Lots of Soup

My parents arrived for a visit today. It's been three months since we've seen them. That's probably the longest period of time in between visits since Eric was born. Of course that meant that Eric ate constantly. Mom brought a lot of food as usual, plus they stopped off somewhere to eat and they brought some of that food to us too.

Natalie and Eric love soup. In these first two pictures, they're eating the wonton noodle soup that Mom and Dad bought at the restaurant down the street. Mom is also planning to make their favorite--rice soup. You can see a little glimpse of the mango in this picture too. They brought two cases of mangoes--yum! That's my favorite fruit! The kids usually eat it so fast that Mom has to save one or two for me to eat.

This little boy has been so excited since they got here. Here he is combing his hair. I realized the other night when he wanted to comb his hair using water that the other "boys" in this house (Patrick included) use water when they comb their hair to get their hair under control. Eric just wants to be one of the "big boys". He also said, "I want my hair long." We're not quite ready for that yet.

Speaking of water, Eric "helped" clean the kids' bathroom this morning while Papa was busy with the laundry. He "cleaned" the sink area, floor, and doors with very wet washcloths. Patrick said he didn't have his usual mischievous look. Instead he seemed very proud of himself for "helping", so Patrick couldn't get too mad at him. He did, however, tell him that maybe next time he could ask Papa what he can do to help before doing it.

This picture is a little blurry, but I love my Mom's smile and how much Eric is enjoying himself. They're here to celebrate Eric's birthday on Saturday and they'll be here until Sunday!