~Day 2• 158-159: Denied?

Day 158: We spent the morning of Grandma's last day together.  It was fun.  We started out taking some updated  pictures with the kids.  We went over to the barn with the lake and ducks. The kids really wanted to feed the ducks, but the ducks were not cooperating.  The kiddos were denied this privilege.  They tried chasing the ducks into the water, and some obliged them, but they weren't that interested.  The fish ended up eating most of the bread.  The water looked like it was boiling sometimes.  Pretty cool.  I wish my kids would know what it was like to really fish, like I did growing up.  Maybe some day...

We had breakfast at one of the kids' favorite places, IHOP. I'm not sure why they love this place so much, but they always ask to go.  It ended up being a nice breakfast/brunch.

Dinner that night was over at Alissa and John's house.  Nathan, Erica and Sophie were there, as were Bart and Stephanie.  It was fun to get together.  JJ was all over the place, of course and discovered Grandma's shoe. I don't think it ended up in his mouth... did it?

There were a lot of people there and I think the babies get a little overwhelmed.  My kids really love playing with the babies, but sometimes we had to tell them to stay out of their faces.  JJ was quite enamored with Erica and just sat and stared at her for quite a long time.  The girls decided they had enough fun and went home to watch their Barbie movie before bed.  They gave grandma loves before she left the next morning.  It won't be long until we see her again since we will be up north in less than a month.

JJ was sure fun to watch.  He ended up underneath the chair that Stephanie was sitting in.  He was there for a long time!  He found mom, and then Grandma stole him.  Uncle Nick stole him once I think, and then didn't want to go back to grandma.  Then he went back to grandma and denied Nick.  He knows what he's doing.  He's a smart little man.

Ashton loves playing with the dogs.  Edward is his favorite I think.  They have a lot of fun playing together.  

It was good to see Jocelyn for a little while.  We can't wait to head up north again to see the rest of the family.

Day 159: Tonight was Peter  Piper Pizza night.  Cailee had received two certificates for free tokens from school.  One for reading and one for math.  She really wanted to use them and had been waiting quite awhile to go.  Tonight we made it happen and it was worth the wait.  We had the place almost to ourselves.  Nick was denied the fun of watching the first game of the Women's World Cup.  I felt bad, but it was nice that he came with us.  Hopefully we will be able to catch some more games before it's all over.

Everyone had fun I think.  Nick went and played some games with the kids and helped them pick out their prizes. Brooki e was most excited about her mustaches.  So was Cailee...it was good to see the kids having fun.  They also played in the little play area and burned off some much-needed steam.  They came home and went to bed pretty good.