I HAD A HEART ATTACK!

 

Ro and Pippa at Ma' G's

My youngest grand people, Ro aged 9 and Pippa who is seven, came from Portland with their mother Brittany last week to spend a few days with us for a winter break. 

 One morning before I got up, the three of them quietly covered the front door with a burst of paper hearts to wish me a Happy Valentine's Day.

What a wonderful surprise! 

I had never experienced a HEART ATTACK before, and this was a fun one, designed to let me know I was loved.  

Besides that activity, we had a regular Nichols Family "Happy Hearts Week" complete with an old-fashioned Nichols Family Valentine's party, which included decorated boxes full of Valentine wishes for each person and HEART Bingo.  Ma' G also pulled some great memories out of the Nichols Family Archives which she shared with everyone.  Lots of reminiscing and laughs....

Additionally, we ate Nichols Family favorites like Poke Cake, Maple Scramble, Chocolate Turtle Cookies, Cheese Boats, Crescent Chicken Sandwiches, homemade potato soup, and decorated sugar cookies in various sizes of hearts.  Oh, we pigged out for sure all week long!

And...we staged an 80's party one night because Ro's school class was having one in Portland, and we didn't want him to miss out.  The movie we screened?  You guessed it--BACK TO THE FUTURE!.  Definitely a Nichols Family favorite!

Swimming at the YMCA, bowling at The Summit, visiting with Colorado cousins, family dinners, lunch with friends from long ago, and a Saturday night Ice Cream Social at the Church featuring games, dancing (slow, fast, and the Macarena), a hula hoop contest, balloon pop, prizes, and other entertainment rounded out that evening.

It was a great vacation all through the week which made it tough to say goodbye when it was time for our guests to fly home, tired but happy.   

Maybe we can plan a REPEAT for another week of Nichols Family Events for a different holiday this year.  Wouldn't THAT be enjoyable!  Maybe a summertime retreat....

In the meantime, we have lots of memories and lots of pictures to remind us how fun it is to be with family!  

THE NICHOLS FAMILY!