Another successful family weekend at Grammie's/GG's. The kids were super excited about golf tournament weekend. You know how they love sports. NOT! They were keen to camp in the tent, do the three legged race, tug of war, candy scramble and watch fireworks. Compared to three hours of chasing a little white ball around, I'd say they're onto something.
No trophy for me this year but I had a great time catching up with my long lost cousin! Well, not really a cousin but she's pretty darn close! I hadn't seen her in over 6 years and I was lucky to be teamed up with her and was able to chat in between shots. I was super excited when I found out she was coming and was so glad to see her again!
Here's the boys getting ready for the big tug of war. The other team cheated again this year and we were pulled over the line in short order. Usually they tie their end to a tree or someone's car but this year they got sneaky and planted their anchor on the dry pavement while the rest of us battled it out on the wet grass. As soon as they got a few more people onto the road, we were done for!
And what's a party without a little B&E action? Unfortunately all the valuables have already been pilfered and any remaining good stuff has been claimed. If you're at Grammie's and you see something you like, check the back. If no one has written their name on it it, it's still up for grabs when she's done with it.
This was the first time we've used the tent and gotten rained on during the packing up. Ugh. I hate taking a wet tent down. It just doesn't pack up right. That might have something to do with the fact that I know I'm going to have to haul it all back out on the first nice day to dry it properly. We did manage to get it all in the car and home again so it's alllllllllll good!
The very first friend any of the girls made on their own was Cheecha (right). We started hearing about her when the girls went to preschool. Eventually Cheecha wanted her new friend to come over and play. The dad asked if that would be ok and Cheecha interrupted him to tell him that Sweetie's sisters had to come too. This is always a bit awkward as I'm sure very few people have this reaction "triplets? Great! Bring 'em ALL over!!!!" They already have 2 girls themselves and 3 more is a handful! (I should know!). I told him not to worry about it, we'd handle it but at the same time knowing the other 2 would be very upset to stay home. He assured me it was no problem and to bring them all over and I could run out and do some errands or whatever. After that we began exchanging playdates and getting the girls together for library visits, sliding adventures, lunches at McD's etc.
They always had a wild and good time and I don't remember too many upsets. It is sad to say goodbye to this sweet girl and her fun loving family. Tanya and I sat back many times with ear to ear grins as we watched and listened to their little dramas and escapades unfold. The happy laughter will ring in my ears for a long time.
That's a lot of love right there folks! Goodbye Cheecha & crew, thanks for so many afternoons of carefree fun and laughter these will always be precious memories for us and we hope to hear from you whenever you're in our neck of the woods!
