We made a day trip to see Emily and the kids yesterday. Time FLEW by and before we knew it, it was time to head home again. Love these peeps! Love having them so within reach!
After a couple hours of Minecraft play, we forced the kids to choose other activities together. Naturally, they headed outside and soon discovered a pair of fledglings that had fallen out of their nest. A quick Google search about how to care for them said "Leave them the heck alone," and, sure enough, we enjoyed an afternoon of watching MommaBird take care of her babies on the ground - watching them, feeding them, and, at times, sitting right on top of them when weather got gusty and wet. So neat to observe!
When that was over, trains got played, as well as American Girl dolls, sword-fighting, moon sand, and Legos, of course. Later, Noah picked up Natalie's bow and arrow and thoroughly enjoyed that!
He was a natural.
Look at all those hits! He now has a bow and arrow on his Santa list. ;)
Anna wanted to try, too, which was a relief because we have already bought her one for her birthday. HA!
Then, there were grasshoppers to hunt.
And grasshoppers to throw on each other. Poor Natalie!
Another fun surprise of the day was Emily catching Evie's very first giggles on video ... brought on by Yours Truly making piggie grunt noises! I would post the video but it is too long for Blogspot. Boo!
I failed to mention that this trip was made by just the kids and me. Josh stayed home with Lasa because Lee was at a conference anyway and I kinda wanted to enjoy a day Lasa-free. Josh entitled their day together, "Daddy and Lasa's Day of Fun." And man, did they ever have fun. I got picture texts all day of all the activities. Here are some highlights from the OpryMills portion of their day - the play area, Build-a-Bear Factory, and carousel ride (first ever!) ...
Was a jam-packed, really great Saturday!
1 comment:
Such a super fun visit! Day trips FOR. THE. Win! So much easier to go for the day!!!
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