My brother's trip out to see us

Michael flew in Monday to see us. I was sooo happy he got to spend time with Inara. Even he said she's changed so much in the 3 months since he saw her back in CA. We took a couple outings while he was here. Weather was great thank goodness. We found a pumpkin patch at a local church, so we got pics of Inara walking among and sitting with pumpkins. We then picked out a few pumpkins to put out front of my house. I have never seen so many different kinds of pumpkins. Who knew there's a cinderella pumpkin even? Tonight, Shawn and I are going to carve the two Michael and I picked out. Of course, I put Michael to work while he was here, too, helping me put up Halloween decorations. He's so good with stuff like that, especially since he's tall. We found some good deals on a few decorations at Big Lots (one of my new favorite stores by the way). I also took Michael to Park Meadows Mall to show him the great stores we have there. I'm trying to get him to apply for jobs out here, so he can move closer to us. Then we had lunch with Shawn, Kristi and Avery at The Counter (the burger place I wrote about before). It was my first time there and was pretty happy with my customizable burger. Michael and Shawn liked theirs too. I'll have to add this one to the list of places to take visitors out to eat. The rest of the time he was here, Michael and I just hung out, chatted, and played with Inara. I've gotta say there is nothing like watching my little brother play with my daughter. It totally made me so happy, but it also made me miss him even more! Of course, I miss my parents, but I REALLY miss my little brother. He's my best friend, someone I can talk to about anything, and I miss having him here to share things with, good and bad. I hope I can convince him to move out here some day. I even promised him that I'd make dinner for him too. Let's see if that'll help. Thanks, Mikey, for flying out to see us. I love you!