Tire Swing

Last week I watched Miss RC for a couple hours while her parents were at a meeting. She got here at 12:30 and the girls played outside until 7:30! They did not step foot in my house for a single moment (not even to go to the bathroom) because I would not let them...they were full of sand, dirt, and gross creek water. In fact, we had to beg them to eat dinner.

This is my view of the neighbors yard from my deck...and just beyond those trees hangs a tire swing.



Let the fun begin...













This next picture is one of my all time favorites of Rylie (and I have quite a few)! Look at that face full of childhood joy ...and then look at those sandy creek feet :-) That is some good 'ole country living fun!



When not on the tire swing, the girls could be found "hiking" the creek, making puddles (or bathtubs) along the edges of the creek to wash their golf balls in (we have found 160+ thus far), and build sandcastles.



Some of the 7 hours spent outside was in our own backyard - we had a sprinkler, slide and itty bitty pool.





Every so often the girls would take a break and retreat to their shaded spots for a popsicle. ...as to not be put out too much I would just toss them over the railing.



I am not sure where Drew was during most of this outdoor fun (wait, I remember...Pete got home early and played some Wii with Drew) but this is the only picture of him I took that day. He and Chloe have become quite fond of one another. Drew will sporadically just stop what he is doing and walk over and give her a little belly rub and rub noses with her. So sweet.



Around 4 we started tossing around the idea of going out to dinner with RC and family. ....but since the girls were playing SO nicely and having such a good time we decided to stay in and order pizza. Steve brought Jack (their yellow lab) over, as well as a bucket of beer and the adults hung out while the kids exhausted themselves.

At the end of the evening the dogs and children all had to be hosed down outside due to the volume of sand.





I don't think we could have planned a more perfect day. The girls played fabulously (which is rare when being together for 7 hours!) and we were able to enjoy an evening with some fun friends. In fact, we had so much fun on Friday that we all went out to dinner on Saturday night! Not only did we go out to dinner, but we went out for a really fancy dinner...with kids!