Old friends/New friends

Katie got to have a new little sister for a day. On Friday, college friends, Drew and Heather Kluesner, and their daughter, Alicia, from IL came to visit. We went through Underwater Adventures at the Mall of America and then came back to the house for pizza and play.

Drew and I were both math majors at Clarke...probably wouldn't have gotten through without each other....well, at least it made it more fun. We reminisced about late night study sessions at Perkins where the coffee rocked and the ash trays were emptied. Good times. :)

This was the first time we were meeting their 2 year old daughter, Alicia, although I feel like I know her already from their blog. Her and Katie hit it off right away. They had a good time holding hands and playing at the mall. Of course what visit is complete without a trip to Build-A-Bear...so they each made a stuffed friend too. (Well, Will just watched.)

Then we all came back to the house and ate supper, played with toys, screamed, etc. :) After about 20 hugs (not kidding) the girls were ready to say good-bye. Alicia is SUCH a sweetie, and was a perfect little girl - I really would have kept her here! When Katie woke up this morning, all she could talk about was Alicia. It was a great visit!

Katie and Alicia getting 'stuffed.'

Time to dance!