Sat. May 25, 2013

It's turning out to be a fairly nice day. The sun is shining and the temperature is up around 65°. 

Yesterday was a busy day but it was fun. We picked up Jr and Bryan, our 2 youngest grandsons, after school and brought them here to our house. Of course the boys wanted to relax and play, but it was time to go to Ian's (grandson #4) birthday party. So we grabbed the gift and off we went.

Daughter #1 got several large pizzas and drinks so we had to corral all the boys to take time out to eat.
When you have 6 boys, ages 10 and 11, plus the two youngest who are 6 and 8 yrs. old, all growing boys, they can wipe out the food that's available, no matter what. Hardy appetites.

After we had them all convinced that their plates and cans were their responsibility to pick up, then off they went again. My son-in-law brought out the go-cart and for the next couple hours, they took turns running it around the backyard. It was fun to watch them. Our daughter even got into the act. She took Jr, our "reluctant to try anything new" grandson, for a ride. It was a slow start, but after the first go-around, he said 'one more time'. Now he's hooked. He wanted to go back over today to ride some more. 

Little Bryan wasn't afraid. He was right up front, wearing his helmet, ready to go. The bigger boys were good about taking him for a ride and he loved it.

 When it started getting dark, they had to put the go-cart away, so we took them all inside for cake and ice cream. 

We all teased Ian about all the smoke he left from blowing out all those candles. "Next time we better have the fire department on hand."

It was a fun evening. The boys all stayed over-night, including Bryan. The original plans had to be changed because it got way too cold for them to sleep out in tents. Jr came home with us. He didn't want to stay. We had no trouble getting him to lie down. He was out almost before his head hit the pillow. I'm sure Bryan was the same way.

As for today, I've done very little. I got a load of laundry done just before Daughter #3 came in to pick up Jr. She stayed and talked for awhile.

Hubby got the yard mowed and now we're both going to just goof around the rest of the day.

I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend. We have no plans. Just staying home... maybe watch some movies.