Weekend: Fort Wayne

The boys and I went to Fort Wayne this weekend.  We saw Nathan and family briefly for a hike last summer, but that's all.  The children woke up at 5:30 they were so excited to see each other.

It was also Mom's death day.  I haven't gotten her flowers yet, but will.  It seemed more appropriate to have all her grandchildren together.

The kids played very well together.  There was a ton of running around, but there was also some quieter play.  We did kick them outside for a little bit too. :D

We went to a playground in the afternoon.  There was a lot of follow-the-leader, even if they didn't do it on purpose.  Find one child and the rest would be following.

The children were exhausted by the end of the day.  Joshua couldn't handle the location of his sleeping bag and ended up sleeping in my room.  The rest of the kids fell asleep almost right away and they all slept until about seven.  (All the kids normally wake up in the 6:15/6:30 range.)

The next day we went to a different park.  There were some fun sticks...

...and some pictures to find on the sidewalk.

Their bushes and trees were abloom!  Joshua doesn't wear sunglasses anymore though, so I told him to just close his eyes.

The kids all managed to sleep in the same room, but the sleeping bags were moved around several times.  Nathan had to go in there after a while and tell them to go to sleep.  The laughter was so loud...but also indicative of a great sleep over.

Hmm, this was mostly about the kids.  But I had some great conversations with Nathan and Liz too.