Casa de Noll

We've been privileged to have some visitors over the last few weeks. Actually, we've had a lot of visitors. First, we welcomed Chris and Patti, Amy's parents. They spent most of their time helping us with projects around the house. Amy and Patti spent the majority of their time sewing a bumper cover, dust ruffle and accent pillows for our crib (which is still M.I.A.). Chris, on the other hand, spent most of his time in the bathroom helping to remove our old jacuzzi tub in preparation for a bathroom remodel that I may, or may not, get finished before Gus V arrives. He also cleaned our dining room chandelier and spent his last evening in Chattanooga hanging from a ladder, straining alongside his son-in-law as we tried to reattach that clean, sparkling, very heavy light fixture.

Next, we hosted Steve, Heather and Grace (Amy's brother, sister-in-law and niece). They were in the Knoxville area for a wedding and came down to spend 24 hours with us. We didn't have much time together, but we always enjoy seeing them. The highlight of our visit was a cool evening at the drive-in movie, with a very well-behaved munchkin in tow.

The day after Steve and Heather left, the Shaners came over to spend an evening with us. Lindsay was one of Amy's high school friends. She's married to Mike and their children are named MJ and Drew. They were at the tail end of a whirlwind trip through Tennessee and stopped in to say hello.

Apparently three Annapolis area couples weren't enough, so Uncle Kenny and Aunt Lois popped in for a quick visit. Amy and her family spent many a camping trip with the "Wolves," as I call them (I hear that I should be calling them the Wolfs).



Fearing that my mother would lose me to the Maryland contingent, she's currently in town from St. Louis (go Cards) for a pre-baby visit.