The big kids were very excited and immediately started tearing around the house. I heard Clara say several times, "Slow down Alex, I want to play with you!" Chase, snipping ghosts (with the play plastic scissors) and hide and seek were the fun games of the day.
Here's Clara trailing after her adored cousin, Alex!
Gracie had to chill out sometimes:
JM couldn't keep up with all the running, but he did find a few things to do - filling bags, playing with the school bus, going up and down and up and down the stairs.
After we all ate a scrumptious lunch, JM (and Pap, I think) headed off for nap time. J & I took the kids for a red light, yellow light, green light walk to the park. We played for a while on the slide and swings, then took a walk in the surrounding natural area and then headed back to Mimi & Pap's. But before we got to the road, the kiddos all decided to run up and down a steep hill. Alex actually suggested it and then my two girls followed. All seemed fine and they were having a blast when all of a sudden I hear Clara crying out. It took a few moments to figure out what she was moaning, but it was "Disgusting, disgusting, disgusting ..." And she wouldn't say anything else. Well, we've had so much rain and the poor girl was wearing sandals and hit a muddy spot on the hill and got her feet (and part of her pants) completely covered in mud. I felt sorry for her, but it was pretty funny! Two seconds later, Gracie wiped out (in her nice church outfit, of course) in the mud as well, but she managed to get a good portion of her white shirt all muddy! Alex was able to remain upright and mud-free.
We got back to the house and my girls got an early bath so they could be mud free. Then JM decided to wake up and join the crew again, and he even managed to snag some all-boy time with Alex. If you can't tell from the pictures below, he just loved it!
Look at those handsome, happy, musical boys!
Well, the day finally ended and we got home with three sad, but sound asleep kiddos (Clara kept saying "But I don't want to leave." Even when she was being transferred from car to bed!). Clara was so worn out from the fun that she was asleep before we left Mimi & Pap's subdivision.
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