Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Keeping Grandma and Grandpa Busy

We spent one more weekend in Brookings before heading down to Houston on Aug. 4. I bravely made the four-hour drive from Grand Forks to Brookings with three kids - Misha, Sebby, and Nara. Then I set them loose upon Grandma and Grandpa. Tanya, Aaron, and Harry joined us the next day. The weekend was filled with all the things the kids love - biking and frog catching on the bike trail, unicycling and triking in the alley, playing games in the house, going fishing, drawing with chalk, eating hot dogs, visiting the Kids' Museum, playing at the park, eating waffles, and enjoying a Taco John's picnic on campus at Sylvan Green. Take a look!

Quite the pair!

Wheels in the alley


Misha riding the trail with Grandpa all the way from home.
Frog catching on the bike trail
My frog

Grandma, ready to pounce

Sebby is so proud that he can also catch frogs now.

Triking along

Misha's toad - so cute.

Coming home.

Nara the chalk artist

I traced Sebby's body and he added this fantastic hair.

Reviewing board set-up, castling, and moving right along to en passant with Grandpa!



Cocoa time

Dinosaur fun

Fishing trip with three grandchildren


Mm, chocolate milk.

Grandpa and Sebby

Just fishin'

Misha took a break to catch a frog.

There goes Nara.

Fishing, golf-style

She knows it's all really about the Oreos.

The boys nestled in the bushes to catch frogs.

Reel it in!

Play with me, Grandpa!

Backyard grill out - cousins plus neighbor friend Lexi.


Team Hula Hoop. Where is Misha when we need him?

Cousins in the Kids' Museum.

Brothers by Baby Dino

Paleontologists at work

Carefully unearthing the fossil.

Sebby and Mama Dino

Close-up!

 
 
 
Misha

Nara, a buttercup among the Black-eyed Susans.
While the boys continued to dig for bones, Nara and I ventured inside.

Cooking some eggs in the teepee.

The T-Rex foot


The trio.

Chatting with neighbors Ken and Jane.

Good ole Lions Park






Cool pose.

Cherry Pie

Picnic on the Sylvan Green. This is one of those fun, real-life portraits!



Nara and Sebby


Tanya with Harry and Sacajawea

Mom's pretty Tiger Lillies

Waffles for breakfast!

There goes Misha on that uni:


Boys with green shirts and red cycles.

Nara's turn to peddle.

Out on a walk.


1 comment:

kate said...

I'm glad the boys were able to spend a good amount of time with there grandparents and aunt and cousins. Looks like everyone was having so much fun.