We have spent the past 3 weeks at my parents house in Virginia and have had a lot of fun. I'm sure we will have worn out our welcome after the next week is done. The kids have loved every minute of it and I'm sure will be sad when it is time to leave.
My mom flew out to drive with us across the country. We were very blessed to have a pretty easy 3-day drive with the kids being VERY good under the circumstances. We got up around 3AM most morning so we could get 4 hours of driving in before the kids woke up and it was perfect. That meant we could stop when we needed to and still got to the hotel in time for a swim in the afternoon. It was nice to have something for the kids to look forward to.
Since we have gotten here we have had such a nice time. My little sister has a guinea pig and Ethan and Taylor love "having a pet". Taylor will sit by the cage all day long and talk to her and pet her. Ethan is a little wilder and therefore the guinea pig hides from him if she can. But they both do great with it.
My brother needed by mom to watch his dog for a week in the middle of our visit and the kids absolutely adored him. He was just the right size to play with and sit with and walk. And Parker never missed an opportunity to be in the action around the house.
He even needed to be in the middle of story time. If there was a lap available he would be on the couch. The kids sure missed him when he had to head home. And I think the dog went into depression once he had to go back to his quiet house as well.
The kids each have their own special way of spending time with McKaylan on the computer. This time is usually spent watching music videos of groups I have never heard of or watching videos of Disney rides in anticipation of our trip down there next week. It is kind of scary to hear them now singing these songs word for word. Ethan doesn't like to admit that he knows them so he will deny it when anyone asks but he just can't help singing along when they come on.
The other day Dad and I took the kids to the James River in downtown Richmond. I always loved going there as a kid and I knew Ethan and Taylor would love it. We had a great time walking on the rocks but the kids were annoyed that I didn't pack bathing suits. It isn't a calm part of the river so I didn't want to tempt fate by letting them get in. Of course they both ended up getting wet by "falling" in after I let them put their feet in.
2 comments:
Looks like everyone is having fun.
I love how Ethan is sitting with McKaylan. So cute!
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