We kicked off our Memorial Day weekend of 2011 by STAYING AT HOME!!! How soon we forget that sometimes it's just nice to have fun at home.....starting with popsicles at our favorite picnic table.
Followed by lots of playing in the water table = many outfit changes for Ms. Ava, who recently inherited some great hand-me-downs from a fantastic neighbor including these little booty shorts....
And what staycation would be complete without a mostly naked toddler doing some serious shoveling out in the sandbox.....
Dad got in on the fun trying to hit Tyler with a soccer ball as he ran through the gigantic sprinkler-beach-ball....."don't worry mom, I'm too fast for Daddy"
And Mom had to keep a watchful eye on our littlest member of the family as she aslways seems to put herself into a dangerous position....
Our saturday ended with Tyler showing the neighbors
#1: that we let him run on our stonewall in the front yard and
#2: that we let him do it mostly naked
On Sunday we made a trip down to CT for a graduation party.....it was a long ride but we made it there, and boy was it hot.....the kids were melting when Joe and I pulled out our secret weapon....a pink whale pool that Ava got for her 1st birthday.
It took a team effort getting this thing blown up as NOBODY HAD A BIKE PUMP....
Thankfully there is no picture of me doing this.....but the look of shear joy on Tyler's face lets all of us know it was worth the effort.
And I keep reminding myself of these joyful images as we make our way home........as we are sure, after running our kids ragged all afternoon and into the evening, they will sleep for the just over two hour trip......a car ride that reminds me that just when you think you've got your kids "figured out"....they STAY AWAKE THE ENTIRE RIDE....awake until we get home at 8:30.....talking the whole way, whining, kicking, pleading with us to take them out of the carseat......but when their little heads finally hit their pillows, we didn't hear from them again until 5AM!!!! Oh yeah, that's right.....at this age the concept of "sleeping in" just doesn't exist.....but it was worth every minute to see our kids playing with their cousins, laughing with their aunties and uncles, and enjoying their family. Which is exactly what we did the next day....
Great Grandparents back from Florida.....Auntie's stopping in for a visit.......(these pictures are of Ava because Tyler just doesn't stay still long enough!!)
DeeDee getting some quality time with an armfull of grandchildren...
and an upclose and personal visit with my nephew Bentley....who is no stranger to the camera!!
Sometimes a little Staycation is a great reminder that there is no place like home!!
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