Cousin Week

It has been a CRAZY few weeks around here starting with Luke's birth. 

This week has been very busy for us.  My cousin, Julie, and her daughter, Lauren, are in Africa with Ron and Jan (my uncle and aunt) on a mission trip.  Daddy Steve and Namaw graciously offered to keep Julie's other two kids (Katelyn and Collin) for a few days so Matt could work.  They picked them up on Sunday night (no complaints about driving an hour to pick them up since they'd get to see baby Luke who's just down the road from Matt & Julie! lol).  Sunday night was the finals of the NBA championship (MAVS WON!!!), but the boys didn't want to go with us to the party with our small group...they wanted to see Kate and Collin!  So, Daddy Steve and Namaw offered to let them ALL spend the night at their house.  They ended up walking to Taco Bueno for dinner (Namaw picked them up and drove them home) and then the 3 big kids all slept in one bed (Kate and Collin were fighting over who got to sleep with Brody...so they both did!) while Barrett slept in Daddy Steve and Namaw's room.

Monday and Tuesday we spent the mornings playing at Daddy Steve and Namaw's house (while I attempted to work), the afternoons swimming at our house, and the evenings playing at Daddy Steve's.  check out Daddy Steve's blog for more stories and pictures www.heysteveandjoan.blogspot.com

Wednesday we let the kids play until after lunch and then we headed to the Ft. Worth Children's Museum.  The kids had fun playing doctor....

Going grocery shopping....

 

Learning about the excavation of natural gas and how power is supplied to the city...

This exhibit was sponsored by XTO Energy (Mike's employer)!  The boys were excited to wear the XTO hard hats.

 

Barrett wanted to be like Daddy and drink some coffee.  When there weren't mugs available, he pretended to just drink straight out of the carafe!

Next, we went outside to dig for dinosaur bones.  It was sooooo hot out there (100+ degree day), so they tried to just dig in the shaded areas. 

They were worn out when we left the museum and everyone went home for naps.  After dinner it was back to our house to swim and then another big sleepover at Daddy Steve and Namaw's (since it was the last night).

This morning the kids got up early and wanted to swim one more time before Daddy Steve and Namaw took them home.  It's so fun having cousins!!!