We all slept very well last night! Tyler woke up at 7:45, Cody at 8:30 and Austin soon after. My mom kept Tyler in the room while I took the boys downstairs for breakfast. I made them waffles and they were happy! After getting things together, Austin, Cody and I drove to the hotel where Emily, the kids and Uncle Vaughn were staying. They had a great playground that was completely shaded, and we were there for almost 2 hours! The kids had a blast and Emily and I sat on a bench and caught up. It was wonderful. The playground floor was little tiny rocks though, and that was not good because my boys were tempted to throw them, and the kids got SO DIRTY! When we got back up to their room, Emily got rags from the maid and we wiped them down because they were all covered in dirt! I took Noah back with me, and we stopped at Subway for lunch. I rinsed the boys off in the shower and put them down for naps. Austin slept almost 2 hours and Cody was going on 3 hours when I had to wake him up so he could go swimming with us! Ma came over and I was so glad she did! She couldn't stand to not see the boys! After Emily and Kaelyn got here, we all went down to the pool. We were the only ones there and it was great. Tyler swam for about 20 minutes before wanting out, and Kaelyn went back up to the room with my mom, Ma, and Tyler. Soon after, my mom's best friend Pat, and her son Doug, stopped by to pick up something from my mom and also see us! Cody went up to the room then, and my mom said that he and Kaelyn just played and played. Emily and I stayed and swam with Austin and Noah before heading back up. We had another great day, and most of all, I got to really have some one-on-one time with Em and just talk! I am just eating it up because tomorrow is basically the last day we will see them since they are leaving Tuesday morning. It is Emily's birthday tomorrow, and we plan on going to the zoo in the morning. My sister has a friend that works at the zoo and got us free tickets! Here are some more pictures...I forgot to mention yesterday something very important. My Uncle Vaughan has been very sick and has gone through a lot, including three surgeries. We are lucky to have him in our lives still. Seeing him this trip and having him here despite being exhausted from traveling, has been so wonderful. Please pray that he continues to recover and gain strength over the next couple of months.
Three behind chair from left: Uncle Ken, Uncle Gordon, my dad Carl, and in the chair, Uncle Vaughn (Emily's dad)
Behind chair: Grandma and Uncle Gordon...In front is Emily and Kaelyn, Uncle Vaughn and Noah
Dirty Boys!
Look at Cody's dirty feet!
And Kaelyn's dirty feet!
Looks like a fun filled weekend! Good times! Good girl time with Emily! Drive safe back.
Posted by: Angela | July 13, 2009 at 09:02 PM