Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Marine's visit

Bon-Papa and Bonne-Maman have been soooo lucky to have Marine spend the last month with them in Maryland. Then last week, our family enjoyed having her spend 4 days with us here in Ohio. Logan and Taylor especially loved "riding the horse" and having "sleepovers" with her. Even Kendall warmed up to her faster than I had anticipated.

Day 1: Bon-Papa, Bonne-Maman, and Marine arrived later than I had hoped, due to traffic, accidents, and construction of the roads. But we were still able to go see "The World's Fastest Indian" at Fryer Park, for free.


Day 2: It was kind of rainy that day, so we decided to go to the zoo. Then while the kiddos were napping, we got ready for their birthday party. Later we had the party with 8 of their friends. That evening, Kendall was so tired she actually fell asleep on Bon-Papa while sipping on her milk.













Day 3: Bonne-Maman and Marine went to the Splash Pads with Logan and Taylor, while Bon-Papa, Kendall, and I checked out The Book Loft. We later met up with them to play in the water. That afternoon, Marine and I went to the Easton Mall while Bon-Papa and Bonne-Maman stayed home with the kids who were all napping. And that night, we had pizza because I had not had time to make dinner after spending 3 hours at the mall with Marine. 3 hours was actually not that bad, considering she spend 4 hours at the mall with Bon-Papa and Bonne-Maman one day, and 5 hours at another mall with Tonton Fred and Taty Marie another day.













Day 4: On Sunday, we all went to church for one hour, except Marine. When we came back, she was still in bed, so we went into the room to wake her up, with pot and wooden spoons. LOL That afternoon, it was hot, so we went out on the deck to play in the pool and the pirate ship Bon-Papa and Bonne-Maman got the boys for their birthday. While playing outside, we also had a water fight.













It was fun to see Marine, after 7 long years. A lot has changed - Marine went from being a little girl to a young woman, and I went from being wild and single, to married and a mom. I sure miss her, already.

Logan and Taylor's Birthday Party

When I think of summer birthdays, I think "sun, hot, water,... and ice cream." What better theme could there be for a summer birthday party than "Ice Cream"? Unfortunately, that day was kind of rainy... But we still enjoyed the ice cream, and especially decorating it however we wanted.
















The boys had such a blast! Thank you Keira, Baya, Viena, Mason, Ethan, Carson, Clara, and Ben, for coming to Logan and Taylor's birthday party. And thank you Bon-Papa, Bonne-Maman, and Marine, for helping out with getting everything ready for the party.