The timing of having Grandma and Grandpa come down to visit and then having Becca's wedding a few weeks later worked out rather well. G&G drove down and had room in the car to drive the kids back, and we were going to be heading up about 2 1/2 weeks later and already had plans to get them home. I smelled a break and it smelled good! G&G thought it would be great fun to have the kids visit (haha!) so off they went. Turns out I had forgotten that a baby is still a lot of work, so it wasn't quite the break that it could have been, and I realized that Shelly and Jason actually do quite a bit in the way of entertaining the little one... but at least I could sleep when the baby was asleep and not have to worry about the bigger kids!
Either way, everyone had a blast, and there are pictures to prove that the Utah crowd had fun. Maybe too many pictures...
Ok, this one was back in August, but Shelly, in the sand tire, full of water - classic
Jason loves to torture - I mean play with - the cats
I'm sure one of the farm hands (family) could tell you what equipment she's on, but I have no idea
Jason, you're so helpful! Does the backpack help?
Feeding the cows. Still has that backpack.
Ethan helping Jason on the swing
Running down the lane to Uncle Jim's house.
Just sittin'. Watchin' the cows.
Shelly and the horse. I'm sure it has a name, but I'm also quite sure I don't know it.
Jason. Jacket. Sweats. Boots. Fashion Statement. I'm expecting this one to make it big time!
That's a great one. It's only on one axle and it's like a huge teeter totter. Hours of fun!
Wearing jackets in the sand box. Doesn't anyone tell them it's cold outside?
I guess they wouldn't listen anyways, so never mind. Have fun kids! Don't come crying to me when you get frost bite! :)
There's mud in that wagon.
And now there's mud on that post.
And that one.
And the house.
At least they're using paint brushes...
Jason found a scooter!
Helping in the garden
What are you doing up there Ethan?
Jason made a new friend, and decided he didn't like the camera.
'Hide me Heather!'
Petting a baby calf
eeewww! Cooties!
Uncle Martin is quite patient with kids on the tractor.
I can't believe they got to play in snow!
I'm jealous!
Jason, Emily, Mark and Shelly after the Aladdin show at D-land
A 'fort' the kids made - they make some variety of this every so often.
Although usually it's called a 'sleeping spot' and woe unto the cleaner who puts it away!
In mid-late January we had some really heavy rain storms, one right after another for a week or more. The kids enjoyed the moisture.
and the puddles
and the usually dry ditch got really full!
I guess Shelly was teaching the leopard how to walk and decided it needed Goofy to play with...
Jason finally did enjoy that dino.
How cute! Shelly holding Emily's hand to keep Emily happy! She's a sweet girl!
The kids have decided this is a great spot to hide, hang out, squish into. The best part is when the doors close. The doors have child locks on them and only the person on top can open them, and even then only Shelly knows how. It once took me 15 minutes or more to realize what happened when Jason shut Shelly in there while she was on the bottom shelf... I laughed more than I should have.
Shelly was helping rake up leaves.
For the most part, the kids like playing together. It's fun to watch them when they're getting along.
