A Visit from the Ponsler Family

Chris and Sarah Ponsler came for a visit on Saturday with their two beautiful children, Tegegn and Mackenzie. Tegegn was the first child we saw come home from Ethiopia and he has a special place in our hearts -- and THE BEST smile! And Mackenzie is Tegegn's new little sister, born just a few days after we returned from Ethiopia with Simon. They came to the airport to welcome us home and we have appreciated their support and friendship so very much!

It was a warm day on Saturday so we just hung out in the living room and played a lot of cars, trucks and 'catch you.' After supper, we went outside to enjoy the gorgeous evening. Simon got out his tricycles and did a good job of sharing.

It was adorable to see Tegegn take Simon for a ride! He is about 9 months older than Simon.

Then we decided to go for a walk to see the ducks. I think my favorite part of the evening was hearing Tegegn tell Mark to go "faster! faster!"

The coolest thing .... we were standing at the far pond looking at the ducks when the Blue Heron flew in close to us. It was as if he wanted some of the bread we had for the ducks! We refer to him as "Blue Harry" and love to see him frequenting the ponds.

And here is the first group of ducklings we've seen so far this spring. I think that I counted 10 little ducklings. The boys loved them!

And finally, the only photo that I have of Mackenzie is this one -- sorry Mackenzie! But I know that she's in her seat enjoying a stroll up and down the driveway. Simon thought that Sarah was very cool and loved riding in their stroller. We look forward to many more visits with the Ponslers!