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Luke and Ben had fun with my magnets. I love this. |
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Jeff couldn't find his sunglasses before leaving with the kids. They helped look. |
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Ben found remainders from his cousin's birthday. |
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He and Lewis know how to have a good time. |
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In fact, they play quite sweetly together. |
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Ren dropped in. He had a good time before absconding with Steve. |
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I spoke with Luke and Ben about the upcoming activities. When I mentioned I had bought books for the plane, they wanted to know what they were. So much for that good idea. |
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The books got read this afternoon, with unused quarters in their pockets. |
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Janet and I spied a beaver in the river on our afternoon walk. I took some kids back to find him. |
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Big cousin helped little cousin down to the river. |
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Rocks are a lot of fun. |
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So are ducks. |
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Jane startled a snake who slithered into the river. |
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We watched him for a long time. I thought it was creepy, but the kids said it was nature. |
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We saw a lot of nature. |
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Older Ben spied a bird above us in the tree. |
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Younger Ben, on his own, pointed out this paraglider. |
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We didn't see the beaver, but the kids told me not to feel bad. We headed back to the house. |
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Fall is coming. The weather is crisp. Jane loves her new jacket. |
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Ben took advantage of the open back door. |
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Janet overheard Ben and Luke talking about planting roses and trees. They taught her the finer points of Minecraft. |
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Corinne painted Jane's nails. |
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Janet made macaroni and cheese for the kids. Ben was hungry, but very patient and polite. |
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During the day, Jeff scored 50,000,000 points. Steve tried to beat that. |
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So did Dave. Maybe tomorrow. |
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In the meantime, two darling granddaughters got a good Star Trek fix. |