Houseguests!

This week, Mama's Texas friends John and Brenda stopped by for an "unannounced" visit. You would not believe how surprised Mama was! (Daddy had planned this all out with John and Brenda, because he is mischievous.) So, with guests in town, Tickle Buglet had a chance to show off her favorite places. Of course, this included a trip to the aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola, but quite a few delicious restaurants were on the itinerary as well, since Baby Girl is a nascent foodie.

Sweet Girl shows off her latest creation, a device made out of blocks that enables a Little Monster to run around the house. Some say this is a redundant device, but Baby Girl knows it's just a prototype at this point.

A visit to Grant Park. Little Werewolf shows off the bucket hat she wore a year ago when she was still an infant (and the hat still fit, sort of...).

Hugs and kisses for the polar bear at World of Coca-Cola. Sweet Goblin saw the bear across the foyer and pointed him out and started making kissing noises, so Mama knew that Little Monster wanted to pay him a special visit.

The aquarium is always one of Sweet Girl's favorite places. This time, she spent most of her visit out of her stroller, running from exhibit to exhibit and chasing the fish in their tanks.