So, I don’t think there is a pair of shorts Ethan hasn’t gotten wet. Between the creek, the frog pond, and the rain…well, there are just far too many options and not one of them includes remaining dry.
Ethan at the creek.
From the moment we arrived at Aunt Katey’s Wednesday evening, the kids have been going nonstop. (Well, they do stop to sleep…more-or-less.) Aunt Katey has a large old house, a good size yard, a creek, a frog “pond”, a cherry tree overflowing with cherries, a room full of paint and other art supplies, a piano, two dogs, two cats, two cousins to play with…and Uncle Scott has a boat. So, yes, my kids think they have died and gone to heaven.
Ellyson and the cherries.
Emry painting cookies.
Our plans changed a bit with the onslaught of rain and rather chilly weather. But the kids certainly have not minded Aunt Katey pulling out the paints and canvas. Nor all the toys appearing from the attic that haven’t been out a while. And they have all gotten along reallywell. In fact, there have been less fights or dueling male hormones over Emry’s attention than I anticipated. Yea!
The budding artists: Curtis (age 5), Emry, Ethan and Jay (age 8).
Ellyson has officially gotten her first job at Curtis’s McDonalds franchise. I’m pretty sure her adorable looks got her the job.
In between raindrops, we have played outside, had fun with “Unc” (my brother Daniel), gotten in the hot tub, and spent what feels like every waking (dry) moment on Scott’s boat. But more on that later…
The cousins riding the train!
Ellyson meets Unc for the first time.
Ellyson’s first piano lesson.
And because a picture on Katey’s side stoop is always a part of the trip. (And…there isn’t a picture without Ethan doing something goofy!)
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