While Kens and Jay were gone, Alex felt like he was getting the raw end of the deal this year. I can understand that. His brother has been to Mexico and Israel and his sister has been back East. I totally understood his feelings. SO! Austin and I took it into our own hands to make him feel better about his position in life. We made sure we had fun while the two were away, on yet another vacation.
First, we went to a movie. We saw Prince of Persia. I even got a sitter for Maylin. It was great. We also had a camp out. Which is HUGE for me. I hate the whole, no bathroom, no lights, no modern convenience thing, but since we decided to camp out in our yard next to our stream, I was game. Heck, it was only several feet from modern conveniences. To start the night off we hit Subway. Then we built a fortress around the tramp so we would stay dry and warm. Then we built a fire and roasted marshmallows for smores.
We played games under the tramp and ate snacks. It was so fun. Maylin slept by Austin, I slept by Alex. It was warm and the fortress protected us from the rain that came. The only disturbance that came was the cat. Our Whiskers found us at about 4 a.m. He played with the chip bag and blankets until he had woken all of us up. At that point, Maylin and I had to make a potty run to the house. We all quickly went back to sleep, but struggled to stay warm after that. We woke around 8:30 and went in for a homemade egg and pancake breakfast. It was really great to spend time like that with them.
We also went swimming, mini golfing and go-cart racing. At the mini-golf place Maylin spent more time dancing to the music being played over head than golfing. When we would count her strokes and tell her she had 6 she would say, "No. That's not enough. I had 18." I think she thought the bigger the number the better. Alex lost his ball, but still came out the winner. Austin was totally last. Even behind Maylin. It was a really fun week. Of course, Maylin charmed us too with her new "I am a fairy" game. Always the user of her imagination!
First, we went to a movie. We saw Prince of Persia. I even got a sitter for Maylin. It was great. We also had a camp out. Which is HUGE for me. I hate the whole, no bathroom, no lights, no modern convenience thing, but since we decided to camp out in our yard next to our stream, I was game. Heck, it was only several feet from modern conveniences. To start the night off we hit Subway. Then we built a fortress around the tramp so we would stay dry and warm. Then we built a fire and roasted marshmallows for smores.
We played games under the tramp and ate snacks. It was so fun. Maylin slept by Austin, I slept by Alex. It was warm and the fortress protected us from the rain that came. The only disturbance that came was the cat. Our Whiskers found us at about 4 a.m. He played with the chip bag and blankets until he had woken all of us up. At that point, Maylin and I had to make a potty run to the house. We all quickly went back to sleep, but struggled to stay warm after that. We woke around 8:30 and went in for a homemade egg and pancake breakfast. It was really great to spend time like that with them.
We also went swimming, mini golfing and go-cart racing. At the mini-golf place Maylin spent more time dancing to the music being played over head than golfing. When we would count her strokes and tell her she had 6 she would say, "No. That's not enough. I had 18." I think she thought the bigger the number the better. Alex lost his ball, but still came out the winner. Austin was totally last. Even behind Maylin. It was a really fun week. Of course, Maylin charmed us too with her new "I am a fairy" game. Always the user of her imagination!
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