One of the first things we did was have a hot dog roast and make s'mores. The kids had fun learning to cook their own hotdogs and marshmallows. Sareny was very proud of getting the marshmallows just right.
I can't say they actually ate anything they cooked. Like most kids, they thought the fun was in the cooking not the eating.
By the end of the evening they were two tired kids. They had endured the long drive here from Phoenix, gone on a little Ranger ride (which they loved!!) and gone to the store all prior to the cook out.
The great thing about kids this age is that they get excited about the smallest things. They got quite excited the next morning to come out and help me pick tomatoes and zucchini in the garden. Isaac just wanted to pick every tomato, ripe or not.
I love them in their pj's and sunglasses!
We took them on a little longer Ranger ride after that, and they loved it. Isaac did fall asleep before we got to our destination, but he was pretty tired.
We took them over the top of the mesa and down the other side to the Virgin River, which was very shallow, and perfect for playing in the mud and cooling off.
Joe Cool having a good time in the mud! (This is my favorite picture of the outing!)
They could run around by themselves since the water wasn't deep. They had so much fun!
Then a water fight ensued..........which also turned into a mud fight! It started out when Jeff and I started splashing each other and the kids came running to join in the fun.
We all had a great time and were there for about 3 hours! We had a shade structure up in the water, so between that and sunscreen no one even got sunburned.
The next day we took things a little easier. We made a fun craft with stickers and die cuts. Then the kids helped me make cookies. They love that my counter is big enough for them to sit on while they do stuff. Probably not the most sanitary, but who cares? At the last minute before I snapped this picture Isaac grabbed Sareny in a hug. What cuties. They were pretty good while they were here, and I think they enjoyed it a lot.
The next day we took things a little easier. We made a fun craft with stickers and die cuts. Then the kids helped me make cookies. They love that my counter is big enough for them to sit on while they do stuff. Probably not the most sanitary, but who cares? At the last minute before I snapped this picture Isaac grabbed Sareny in a hug. What cuties. They were pretty good while they were here, and I think they enjoyed it a lot.
After that it was off to the reunion, which will be my next blog. We had a fun time with two of our grandkids, and decided we will have to make it a tradition. Next year Joshie will hopefully be able to come. We are already thinking of fun things we can do!!
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That looks like the funnest time ever!! Thanks for taking them, they loved it and really didn't want to come home. Sareny asked if we could get a Ranger, but of course we can't and we don't have anywhere to drive it even if we did, so we'll just have to visit lots.
They got to do lots of fun things we don't usually get to do, like the marshmallow roast, and that river. I love the picture of Isaac hugging Sareny.
Also, not sure how you could handle three kids next year...or make that four, since Finney will probably be old enough to come by then. ;) haha. I'll have to get her potty-trained.
sounds like everyone had lots of fun. playing in the river looks super fun! im sure the kids loved being at your house.
Well, if Finney is old enough to come, then Rhys is too. And then they'd have five kids at once! Yikes. Looks like a fun time, though. Rhys will love it someday.
Well it seems to me that the Rents are getting too old to be taking care of all those kiddies at once! Maybe the grandkids will have to take turns. Although then they will just spend their whole summer vacay babysitting everyone's kids!
It sounds like lots of fun, though. What a fun trip! I love all the pictures. Especially the one of Igits out in the garden in his underpants!
Sounds like you are going to be getting whole bunches of grandkids next time.Nice(and I mean that both ways0. Wasn't the Virgin river fun. We discovered that a few months ago and are looking forward to a game of football in it.Too bad I can't play football so I plan on watching it, from under a shade!
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