When they first arrived, there was a lot of reading books and looking at school work.
We decided to go hike in Madera Canyon for something fun to do. I love this picture of my Dad taking a picture.
And this picture... we sat down for a rest. And we won't discuss the giant, green, buzzing, flying, man-eating beetle bug that almost claimed the lives of my Mom and oldest daughter...
Okay, maybe we will. It may or may not have had a stinger, just depending on which one of my parents you ask.
According to Kelton, I look creepy in this picture.
I have a lot of pictures like this. "Look mom! A giant rock! Let's take a picture on it!" Big rocks are fascinating. And there are a lot of big rocks out there.
Sometimes, when you are a middle child, you just need to be in a picture by yourself. (On yet another big rock, of course.)
Kids on a bridge.
Kids on a rock.
My girls.
My boys. On a... let's see...oh, a rock.
The kids with Grandma and Grandpa.
Later, we went out to eat at Olive Garden to celebrate Natalie's birthday a few days early.
Grandma and Grandpa gave Natalie the next set of Warriors books.
She was very excited. :)
And while my parents were here, my Dad went to Big 5 (a sporting goods store) to look around. Natalie went with him. This isn't the type of store that you would expect a child to find a toy they really, really want. But that's what happened. Natalie found these stuffed animals, called Beanie Boos. All the kids ended up begging for one, but I told them I wasn't going to buy them. A week or so later, Natalie was still asking about it. I told her that she could use her own money if she wanted it that badly.
She did.
This, of course, set off a chain reaction, with Kelton and Damon pulling out their piggy banks too. And Arie just has a nice mom. Or a mom who know the repercussions of a left out two year old.
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