Meeting the Mettenburgs

The last time we saw the Joe, Cate and the kids was last summer in Italy - since we no longer travel to Pittsburgh in the winter (having gotten stuck in their driveway two too many times), spring and summer are our only options and both sets of families have been busy. Still, in between Allen's trip to Iowa and the rest of the family's trip to Iowa we managed to squeeze in a quick visit with the Mettenburgs (though Gigi and Hugh left the morning after we arrived... for Iowa).

We got to their house around seven on Friday evening, just in time to enjoy tacos and their newly deer-fenced and professionally landscaped backyard (compete with a fire pit, a boardwalk that Joe built himself, and a lot of artistically placed boulders) which we failed to document completely. The next morning, after bidding Gigi and Hugh safe travels, we headed to downtown Pittsburgh to tour the University of Pittsburgh (the kids were not impressed by the Cathedral of Learning) and Carnegie Mellon University (the kids were impressed by their lawn chairs), before meeting up with the Pearsons for lunch. Afterwards, we enjoyed yard games, cocktails and a delicious dinner.

Sunday morning we had waffles for breakfast followed by a hike (where we got to see where Mr. Rogers's house used to be), before we grabbed lunch and headed home. It was brief visit, but one that was good to get in before the rest of our summer travels.

(To see all the pictures, click here.)