And the Mailman Came...

We have just concluded a really fun weekend and no camping was involved.  We had a visit from Amy and Amelia.  It had been two months since their visit at Christmas and we were yearning to see them.  (Amy thinks that we don't look forward to seeing her any more, but we do.)  This visit coincided with the upcoming Valentine's Day which made it even better.  It gave us an excuse to spoil Amelia a little bit.  To start the fun, I bought a mailbox and decorated it for Valentine's Day.

Then I bought a lot of little treats to put in it at different times throughout her visit.  I started with a little Strawberry Shortcake doll.

Amelia quickly caught on to this "game".  She was pleased no matter how big or small the treat in her mailbox.  She would enthusiastically exclaim, "Look, what I got!" about everything she found in the mailbox.

She got the movie, "Treasure Buddies" for one of her bigger treats.  I thought it was an awful movie, but she seemed to enjoy it very much.

In fact, she enjoyed it so much that she watched it both Thursday and Saturday night.  Both times with popcorn and chocolate milk.  Among the items found in the mailbox were books, M & Ms, craft supplies to make valentines, a picture to paint, colored pencils, a bracelet, princess rings, Tinker Bell socks, goldfish crackers, card games, but the item that brought us all a lot of laughter was this.

This little thing cost just $1.00.  When you press the button, the inside spins and lights up with all different colors.  Amelia announced that this was her "super powers."  She then explained to all of us what our parts were and what we were supposed to do.  All of us were bad guys of one sort or another and Amelia was the good guy with her "super powers".  We engaged in numerous battles, each time with the "super powers" making Amelia the winner.  Paw-Paw's weapon was the remote control, mine was an old cell phone, and Amy's weapon was a bottle of water.  We had to raise our weapons and fight to the finish, but we always succumbed to the "super powers".  At the conclusion of each battle, Amelia would raise her hands and announce, "I winned!"
Over the course of the weekend, we ate Mexican food in P.C., hamburgers at the local doughnut shop, and fried fish.  We also had pancakes two mornings in a row (Amelia's request.) 

We baked cookies.  I will confess that they were slice and bake, but Amelia enjoyed sprinkling them just as much as homemade.

We made "valentines" although Amelia had her own ideas about what they should look like

Amelia taught Paw-Paw how to play a game on the iPad.

One more pose with the "super powers" as she and her mom prepare to head home (I think her braids are so cute!)

It is always hard to say good bye to our girls.  We enjoyed the weekend so much and can't wait until next time.  We love you very much!