"Camping" with young children requires little more than a tent . . .
and a backyard.
and a backyard.
However, one must be prepared for the fact that children are out of their element
and they may stay up past midnight.
Additionally they may need to hold your hand until they fall asleep,
because there are all sorts of weird noises out there.
"What's that sound, Grandma? I'm sure I heard something GROWLING."
Well, everybody managed to get a few hours of shut-eye until they woke up at the crack of dawn.
Do notice that there's only netting at the top of the tent, affording a spectacular view of the sky.
That translates to hours of watching the moon crossing the sky,
as we listened for wild critters on the prowl.
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You learn a few things about little personalities if you spend some quality time with children.
. . . like the fact that a certain little gal has a very playful tongue.
We continued to explore with art, both inside and out.
Three cheers for Katy who brought over her three kids
and I was able to put the house back in semi-order while they romped around the yard.
These blue square things (BELOW) are for moving frigs.
Actually, they can also move kids with thrilling velocity.
Actually, they can also move kids with thrilling velocity.
Grandma's Triple AAA Fieldtrip: Take Chica to Petsmart.
Can we buy a fish? Can we get just a little mouse? How about a bird?
A bag of dog treats was all we bought and , luckily, the kids were content with that.
After all, they could make Chica follow commands with those tempting little goodies.
Bossing around a furry creature (with bribes) made my grandkids feel rather powerful.
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One evening, we played at our local splash pool with Robyn, my niece, alongside us.
Notice Audrey eating my bbq-ed salmon from a ziplock baggie as a poolside snack. So funny!
Two other two other delightful house guests - a mother and son team from Canada -
have also been staying with us this week. So, it's been a beehive of activity.
Oh. And did I mention . . . Buddy, the neighbor dog, returned for another visit???
Fine by me.
But when he arrived, I declared "FULL HOUSE!"
Fine by me.
But when he arrived, I declared "FULL HOUSE!"
There's more to tell. Another post is just around the corner.
4 comments:
Thanks a million! We love you.
A houseful of love. As always, I'm a little exhausted even looking at it. But then, if I looked at a picture of Disneyland at this point, that's how I'd feel. Still, the idea of lying outside and watching the progress of the moon - that's pretty tempting.
That is a fabulous tent! To be able to watch the night sky without bugs. Oh yeah!
Such a houseful and I know that each of them felt oober loved by you!!
Such beautiful photos of my Nieces!!! You sure made this 'parents trip' possible. Not every grandma is as dedicated as you. Thank you for being the 200% mom, grandma, and friend that you are.
Love,
Your youngest.
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