Getting together at Grandma's house

After having the two grandsons in our home for the past five weeks, we're in for a grand time this week before they return home. Five of their cousins from Long Beach along with all but one of their parents arrive yesterday evening. You would have thought this was the grandest jubilee of the century with each kid trying to outdo the next in volume and enthusiasm.

They did take time out to admire the Lego toy sets that the boys bought and Ben got for his birthday. Then it was wild time again.

Once we got out the sleeping bags and started enforcing no running in the house, things calmed down a lot. It was a classical case of the kids keeping themselves awake by keeping active.


This morning thins were a little better, at least with the younger set. We sent the older boys out into the back yard to feed the birds and play their war games. That left the younger ones (including one-year-old Gavin to color and cut paper decorations.

Plans for the day include Fairy Tale Town and lots more cousin interaction.