Friday they arrived and Lyla hopped onto the back of Max's four wheeler and took a ride.
The three older kids all slept together downstairs. In order to guarantee everyone went to sleep when they were supposed to we had to move Rory into my room for her to fall asleep there while Lyla and Max went to sleep. We'd eventually move sleeping Rory back onto the couch with Lyla so they were all able to wake up together. (Rory has never been able to fall asleep with others around.)
Saturday we celebrated St. Patrick's Day with some green eggs and ham. I know, such a cute idea. Too bad the kids really didn't eat much of that and instead enjoyed the green donuts that Katie and Andrew bought.
After breakfast we headed to the state park for a hike down to the waterfalls. We took a nice long trail, about 4 miles total, and we made sure to take pit stops and enjoy ourselves along the way.
The waterfall was beautiful. All that warm weather melting the last of the snow and ice really made for a huge cascade. Makes it easy to impress the company!
Once we made it down to the waterfall the kids took off their shoes (and cowboy boots) and socks and dipped their toes into the icy cold water.
I found a nice couple to come and take a group shot for us, I think it turned out really nicely even if our group is backlit to the waterfalls.
As we headed back and away from the waterfall the temperatures really started to heat up. Andrew decided to try out some man capris. And yes, this is a shot of his behind, I'm sure Katie won't mind you checking him out too.
We stopped on our way back to get Nora a bottle and Dusty decided to help the kids find shapes in the clouds.
After all that fun Nora took a crash nap for the last part of the walk. Don't you just envy a baby's sleep?
Of course, Katie and I both forgot our cameras while getting the kids all changed into warmer clothes for the hockey arena that day. So I can't show you but the kids sure had fun watching Uncle Andrew play hockey, even if his team did lose. We also decided to skip the parade. Too many people were expected to turn out and nobody really wanted to manage 4 kids under four in all that.
Sunday we bummed around enjoying the beautiful weather. Auntie Katie was teaching the kids about sharks.
And Nora was hamming it up for the camera.
A couple funny stories from the weekend:
Dusty had the attic ladder down in the garage as he was cleaning things up, moving winter and summer things around. When he came back into the house, Lyla came running in screaming that Max and Rory were "Up high!" It took Dusty a second to figure out what she meant and then he and Andrew went running. When they got into the garage and discovered both Max and Rory up in the attic Max screamed down at Lyla, "Lyla! I told you not to tell my dad!" A very scary moment made a little better with comedy.
At the hockey game on Saturday the kids were standing up next to the glass. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Rory walking along the glass funny. When I took another look I realized she had her tongue against the glass and was walking along licking it the whole way. She got about 15 feet before I realized what was going on and was able to stop her. Yuck!
While on our walk Lyla had to go to the bathroom. Andrew helped her learn how to squat in the woods. When Katie and Andrew got home on Sunday Lyla decided she needed to go to the bathroom and dropped her pants in the middle of the driveway. Andrew quickly hid her in some bushes and Lyla was very proud to show off she could still pee outside!
It was a very fun weekend, the kids did really great together and all the adults had a lot of fun catching up. I know it's been said a bit too much but this warm, 80 degree weekend, was completely awesome. We couldn't have asked for a better weekend!
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