Ever since we moved here, we have told our family and friends they have to come visit, bc it's so beautiful out here and hello, free place to stay! Plus I always love having people to bake/cook for. Win win! This April, a number of people took us up on that, in succession. I wanna think it was just us, but I am sure the tulips blooming and Spring break helped make the incentive better haha. 

First up, my parents and Sam came through for a few days. It was so fun! We had some things planned, and some down time in between to just hang out. We went to Mount Vernon one day to Roozengarde and spent some time enjoying early morning fog and GORGEOUS fields of flowers. It was so nice to share the magic of spring here with them, and have people appreciate it! We stopped at a roadside stand for delicious ice cream on the way home, and then spent the rest of the day baking, bike riding, playing games and just hanging out. Another day we perused Seattle, did the usual tourist Pike's place stuff, got Caribbean sandwiches with my Dad, and got to show my Mom a Scandinavian area of the city, and take Sam to the Funko Pop store like she's been wanting. We got yummy food and saw some good Seattle views, and stopped at a rocky beach. Eventually we headed over to the Bellevue Botanical Gardens to meet up with my Moms cousin and it was so peaceful and beautiful. The little suspension bridge was as favorite, especially with Grandpa and the kids shaking it back and forth haha. We went back to their family's house to see my Mom's Uncle and had dinner there. We even got to have a little date on the way home, with Tal and got matcha. It was lovely! We ended our time playing in the backyard and they spent time playing w the kids. It was so much fun!

After this we had a few days in between which involved a bunch of things the kids had on the calendar, like bday parties for friends, another choice concert for Isla, and then Brian and Lydia came into town. We met up in Mukilteo which we hadn't explored yet, and had some yummy food, 'surfed' the docks, and got to see a few whales breaching. So amazing!

Our next set of visitors came the next day, and it was the Morco family. I love friendships where even if you haven't been together in person for years, it's like no time has passed. Our kids became besties pretty quick, which was great bc it meant we got to catch up without having to entertain them as much. It was cute watching Bear run out of school every day beaming and ready to play with Rilo till bed time. We did Seattle, cooked together, talked and played cards late into the night,  did giant bubbles and even got a few walks in. Emil even taught me some filipino dishes I've been wanting to learn, Steph and I got a delicious lunch/errand date and they even took some family pictures for us which I love bc they are not coordinated, just US here and now. I'm so glad they encouraged us to do that haha! We love them so much, and were genuinely sad to see them go, even if it was to Hawaii!

Our last visitor that came through was Auntie Kathy! Tal and I met her for lunch on her way to the tulips, and we loved getting spent time with her-especially who got treats from 'Auntie Candy', hot cocoa and sprinkles, and to color hearts etc w her. We loved getting to see her!

Now, we have a month of calm, regular life before our busy front end of the summer starts. All good things! We loved being spoiled with visitors, and are always ready for more!