fun with my family! part 2

while we were at my parent's we dug out the old marble connector set that i used to play with. the kids had a blast with it, and you could even catch some adults putting it together sometimes. :) it was interesting to watch how the kids played with it differently. chris was very intent with the building part. he wanted to make sure it all worked together, and that it was awesome. naomi liked watching the marbles roll down, and go through the different obstacles.

The 5th day we were there - Wednesday - the girls went shopping. It's a fun tradition to all go shopping together. I must admit that I don't buy myself much of anything, unless I'm with someone. We had a great time shopping together, and it was even better that the men were kind enough to watch the kids while we shopped.

Day 6 was a very relaxing day. We hung out around the house and played outside with the kids for most of the day. My dad teaches institute, so we went up to his building for dinner that night. He put on the cook's apron and grilled us up some yummy hot dogs and hamburgers. While we were waiting we took advantage of the games he has there.

Ping Pong

Naomi wanted to play too, but couldn't quite get the hang of it - maybe in a few more years :) so, she ended up sitting on the table for the most part.

the guys played pool.

we also played foosball, which was fun for dave and i. we used to play all the time in college.

Day 7 - Friday - was the day of FUN! We packed so much in, it was crazy. Dad took Chris and Dave fishing that morning, so us girls went to a cute park that's become a tradition to go to every time we visit. They have quite a few animals that you can feed (with the food they provide), a barn with all sorts of old farm equipment, lots of green grass, a tall lighthouse-kind-of-tower to climb up, swings and a slide, and beautiful gardens.

Naomi liked the idea of feeding the animals, but wasn't so sure about the geese, ducks, or turkeys. They were a little too loud and aggressive for her tastes. She really enjoyed the bunnies, though.

while we were at the park, dad, chris, and dave were off seeing if they could help chris catch his first fish. it sounds like he got a bit bored, but he still says he liked it, and had a great time. They didn't manage to catch anything - maybe next time. :)

getting all set up. i love how intently he's watching grandpa.

they tried a couple different places - all to no avail.

isn't it so green and beautiful??

another picture by christopher. he's quite the photographer, i think.

that was the first half of day 7. the rest will be in the next post.