Back on the Coast

We arrived in the morning yesterday and it was already heating up. Heather soon dropped off her two oldest girls, Micayla and Tanae. Adia was so happy to see Tanae. She had the biggest grin and they gave each other the biggest hugs. She didn't know quite what to make of Micayla. She's never spent very much time with her, but she soon warmed up to her.

We grabbed the wagon and headed to the park. There's always problems when you have 3 kids and only 2 seats though. Tanae and Adia ended up riding in the wagon while Micayla helped pull it. When we got to the park and Adia saw the play equipment, she let out an excited squeal and tried to climb out. When let loose, she immediately climbed the steps. She's starting to understand the whole park thing. Tanae chased after her and Micayla set off for the bigger kid area. Adia only went down the slide twice after her bad experience at home.




Adia and I climbed in a swing. Adia's still not a fan. For the most part she just stood in the shade and watched the other kids play.




Not long after the park, Heather returned to pick up Micayla. For the first time, Adia actually let Heather hold her. Heather was excited, but Adia became alarmed when she thought Heather was also taking Tanae. She chased after Tanae, yelling "Nae? Nae?" She wasn't letting Tanae out of her sight.



It was soon time for an afternoon snack. Neither kid wanted to nap and we didn't press the issue. They mostly just played with each other and watched Wheel of Fortune. We made a quick trip to Freddies to buy more Pirates Booty and then came home for dinner. Once again, Adia ate her hot dog, grapes and toast, but we couldn't get Tanae to eat much of anything.


After dinner, Adia went running into the bathroom yelling "Bath! Bath!" Tanae followed and when I came in with Adia's pjs, Tanae was standing in the tub, half dressed. Adia was trying to climb in with her clothes on. They took a bath together, but Adia didn't appreciate Tanae dumping water on her head.






After they got out of the tub, DiDi and I ate our dinner. Ours was put in the oven late so we had to wait. Of course, Tanae decided then that she wanted what we were eating. We didn't mind sharing and we discovered that Tanae likes lasagna. Adia couldn't have any, but she wasn't begging for it. We all shared ice cream for dessert. I'm surprised Adia didn't end up with a brain freeze with the huge bites she was taking. Then it was time for tooth brushing. Adia has actually been really good about it since we picked up an Elmo toothbrush. Tanae and Adia quickly fell asleep, Tanae in DiDi's lap and Adia in mine. They even slept through the transfer to their beds.