Monday, September 6, 2010

Family Reunion


Push Me!, originally uploaded by cheryl.

Saturday was the annual family reunion (Daddy's side). This year was a new venue, at a local camp just outside of town. It was a great location, with lots of new stuff to keep the boys interested and entertained.

Xander started saying "Slide?" as soon as we pulled in. He spent quite a bit of time up there. We eventually moved him down to the swings, which were closer to the picnic tables where everyone was eating the pot-luck lunch.

The boys didn't eat much, which is pretty typical, but they seemed to enjoy the day anyway. There were plenty of snacks and drinks to keep them happy, and they had a big time on all the playground equipment.

Connor probably had the most fun. His friend (and sort-of cousin) Jack from school was there with his older brother Paul. They were fast friends all day long. Connor followed them wherever they went - playground, hiking over the creek bridge and into the woods (with some adult supervision in the form of J and P's dad and some other dads as well). They eventually came back and found some ball pits to play in, and that's where they ended their day.

Mommy was there, and tired. She worked on Friday night, got only three hours sleep that morning before we had to leave for the reunion, then spent that time awake, came home and napped for another three hours, and then back to work again (not to mention coming home from that shift, packing our bags, and driving two hours to the lake for our next adventure).

A busy and tiring weekend, but lots of fun, too!