Fun with the Grandparents

When we headed to Charlotte on Sunday night a couple of weeks ago, our kids were enjoying playing with their cousin Jacob. So, what makes Grandma and Grandpa's house so much fun? For one thing, playing outside in your PJ's.

Here is Lydia pretending to be one of my friends, Buffy, and talking on the phone. She told my MIL, "I am Buffy." She often tells me the same thing.

The second thing, running around the house ten times. (Gorgeous yard, huh?)

Third, playing in the sprinkler.

Forth, hand-me-down tricycles from their cousins.

Lydia preferred to push it because her legs aren't exactly long enough yet.

Wesley liked the motorcycle.

Fifth, getting your own FULL water bottle.

Six, watching movies.

Seven, and perhaps the biggest reason of all, their cousins.

Eight, dessert every night, cake and/or ice cream.

Nine, toys. The grandparents have a collection of toys and Grandma took the kids out to buy a couple of new ones.

Ten, love and special attention from grandparents who live seven hours away from us. Chris and I weren't worried about the kids that week but we were a little concerned that the kids would wear out the grandparents.

On Saturday, it didn't take Wesley long to tell me he wanted to go home. This really surprised me since he couldn’t wait to get rid of us the week before. When I asked him why he wanted to go home he stated that he wanted to go to the pool. So, it didn’t have anything to do with not wanting to be at his grandparents or wanting to be at home with mom and dad. He just wanted to go swimming. Within 15 minutes of saying that, one of the neighbors came over and invited us to their pool!

This is how Chris worked on Wesley's diving.

Lydia went off a diving board for the first time. You can see that she had her backpack on.

Here are some short videos from the pool. It was a great way to end their week of fun.