Today we met Dani and her mother Zuleka (sp?), Grace, Isaac, Katie, Clover, Fynn, and Audrey at the big playground in Wilmington. It's a fantastic climbing structure which was great for Ryan. The kids had a ball in the sand and on the swings. It was wonderful to see Daniela's mother again. She is so warm and generous.
The babies were pretty hot and fussy, so we left a little sooner than planned to get some fast food and let the kids run around in the air-conditioned play place. We met Nana, Mimps and Grandma, who were anxious to get a second look at Kellen. He's changed a lot since that first week when they last saw him. Kellen wasn't wildly impressed with the noise level in that play place, but he was fairly settled in the sling if I walked him a bit with my hand over his exposed ear! Halfway home, I had to change him because his poopy diaper was making him fussy. As soon as he was back in the seat, you know this is coming... he pooped again. We made it home, though.
Jamie and Jeremiah are extremely helpful in the car-ride routine. Jeremiah helps Ryan get buckled in, and Jamie is dedicated to helping Kellen stay soothed.
It's never boring to see the cousins together. For those who don't know, they are:
11, 9, 5, 3, 2, 2, 2, 5mos and 1 month
3,2,2,2...sounds like an excellent Yahtzee roll! Treasure those cousins - my kiddies don't have any, unfortunately, and I only have 2.
I'd always thought Jamie was older, for some reason.
Glad you had a nice, if brief, set of visits!
Posted by: suzee | August 26, 2006 at 08:11 PM