Hutchinson's visit

Last week we had our dear friends, Ted and Jane Hutchinson visit with us from Seattle.  We had a wonderful time of fellowship and relaxing together.  Jane and I did some thrift shopping together (a shared love!) and Erik and Ted spent time in downtown Philadelphia enjoying large hoagies.  Meredith loved having new playmates for a few days and fresh laps for story reading.

 Madeleine joined us for dinner one evening, and Dan Hutchinson and his girlfriend, Cynthia popped up from Princeton another evening for dinner, games and smokes (just the guys).  Fun times all around!

Birthday Girls

On Saturday, February 5th, Jane turned 27 and Meredith turned 10 months! :) We had a weekend full of celebrating!

After the surprise party on Friday evening (see previous post), we headed off to Princeton for the morning/early afternoon for exploration. We had never been there before, and one of our Wheaton friends is at the seminary there now. So, we met up with him (Dan Hutchinson) for lunch at a sweet soup/sandwich spot.

birthday girls!

Dan-the-Man with MJ :)

It was quite a slushy day, so we popped into just a few places before heading home. The Record Exchange was awesome, and we scored a record for $1! Then, we dried off in this sweet bookstore with a great children's section. So fun!

MJ and Daddy reading Charlie Harper's ABC book