Ever find after you have visitors that the house is really quiet?

We just had back to back visitors, first Opa returned for a few days on his way home to Vancouver.  So we had a little extra Opa time for J and Apple.  He was here for Thanksgiving, which was wonderful.  And a few days beyond.  A rather sad farewell at the airport was made just a little bit easier for J by reminding him that our cousins were on their way up from Maryland to visit.

Not two hours after saying good-bye to Opa did my Cousin pull in with his wife, kids and my Aunt in tow.  Arriving on Thursday afternoon, we packed a lot of visiting, a few museums, a movie, a Birthday and some delicious tasty treats before saying good-bye yesterday morning.

This morning seemed rather sad getting back into our old routine.  Get up, eat breakfast, go to school.  Even J was a little less enthused about getting ready for school this morning.  We allowed him to stay home on Friday, so he had an extra long weekend.  He wanted to know if he could stay home to go and visit some more with our cousins.  Somehow he had already forgotten the long drive down to the beach and only remember how wonderful it is to spend time with them.  There was no way I could make the drive today, but promised that we will return to see them again as soon as we can.  Which of course means next summer, most likely, but you just never know what tomorrow might bring.

For now, we are thankful for wonderful family and visits and knowing that we will see them again very soon.