We're back!!

Since Matt was able to leave work early on Friday, we decided to head back to LeMars to visit his parents. We had such a nice and relaxing weekend, and it was good to get out of town for a few days.

Saturday morning we went to a park close to their house, and the kids had so much fun. We brought a picnic lunch and the kids were able to run around and blow off some of their endless energy.

I find it remarkable how easily kids are able to make new friends and adapt to a new environment. As soon as we got there, Katherine went up to a couple of girls and instantly made new friends. It's comforting knowing how well she can get along with others with Kindergarten right around the corner. And my little Caleb... he went up to a little boy around his age and said, "Hi. My name's Caleb. What's your name?" He sounded so cute and grown up! Thankfully, Katherine always includes him so he's never left out and forced to fend for himself.

The kiddos playing at the park --

It was so cute... when Caleb was on this tight rope thing and saw me grab the camera, he instantly started yelling, "CHEESE", but then quickly said, "Mommy, just wait... you can take all the pictures you want as soon as I get across!" Too funny!

Katherine doing the monkey bars. She's been trying to do these forever, and just got the hang of it....

Picnic time!


With Matt's dad back at home...

Matt's mom bought the kids bomb pops (red, white and blue popsicles) which they LOVED. Matt took them outside and had them wear makeshift bibs! Somehow, Katherine still managed to drip blue goo all over her white shirt. Go figure! LOL.

The kids were begging to swim all weekend long, so today I took them to the pool. We ended up going with one of neighbors and then came home and played outside for a while. The kiddos were so exhausted that Katherine slept for 2.5 hours and little man was out for well over three hours. AAAAHHHH, how sweet it is!