Remnants

Here are the remnants of our visit with my little sister Katey. It has taken me a few days to post because seriously after all those days of play, I needed some time to recover and catch up on laundry!

We had a lot of fun with Katey and were so happy that she came to stay with us. We can't wait until next time. The girls loved having her. She went swimming, played dancing, hide-and-seek and even dress up with them:

Katey also gave Ashley the moral support she needed to go and get her ears pierced. Ashley has been wanting to pierce her ears for a little while. I told her she could when she was ready, but Ashley has been pretty nervous about the "pain." The day before Katey left, Ashley finally decided to go for it. And as her cousin Megan and her friend Malinda told her, she learned it really doesn't hurt. All turned out well and Ashley is super excited about the whole thing. She also got a haircut that day and Katey curled her hair for an all-around "new look."

As our time with Katey waned we squeezed a few more "Chicago" traditions in which included deep dish pizza and a last minute stop at White Castle. Katey had always wanted to try White Castle as they don't have any in Utah. For this one she was on her own, because our family "hates" White Castle. Of course, we stopped to buy a slider on our way home after our huge pizza dinner so we were all sick full, the smell of the burger was nauseating, and the girls tales about how gross White Castle is pretty much psyched Katey out. We took a cute picture but she couldn't eat the burger! Oh well, maybe next time on an empty stomach.