The power of a big cardboard box never ceases to amaze me. We got it Friday afternoon and the girls colored it, put stickers on it, played house in it, made a fort with it, had Kevin close them up in it, and all other kinds of things. Evidently, it's lots of fun! Maybe it'll keep them busy while I clean the house tomorrow too...
The kids all loved looking (or attempting to look) through the microscopes. Or maybe it was the little lever that rotated the rocks on the table that was so much fun. The museum wasn't particularly geared towards kids, it was pretty neat how much we could interest them in the displays. Violet especially liked the little models of the site with the tiny cars, trains, trees, and such.
Although those trucks looked small in the pictures, you can see how big they really are by looking at one of the tires!
Mackenzie, Sienna, Violet, Cora, Alyssa, and Jaxon
I had to put in this funny picture of Violet. I think she thought she had lost her bow and was distraught. Luckily it was still right there!
Cora doesn't really take 'on purpose' naps anymore, just some accidental ones maybe two days a week.
Cora liked brushing and petting the horses, but did not want to sit on one. I'm not sure why, since she loved the pony rides.... but she was tired from the early morning flight, maybe that was it.
The girls liked sitting on the tractor too, and riding the four-wheeler with Grandpa.
The girls napped in the car and we unpacked at the house, and headed to the pool (indoors!) with Kylee and Sorayah. Violet, and especially Cora, loved spending time with cousin! We were so lucky to see them lots the whole weekend. The girls had such a great time at the pool-- the kiddie area was fun and there was a fast slide they could ride on (with an adult). We must have gone on that slide at least 50 times, no joke! But it was a pretty fun slide for adults too, so that was just fine. I think the girls could have stayed for 2 more hours!
Kristen made an amazing Mexican dish for all of us for dinner that was delicious Saturday night. Sunday was church, naptime, and a big family gathering. We especially loved hearing Grandpa and Grandma's testimonies and catching up on what everyone in the family is up to.
Tuesday morning we headed off to the airport, and to work, unpacking and laundry. It was a fun trip. Thanks Brad and Dawn!
duck watching and following,
and chipmunk hunting. We took our time with lunch and walking, and it was really quite perfect!
Cora started preschool on Tuesday. A lady in our ward does preschool just one street over from us in her home. Cora has been looking forward to is the last 2 months, and was so excited to finally go! It seems like she likes it a lot so far, and has lots to tell us about what she has done when she gets home. It's been fun to spend extra time with just Violet and I, and it's sure easier to run errands with only one kid to unbuckle and buckle in the car!
Violet was a little confused about what was going on the first day. I left her in the car in the driveway while I ran up with Cora to the door. When I got back, Violet had big fat tears running down her face and said "What happened??" a few times. Today when I dropped Cora off, she asked what happened, but no tears, thankfully! I'm sure it will take a while for her to get used to. We kept busy while Cora was gone this week, and eventually, hopefully she'll be taking her nap while Cora is at school, so it won't be lonely for her.
