Fun with Stones Kids

Mat was offered a job in Arizona and they are going to move at the end of August.  I am pretty sad to say goodbye to the Stones Family but I am excited for this new opportunity for them.  I have had the chance to spend a lot of time with the kids this summer and I am so glad!  

With the movies and concerts in the park we have had them come down a lot in the middle of the week. One night the whole family came down to see The Muppet Movie in the park, this one was not cancelled and they had a lot of fun. One Wednesday, they were showing the Princess Bride, Mylie came down to spend the night.  The movie was cancelled due to weather (sad) but we had pizza and watched movies at our house.  The next day we made banana bread and Mylie mowed my lawn (I put her to work).  That evening the rest of the family came down for dinner and the concert in the park.  The concert was a little weird, folk flute music, but it was fun to play in the park with lots of people. 

Mat and Andi went to Arizona for his interview and to look around the area so Mom had the kids for a weekend (June 4-June 7).  She was busy the first two days, so I had the kids spend the night at my house.  That night was the first movie in the park and we saw the Sandlot.  The kids had never seen it before and they liked it; Wyatt was a little disappointed that it was not a real monster! The next day, after they woke up (Mylie and Gwyn woke Andrew up), we all got to play, go to Sweet Cow (of course) and spend time together.  Wyatt, Gwyn and Elizabeth played so well together; Wyatt is such a good big brother. 

 

 

She is hiding from me because she ate dirt!

 

 

 

  The next day Elizabeth and I went to Mom's house to go swimming with Gwyn and Wyatt (Andrew and Mylie were airsofting).  There is more about this in the Swimming post.  Mom took Gwyn and Elizabeth with her to go pick up Mylie and Andrew, so the girls could nap in the car, and I was able to spend an hour in the pool with just Wyatt. He has an amazing imagination and we played sea creatures with powers who attacked and battled sharks, it was pretty fun.  I loved spending the weekend with those kids.  
 

On August 16, we all got together at Andi's mom, Cathy's, house for a swimming Birthday party for Andrew (13) and Gwyn (2).  It was fun seeing the Wilson family, our family and swimming with all the kids. I cannot believe how big Andrew is getting, he is taller than me (although I won't admit it to him) and does grown up things.  Gwyn is so adorable and is getting so big; she loves being the 'big kid' with Elizabeth and they play pretty well together. It will be sad when they leave!

Jack made delicious cupcakes- Elizabeth liked the chocolate Minnie Mouse ears.

 

 

 

Elizabeth really liked Gwyn's new big girl underwear- she opened the package herself.  After she was done wearing them around, Gwyn wore them on her head as a hat!