This weekend was Cousin's Camp for the older three kids. Grandpa and Grandma Moffat took the 8 oldest grandkids for three days, two nights, and they did all kinds of fun things--swimming, a trip to the beach, Chuck E Cheese, more swimming. They had a blast and made lots of memories with their cousins and grandparents. It made for a very different weekend for us at home. It felt so strange and so EASY to just have Grant for all that time. I think it's funny that when we were a family of three, it felt difficult and stressful to have one child, and now that we have four, one child feels like a vacation! Seriously, Greg and I had a very relaxing weekend. Grant asked where the kids were a lot, but he seemed to enjoy being an only child for a couple days. After we dropped the kids off Saturday morning we walked around the Farmer's Market in downtown Gresham. Grant got to play in the bounce houses and slides they had set up there at a nearby church and loved it. We took him to the toy store and let him pick out some new Thomas the Train pieces and a new engine with his birthday money (he is NOT a quick decision maker at just-turned-two), and went back home for an afternoon nap for him and Olympics watching for us. That evening we dropped him off at Grandpa and Grandma Arnold's house and went on a date. Russell was there, too, and the two of them ran around (literally, so we heard) together the whole time. Greg and I went to dinner AND a movie--getting crazy, I know. It was really nice to have a more peaceful weekend, but we were glad to have the kids back Monday afternoon. We were refreshed, and they were tired from all their fun. They said they missed us "just a little bit."
Sunday evening while the kids were still gone, we met up with some friends and took Grant to Blue Lake park to play in the splash pad and decided we needed to go with all the kids sometime. Today was that sometime! A bunch of us moms met there this afternoon, had a picnic lunch, and let the kids play. I tried to take some pictures, but the kids were too quick for my little camera, and I didn't end up with many good ones. Grant's face was too funny, though, in the ones I did get, so I had to post some. He felt asleep sitting up in my lap, so we ended up staying longer than I planned while he slept on a blanket in the shade. The kids enjoyed playing with their friends, and I enjoyed chatting with mine. :)
(double click and then click again to get a better view of the eyes-closed-mouth-open pictures)
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