molly wake up?"  He got slightly distressed when she used the bathroom, took a shower, or needed a little alone time.

Molly was ready and willing to read a bucketful of stories (numerous times) and take Ezra on extra walks outside.  Not to mention her cool noises, contagious laugh, and winning smile; what a perfect aunt! 

Despite the blistering heat, our little threesome enjoyed a library visit, a tour of the local duck pond, neighborhood walks, and a trip to the city zoo.

Molly was a gem at filling in at home too: helping with dinner prep, cleaning the kitchen, and starting laundry loads.       

Over the weekend, Dallin joined us for an evening walk through downtown Golden.  The temperature was perfect, the walk along the creek perfectly relaxing.  We happened upon a local park and Ezra got time on swings and stairs and left quite content. 

Our evening was complete with some frozen yogurt (which we ate while being serenaded by the shop owner via penny-whistle).  Ezra tried the surprisingly sour watermelon and blueberry frozen yogurt and gave a classic full face pucker; it was precious.

The next morning we visited the botanic garden downtown.  Currently, the garden is featuring a dozen or more sculptures by local artists.  The lilac/peony/iris garden was ablaze with color and fragrance.  Ezra thrilled every time we found any kind of water body.  We tried for another circle gate family picture, but Ezra was all wiggles.  He did sit very still, though, for some shared paninis from the garden cafe.     

Now, several days post-Aunt-Molly visit, Ezra still goes into the little room set up for her and sits on the bed.  "Molly bye-bye.  Molly home," he says wistfully.  Come back and visit anytime!  We love you!