Park and the Coast

We took the girls to the park on Friday before we headed out of town. The twins fell asleep in the car before we got there so Adia got some one on one time with Daddy. She's hit the age though where she'd rather play with other kids than us though. We're a good second, but if there's kids available, bye bye Mom and Dad.





The twins woke up after about an hour. They loved playing, especially the swings. Then they played in the mud. Leia actually didn't eat any and Mira wasn't too messy until she fell over and landed in a puddle. She was soaked!















The girls stayed awake the entire way, but Adia fell asleep just before getting to Gramma and Papa's house. Mira went crazy when we pulled into the driveway, yelling "Papa" and squealing. She knew exactly where she was. They played hard, had a good dinner and it was time for baths. Mira's still not so sure about the bathtub, but Leia and Adia had fun.











The girls played hard after their bath and were intent on destroying the living room. They discovered new places to climb and Leia tried to reach the TV by climbing in the toy bucket. Papa emptied the toy bucket in hopes to deterring her climbing, but that didn't work. They went for the DVD player, VCR and satellite box instead. Papa sidetracked them with the toy tub instead. He tried to swing them around in it like he did with Adia at the same age, but the twins weigh more than her. When Papa stopped swining them, Adia pushed Mira around a bit and then Mira attempted to push Adia.










We were up early the next morning. Papa made a big breakfast and then we headed to the beach. It was horribly windy though so we didn't stay long. Adia, Gramma and I did collect some shells and one nice sized agate, but that was about it. It was just too cold and windy. The fog soon rolled in too.





We met DiDi for lunch and then headed back to the house. Adia planted flowers with Gramma and I accidentally fell asleep on the floor. It was nice to get a short nap. Leia was sleeping too. Daddy and I then took some time for ourselves, but no movies were playing and we weren't hungry after our big lunch. When we came home, Papa had devised a new way to play with the twins. He had been pushing them around the house in the cart, but that's back breaking so he switched to pulling them. They loved it. Apparently that's all he did the whole time we were gone. They'd take turns getting a ride while the other one chased. Adia played along too.




The girls didn't want to leave when it was time to go. Mira and Leia crashed hard and Adia chose to go home with DiDi. It was her last chance to stay with DiDi before DiDi went back to work. Adia was heartbroken tonight when she couldn't stay with her again. It's going to be rough on all of us, but there's no choice. At least Adia will be in preschool soon.

Wordless Wednesday

Blueberries and the Beach

We visited Gramma and Papa last weekend. The weather was supposed to be nice so we decided to pick blueberries and get in some beach time. I invited my friend and her family too so Adia would have a friend to play with. It worked out very well.

First we had to do some cleaning though...






Blueberry picking was awesome. I wasn't sure if Adia would last and we didn't know how C would do. He's never been blueberry picking either, but both kids did wonderfully. Adia filled her bucket to the top (2 pints worth!) and C filled his a few times. The twins also enjoyed it. Mira rode on Papa's shoulders and probably ate her body weight in blueberries. Papa would point at a good berry, she'd pick it and eat it. After the first few times, she figured out how to do it all by herself and would let Papa know when she wanted to get close enough to a bush to pick more. She's actually chew one and say, "more!" while pointing.










Leia wasn't so sure about the whole picking process. She would get blueberries in her hands, but wasn't interested in eating them. She mostly just held them, or squished them. She quit on us long before we were finished.






We ended up with 18 pints of blueberries! I think we'll be eating blueberries for weeks. I made a blueberry cobbler at Gramma and Papa's and we've eaten a bunch straight. I've frozen some too and given some to DiDi. I still have a ton though, but they taste so good. They're so much better than the ones you buy in the store.

After the blueberry picking, we were off to the beach. Leia did a really good job at NOT eating sand. I think she ate 1 handful and realized she didn't really like it. She's definitely making progress. Mira liked walking barefoot in the sand, but kept getting very very mad when she'd trip and fall.










Adia followed C into the water. It cracks me up since she always complains that the water in C's kiddie pool and sprinker is too cold, but the ocean water was just fine. It was actually a really nice day at the beach though. The wind was minimal (To Daddy's dismay. He ran up and down the beach trying to get Adia's kite in the air) and it was warm. The kids started throwing rocks in the water. The ones that they couldn't lift, they had the dads pick up and throw instead. That led to finding several little tiny crabs.






It was soon time to leave. Adia was not happy to say goodbye to C. They're becoming such good friends. It's great to see. We headed over to Cindy's house to have a BBQ and play in the pool. Adia was all eyes for the pool, but when it came time to actually swim, she thought it was too cold. She eventually got in with Gramma though. Mira loved all the food and especially enjoyed Papa sharing his corn with her. She loves corn on the cob.








The girls were more than tired when it was time to leave. They took good naps and then we headed back home.

Adia and I got to spend some time together on  Monday. We went to ToysRUs and then DiDi, the twins, Adia and I went out for a late lunch followed by mini blizzards at DQ. Adia loved hers and it was the perfect size.




Tomorrow Gramma's coming to visit. Adia wants me to take her outside to ride her scooter. I hope we get a chance since the weather's gotten much cooler.