Second Week of Vay-cay

Activities

We got to have a lot of time with family and a night with friends this week and enjoyed all the things we were able to do! There was a fun play date for the kids when we all gathered at Chris's sisters house to prep the yard and lay sod on Tuesday. We had a fun time at the park on Friday while most of us played frisbee golf, the kids played at the play ground and we ended at our friends house. When we were trying to leave, the friend that is Claire's age wanted a lot of hugs and used his 'super Gecko muscles' to pick them up! (The picture is down in Shay's section) I was impressed and it was wonderful to see them while we were here. On Saturday, Chris and I went running out at the school track, cleaned and did chores, then spent the evening at Lava Hot Springs relaxing in the water. It is a tradition because my friend comes and I get to have time with her too! 

Claire

Her listening skills are hard to have her practice when she is having so much fun with her cousins and friends. I keep telling her to use her ears and she always says 'but I just want to play' or something along those lines. It's like she is trying to reason with me, but her reasoning is too simple and not really logical at my level since, ya know, she is 4. Whenever she gets around her cousin that is closest to her age, they start mimicking each other and they always have to go to the bathroom at the same time. Shay will also want to come with them if she's not involved in whatever Elsa toys are present. She had an awesome time with the aunts and uncles that have come to visit over the weekend, one aunt drew some pictures for her to color, and the other brought her dog so she is in love. The uncles are all playful too so she gets giggling pretty good when they tickle or play with her.

Shay

She constantly asks whenever we tell her we are going somewhere if we are going to see 'big Elsa' because her cousin has a larger Elsa doll at her house. Whenever that is not where we are going, she gets sad and we have to assure her that we will see big Elsa again soon. I wish she wasn't so whine and picky about what she eats! She didn't even want to eat Banana Cream Pie for dessert tonight! We had made it for father's day dinner at the firehouse with grandpa Bell and she wasn't interested while we were there (too many cousins to play with). Then when we offered it before bedtime, she wouldn't even try it and I had to beg her to put even one spoonful in her mouth. She is so stubborn that she still insisted it was yucky and is now going to bed saying she is hungry...my new phrase is 'you should have eaten your food then' and send her to bed. It is very frustrating.