Brandon's parents came up with our niece and nephew for a few days at the start of summer vacation. This was the first time A and A came up without their parents also coming too. I think things went quite well. I know it was a lot more work for Tom and Judy. They arrived on a Sunday after bedtime so they headed straight to the hotel.
Monday was a good day filled with time biking, playing in the basement, playing at the park, playing in the yard, grilling out, and then going to a Y waterpark! So much fun in one day.
Early in the day the kids biked to a park with Brandon and Tom.
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| M: I like to push and jump on. |
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| M: Not TOO fast Grandpa Tom. |
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| An important meeting! |
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| Meeting new friends and carrying scrap wood... summer at its best! |
After the bike ride they played at home inside and outside.
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| T: A really likes our platform swing. |
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| T: Big A can really jump off of our outside swings! |
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| M: A and I love wrestling. |
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| T: A and I love Magnatiles. |
In the afternoon Tom and Brandon took the boys on a biking adventure to Culvers. It was pretty much all uphill on the way there so morale was low, but they made it!
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| The bikers! |
While the guys were biking and I was home cooking, Judy took the girls to get their nails done. They were so sweet.
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| T: I felt very grown up! |
Once everyone was home we had tasty grilled food!
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| The food filled the grill! |
There must have been at least a bit or rain, because after dinner we spotted this lovely rainbow.
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| We love catching rainbows over the Lake. |
After dinner Tom and Judy took the kids to a Y waterpark. Everyone had a great time!
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| T: We loved the lazy river with Grandpa. |
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| M: We liked it too, but it was a little bit slow. |
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| Ready for the lily pads! |
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| T: I remembered how to do them. |
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| T: I loved all the fountains! |
After a trip to the waterpark, the girls went to the hotel and the boys came to our house. So much fun to have a sleepover with cousins!!!!
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| T: I brought lots of blankets and animals and cozy stuff. |
Tuesday morning began with a photoshoot for the girls. They love posing for the camera.
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| T: We were models. |
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| T: Silly models! |
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| T: Best friend models! |
The kids played at home.
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| FOUR on the swing... I don't think this will end well. |
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| Books and cuddles. |
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| Monopoly Empire!! |
The kids went to a magic show at the library at some point. I got very sick Monday night so Tuesday was blurred.
As I said above, four on the platform swing isn't the safest idea. The swing actually had too much weight and fell down.
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| Two girls got bumps on the head after the swing drop. |
Tuesday night the girls slept at our house and the boys slept at the hotel.
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| M: We were a little bit tired! |
Wednesday was the day they headed home. I actually woke up feeling much much better. All the kids were swimming at the hotel and I walked over and watched them for a bit. They ended their time here flying M's brand new drone. Sadly, within a couple of minutes of starting M hit a power line and the drone broke. The good news is Brandon's parents took it home with them and fixed it for later in the summer fun!
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| Lots of jumping in! |
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| All at the same time! |
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| Four great kids! One strong and amazing grandpa! |
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| Getting ready to fly the drone. |
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| Starting off! |
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| Successfully flying! |
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| About to hit the power line... |
We are so thankful that we had this visit! We hope we can do it again and again. Our kids really love their cousins! So many precious memories!
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