Last Sunday we went down to Logan to visit for the week and celebrate the Fourth with family.
Monday morning the kids made cookies with Grandma and Aunt Katherine. Quite the mess, but usually more mess equals more memories. Katherine took them on the bus to the grocery store so they could get frosting to decorate the cookies. Monday evening we headed out to watch the fireworks. Peter and Elliot found a lot of dirt to play in while we played crowns. Billie and Eric took the kids over to the fun stuff at Lee's. When they came back the kids had gotten glow toys and downing popcorn. We pulled out glow sticks and did sparklers as well. Alice sat nicely for the first bit of fireworks then fell asleep. Peter was more interested in popcorn than fireworks. Kendal liked running around with Emma, snacking, and lounging around with everyone watching fireworks.
Tuesday morning I drew some chalk art for the kids. They happily played around the house. We had David, Anica, Elliot, Nana, Billie, Eric, their kids, Tony, and Lisa over to eat a Fourth of July picnic. The kids played the afternoon away. David and Casey went and saw Guardians of the Galaxy. The rest of us stayed back and the kids watched Curious George for some down time. That night we had our own little fireworks show in front of the house.
Wednesday morning the kids played around the house in the morning. After lunch we joined Anica and Elliot at a splash pad in Smithfield. The kids had a slow start liking the park, but after they warmed up they had a great time getting wet and playing together. We took a break out of the heat at Anica's house where the kids played for a bit.
Thursday we played away the morning at my parents. Peter loved the electric car Grandpa has at the house and rode in it whenever he had the chance. We took lunch out to Nana and the boys (they were working in the subdivision next to Nana's). We got to spend the rest of the day at Nana's. Billie was there with Tate, Ben, and Maggie. Kendal and Tate played a bunch of games (pollyanna, battleship, and clue). Peter and Ben played with each other doing blocks and playing zelda. Maggie was exploring and Alice did her thing.
Friday morning Katherine took Peter to Cars 3 as his belated birthday gift. Mom, Kendal, Alice, and I ran a couple of errands and played Clue back at my parents. That afternoon the boys got off of work and all of us (minus my dad who had a much deserved rest) went to the pool. Alice lasted just a bit before she came out of the water for a nap (Thanks mom for watching her.) Kendal and Peter went on the slides a few times. We had fun playing around and enjoying the water on a hot day.
Saturday morning Kendal and Peter got to go down to the shop and ride the four wheeler a bit. We spent our afternoon playing at my parents with a break for ice cream in the middle of it all. We ended our stay with running in the rain and some yummy dutch oven potatoes. Casey worked with Dad and David all week, and the kids happily played all week! Till next time Logan!
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