Prankster

Christian participated in his sister's party too.  He, however, had devious plans in mind.  He and his friend Matthew were going to prank the girls.  Of course it was 9-year-old pranks, but they were pranks.  He'd knock on the door and run while the girls screamed to quit it.  He begrudgingly sang and had cake and ice cream without much complaint.  He also slept in the living room with the girls.  A decision he'd later regret because the girls kept him up!  Maybe next year he'll be able to have more than a couple of kids come to his party.  By then we might all have recovered.

Too Much

The kids spent last week in KC, and they were tired. We got them on Sunday, and they spent much of that day in the car. We got home around 5 and the next morning they were off to camp at the Riverplex. We knew they were tired, and this morning, they gave out. Christian has got the beginnings of a cold and decided to stay home. Tori is also feeling puny and stayed at home—we knew she was tired because she didn’t even want to go to the sitter’s to play with the girls. Eli was the only one feeling like himself and off he went to the sitter’s.

Happy As A Clam

The kids are on day 4 at Grandma and Grandpa’s, and as far as we can tell, they are having a ball. Sunday, they went to an old homestead. Monday they went shopping for birthday presents—trains, an angry bird, some dolls. Tuesday, they went swimming with their uncle, ate lunch with him at Sonic and visited with their great-grandpa. Their cousins also came over to spend some time with them.

Christian gives us an update every night on the iPad. He talks to us for about 30 seconds before the others take over.