The kids get three slumber parties in a row with their bestest buddies, the Webbs, while the girls' parents are away for the weekend. The kids always have the best time with these older girls. They have played and played and come up with lots of fun games together. Besides outside games and activities (soccer, hiking, rollerblading, dog training...Bo Bo and BJ came for the weekend too!), the kids have grown Borax crystals, played Pet Shops and made forts inside. The most unusual game they have come up with is spring sliding...similar to sledding but with no snow! They slide on the grass of our steep, steep sledding hill with these slick, board-like pieces of lumber that we had in our garage from the repairing of the huge Student Ministries ramp that lives with us now that it is no longer needed for the New Year's Eve Lock-In. The big kids have been twice now and are getting the knack for what it takes to gain enough momentum to make it fun. Tommy joined them for the first time today and jumped right in the action, trying it on his tushie, his belly, and every which way to get his little board to slide. The Webb girls had taken him down a few times, but typical Tommy wanted to be a big boy and do it independently. He tried so hard he had us all rolling. His exasperation at not being able to get it moving was quite comical. Poor Tom-Tom. It's rough being the baby! Good thing Noah is on the way to save Tee Tom's day. I have NO IDEA how poor Noah will fare with Tom as the big brother! Tommy, surprisingly, is SO into the baby in Mommy's belly...kissing and tickling his little brother affectionately while he's still growing brings delighted smiles to our whole family's faces. Tommy is sooo interested in babies that he meets wanting to touch, hug and kiss them so we'll have to see what happens in September when one lives with him constantly! His interest level may drastically change!
Saturday night was camp out night for the Colgans and Webbs. We reset up the eight person tent my bro and sis-in-law gave us for Christmas, moving it from our unfinished basement where it served as play place and fort to the back yard for actual sleeping outdoors enjoyment! The kids were so excited to see the stars through the tent's mesh roof. They had plenty of blankets and sleeping bags as the temperature was chilly at 50 degrees. Luckily, everyone was super tired by 9 pm because of a fun day of final soccer games for the season and lots of outdoor activity. They also had a late night the evening before because of an adventure to the Drive-In movie theater that is almost an hour away from our home. They saw the final Shrek movie on opening night at the Drive-In and had a ball getting Chuckwagon all comfy for viewing the movie which didn't even start until 8:30 when it gets dark.
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