We collected seashells and played in the surf full of tiny crabs and seaweed. Nothing slowed this crew down as they explored and got dirty. We found several catapillars that facinated the kids and I even had one drop down from a tree to land on my shoulder. It totally freaked me out but what do you expect from the great outdoors?
On the way back from the hike we stopped at some picnic tables to refuel for lunch. The kids were somewhat quiet while we ate and were really just enjoying that we were all together and the being outdoors.
We took a few hours and decided to hit up one of the many play parks that Grandma's house has to offer. The kids were all getting along really well and just playing their little hearts out. I loved seeing them all together and having fun. Us women got to sit back and chat about current topics which never gets old.
If that wasn't enough of a day we thought we needed to add swimming to the mix. Grandma and Papa's pool does kids swim time and we couldn't pass it up. I think my kids are fish sometimes, they can spend forever in the water without getting bored.
We spent as much time as it took to wait for Jeff to get off work and join us. We had yummy sliders for dinner and then had to cap off the day with a little mini golf action. It isn't a trip without golf in the mix somehow with this crew.
Everyone had a great time for the first 9 holes and then we hung in there for the next couple and it wasn't till around hole 15 that some kids were done with the golfing. It was interesting to see the techniques that were used. I especially loved all the scoop shots that were counted as 1 stroke but really just scooted the ball along to the hole. It was all still great fun for us.
Our next day took us out the Hands on children's museum. This is where Meg has had her fieldtrips so we were very familiar with the activities. It decided to rain on us this day so this indoor activity was a smart choice.
I do believe that all the kids explored until they had seen it all and then ended up back in their favorite spots. Meg was excited to be the tour guide and know what she wanted to do. Andrew was excited to just touch and see it all like all the rest of the group. We killed several more hours here just watching the kids have a blast.
We stopped for a quick refuel at McDonald's and then it was off to the next event. The girls got to go to shipwreck beads for jewlery making stuff while the boys stayed behind to just play and have fun. Then we headed out to the bouncy house fun. All 6 kids had red cheeks but you could hear giggles and see smiles. Andrew had a few face plants with exiting the structures. He never master the fine art of the exit I guess. No injuries so that's all that really mattered. We ended our night getting to see Dan & Roxanne arrive and pack up to have Laurie and her 4 spend the night at our place.
Our last day ended up with awful weather so we had to change plans. We wanted to take them to the theme park Wild Waves but it's all outdoors so we had to skip it. We ended up picked the movies and saw Madagascar 3 in the cool electric recliner seat theater. The kids loved it and I think Laurie's family will never be the same when they go to the movies. Our last hooray took us to Red Robin for a yummy meal. We ate till we were stuffed and said our goodbyes. Laurie headed out to make half her trip home. We had a blast with them and crammed as much into 3 days as possible. It was tough to say goodbye and sad to see them leave. I'm still on "go" mode and wanting to keep the fun going. We now switch over to Dan & Roxanne's visit and we can't wait to have more adventures.
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