Housesitting Staycation

This weekend, we packed up and headed 45 minutes south to house-sit for one of Josh's coworkers.  Now, packing up the kids and making arrangements for the dog just to go down the road a ways doesn't seem worth all the trouble at first.  But when you factor in the pool, the hot-tub, the land, the 4 wheelers, and the pets and goats, well, we figured we'd make a little staycation out of the excursion.  Too bad it rained and stormed and downpoured just about all weekend! :(

Still, we watched the skies and flitted outside in between the storms to enjoy the new locale.  Except for the fact that we had no internet all weekend, it was a good time away.  The kids enjoyed the novelty of sleeping on a waterbed ... until they had to be separated. : /

The highlight of the weekend for Josh was lounging in the what the kids called "the hot pool."

Noah was OBSESSED with chasing after Magee and Dixie and checking out the goats as well.

We couldn't help but check out the flooded creekbed.  It sounded like wild rapids from the back deck.  There was just so much rain!

Anna was not to be left behind.  She kicked off her shoes and joined in the exploration.

We went swimming, but only a little bit, because it was just too dang cold after the rain with no sun to warm us!

Anna's favorite moment was discovering a chest of dress-up stuff to amuse herself when Daddy and Noah got lost in iPad games.

As for me, without my precious internet to distract me, I did a lot of reading and caught up on a bunch of Downton Abbey episodes so I can't complain. :)  Still, glad to be back home and glad to have my computer back, too!