Spring Break with the Barfuss'

A couple of weeks ago the lovely village of Mount Horeb was graced by the presence of the Barfuss clan. My baby sister, Emily, had spring break so my mom convinced every single member of my family to get work/school off so we could have one last Midwest reunion before my other sister, Marysa, leaves for her mission to San Diego in a couple weeks. I don't think my whole family has been together on a "vacation" for quite a while... even this time didn't quite count since Todd had to work all week. I guess we did get a vacation from bathing Peter, changing Peter's diapers, or really needing to give him any attention at all.  Not that we don't enjoy time with our son... we just literally never got a turn with him unless he was grumpy. Oh well, we made up for it after they left... it took Peter a couple days to realize that the seven adults that were playing with him before was now down to one. One lonely momma that only had so much attention to offer. Sorry bud, I'm tryin'.

My family got to stay Friday-Wednesday so we packed in as much fun/relaxation as we reasonably could. Once they arrived and got settled in we spent most of our time hanging out, watching March Madness, touring State Street/the capitol, and checking out the shops in Mount Horeb. Nothing too crazy... but just enough action to keep 'em coming back. (:

Here is a smattering of photos from their visit... 

Hanging out after buying a ton of groceries... feeding 7 big kid tummies takes a lot more work and mula than feeding 1 big kid tummy and a baby.

Meanwhile the men played video games, watched basketball, and ate good food.

On Monday we toured around State Street and the Capitol... it's pretty cool, I don't know why I waited so long to visit.

The popcorn man was nice. (:

This is not the popcorn man.

Potbellies. Oh it was tasty.

Tuesday at the Chocolate House in Mount Horeb. 

Saying our goodbyes for a couple years... after I chopped my hair. 10 inches, yikes.

All in all we loved having my family in town. Our family get togethers (is that a word??) just aren't going to be the same until Marysa gets back from her mission, we are really going to miss her while she's away. Go get 'em Marsha! You take the party to CA and we'll keep it hoppin' in WI, ID, and UT. (: