We all went to church together and then came back to our house for a picnic in our backyard, since it is fairly large and shaded. The adults hid in the shade while the kids played around and tried their best to get grass stains on their Sunday clothes.
The leading cause of grass stains on this particular day was the back yard bobsled. A few weeks before, our Calgary niece A discovered that the hill on the side of our house was steep enough that she could coast down it in the little buggy that we bought for Scott. Ever since then, her favourite activity has been riding down that hill in a wagon or buggy. I've even started loading Scott into the wagon to let him "ghost-ride" down the hill. Seeing him coast past obstacles like a tree and a shed used to make R nervous, but I've figured out how to do it safely (ie: he won't crash, but I suppose he could hurt himself if he decided to jump out or something).
I could see that the cloud of neices and nephews were somewhat unsure what to do in our yard, so I demonstrated this neat activity to them. For the next 4 hours the wagon and buggy were in constant motion, except for the infrequent occasions when somebody crashed into the shed or woodpile.
When they weren't perched atop a toddler buggy, the kids had a great time playing some sort of jail game in the little cottage, slide climber and other assorted yard toys that I've accumulated second-hand. The cottage was a particularly good deal -- I picked it up for only $15.
Our trees are large enough that we have been able to hang swings from the branches. I got two used swings for a song and hung one in the front and one in the back. Scott likes to watch me mow the lawn from his perch. Some of his girl cousins were such cute little mothers to him during the reunion. Little L just loved to lead him around and help him have fun.
Beards are also an important part of our family reunions, apparently. Unfortunately, I really don't have the wherewithal to take part in this particular aspect.
2 comments:
Isn't it fun to have family reunions??? What a shopper you are to get such fun toys for a song!! Keep it up and everybody will want to come and play at Scott's house!
That was one of those perfect days. Thanks for hosting us all!
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