A Visit From the Qs

Last week the Q clan came to Blackshear. Here are some pictures from their trip. We were able to get together with them a couple of times and catch up on what they had been up to. Of course, all of the kids had grown a foot since last year, but I was especially surprised to see how tall Rachel had gotten! The last time that I saw her, she was the size that Olivia is now. It is amazing how much she has grown in just a year.

Zachary, MacKenzie, and Benjamin had a lot of fun playing MarioKart on the Nintendo. Zachary and MacKenzie were pretty good at it. I got tickled at Benjamin. He wanted to play so bad, so we gave him a controller and set the game up so that he could play. His player- Luigi- kept falling off the track, so I tried to show him how to hold his controller so that he could better steer his player's car. Even after this, his player ran off the track. It took me a little while to realize that Benjamin was running his player off the track on purpose. When Luigi ran off the track he would say "Ay ya ya" or "Mama mia", and Benjamin thought that it was funny. What a sport that Benjamin is!

Why is everyone in this picture smiling? Perhaps it is because they know that Pam is about to pass out the yummy chocolate that she brought with her from Germany.

Brandon, Brian's brother, was also able to stop by this week on his way to Miami. We are always very glad to see him. This was the first time that he had seen his niece. Olivia let him hold her, so I guess she thinks he'll do.