California, Thence We Came
Our week in California was wonderful, just like it is every year. Timmy liked playing with Grandpa Craig, Sara and Rea both liked everything about California, and Alison like sitting on the beach and talking to her parents and siblings. Mike liked being with Alison and the kids among other things.
Rea thinks that we should mention that we built sand and water structures on the beach. Mike found out that the natal plums that grow all over the place out there are edible (which is cool). Perhaps next year we will make a salad out of them, and bring some seeds home to try and plant inside our house.
Rea and Sara both loved the beach and stayed out all day with whatever grown-ups were there. They played in the sand and the waves and Rea even learned to boogie board. Timmy liked the beach somewhat but was always happy to go back to the house and didn't ever get wet. Alison sat and held a baby inside or outside, and Mike worked on his NaGaDeMon game and kept Alison and the kids company.
All of Alison's family was there; we had ten adults and eleven kids (ages 6 and under) in the beach house. It was crowded at times but so much fun! The kids loved their cousins. Rea and Jack (Andy's oldest, six months younger than her) ran around and had a wonderful time together. Timmy started calling all of the boys there his "brothers." Sara loves playing with other kids and was so happy that there was always someone to play with.
We left the beach house at 7:30 Saturday morning and arrived back home that night at about 9:30. It was a more difficult drive than on the way there. Gideon cried or required active intervention to stop him from crying for about half the time (he really liked having his hands held, for some reason). Timmy would periodically ask, "Where we going?" and when we told him, he would say, "No go home! Stay with Grandma!" But all the big kids slept quite a bit and we managed to finish our audiobook, and we made it in the end.
Sunday morning Mike went off to church leaving Alison and a bunch of sick kids at home. (Timmy still has his cold, Sara threw up Friday, and Rea has a slight case of pink eye in her left eye.) After Mike got back we cleaned up the front room and, got out the Christmas things, and put up the Christmas tree. Rea loves the Christmas books and Sara and Timmy played with Nativity sets. They were all excited when we found the Christmas Pickle, an ornament we hide on the tree, and played Hot and Cold with it for a while. We're sad for the end of Thanksgiving but excited for the Christmas season.
Rea thinks that we should mention that we built sand and water structures on the beach. Mike found out that the natal plums that grow all over the place out there are edible (which is cool). Perhaps next year we will make a salad out of them, and bring some seeds home to try and plant inside our house.
Rea and Sara both loved the beach and stayed out all day with whatever grown-ups were there. They played in the sand and the waves and Rea even learned to boogie board. Timmy liked the beach somewhat but was always happy to go back to the house and didn't ever get wet. Alison sat and held a baby inside or outside, and Mike worked on his NaGaDeMon game and kept Alison and the kids company.
All of Alison's family was there; we had ten adults and eleven kids (ages 6 and under) in the beach house. It was crowded at times but so much fun! The kids loved their cousins. Rea and Jack (Andy's oldest, six months younger than her) ran around and had a wonderful time together. Timmy started calling all of the boys there his "brothers." Sara loves playing with other kids and was so happy that there was always someone to play with.
We left the beach house at 7:30 Saturday morning and arrived back home that night at about 9:30. It was a more difficult drive than on the way there. Gideon cried or required active intervention to stop him from crying for about half the time (he really liked having his hands held, for some reason). Timmy would periodically ask, "Where we going?" and when we told him, he would say, "No go home! Stay with Grandma!" But all the big kids slept quite a bit and we managed to finish our audiobook, and we made it in the end.
Sunday morning Mike went off to church leaving Alison and a bunch of sick kids at home. (Timmy still has his cold, Sara threw up Friday, and Rea has a slight case of pink eye in her left eye.) After Mike got back we cleaned up the front room and, got out the Christmas things, and put up the Christmas tree. Rea loves the Christmas books and Sara and Timmy played with Nativity sets. They were all excited when we found the Christmas Pickle, an ornament we hide on the tree, and played Hot and Cold with it for a while. We're sad for the end of Thanksgiving but excited for the Christmas season.
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