So because I missed my siblings when they visited Utah during the summer, we decided we'd stop at all their houses on our drive home even though it would add more hours to our already LONG drive.
For the first stop, we visited Ben, Kendra, Sophie, and Graham in Franklin, Tennessee. Jason, Mckell, and I flew there while Courtland finished up selling and actually the flight wasn't bad at all- both kids were pretty good and I didn't mind it at all. We sure had such a blast my brother's house and they were so sweet for putting us up and making us feel at home.
Kell LOVED playing with her cousins. Of course there were a few meltdowns between sharing and such but overall I think they got along great. She loved following Sophie around and doing whatever she would say. My favorite was Kell and Graham though- they were so cute together and would mimic each other- so fun for them to get to know their cousins since we don't get to see them very often!
Mr Graham- such a handsome little man!
Playing trains together- we don't have 'boyish' toys at our house but maybe we should get some because Kell loved playing with the trains, cars, and such.
Sophie absolutely loved Jason and was my personal little helper. Whenever he would fuss or if I left the room, she would watch and entertain him- she even got him to giggle a few times. So fun! And when it was time for us to leave, Sophie begged me to leave him with them. She told me they would raise him for me and I could come visit. She told me I could just have another baby so I wouldn't be sad and miss him. And when I asked how they'd feed him, she said her mommy could feed him for me- thanks Kenj! ha
I made Ben and Kendra go on a date one night and I watched the kiddos. We had a movie night and they each got a little bag of goodies!
Jace passed out- a very common thing for him still
taking a time out, relaxing watching a show- notice Sophie's poor foot, luckily everything turned out to be fine
yet again, sleeping
This cracks me up! Ben took the kids for a ride in their bike trailer- guess this is how it went!
But it got better once they got to the park!
Kell loved all the new toys at her cousin's house
One of her favorite things was jumping on the tramp. One of the days we even found Graham and Kell jumping on the tramp by themselves laughing and giggling and we didn't even know they were out there! (good parenting, I know! ha) They taught her how to play 'dead man dead man' which she now insists Courtland and I play with her daily even without a tramp.
One thing I realized while there is Kell gets really sweaty- her hair would be soaking wet with sweat and Graham would have barely broken a sweat! Pour girl! Sorry Kelly bear- your Jr High years might be a bit embarrassing if it persists, but don't fret about it- you'll realize it's not a big deal when you get past that. And look at the bright side, maybe that means you're burning more calories?!
Having way too much fun!
We really had the best time while in Franklin! Thank you, thank you Ben and Kendra for showing us such a great time! Wish we could see you guys more often! Hopefully some day soon we'll all be living in Utah!
