Whitney and Olivia played random stuffed-animal games for much of the time. Ashley joined them sometimes, but spent a good part of the time eating. Whenever any of the cousins are over I always hear, "Jill, I'm hungry" about a million times.
I confiscated Austin's Nintendo DS as soon as he entered the house (it holds a powerful spell over him) and was very happy to find him reading from a Calvin and Hobbes book with Landon outside under a tree.
Later I found them playing various board games together (hooray for nonscreen-watching activities!).
The girls were happy to play in our blow-up pool (seriously the best $20 I've ever spent) even though the water was icy cold. Ashley was the first one to do a running plunge into the water, which I found quite respectable.
Olivia pretty much flew into the pool.
Whitney's trick is sort of a hurdle/cannonball, which is funny considering how shallow the water is.
Ashley had to warm up in-between stunts.
Nothing like posing for a freezing photo even though it's 90 degrees outside. Good times.
**Have you ever confiscated a DS?
What was your favorite board game as a kid?
What would your pool stunt of choice be?**
What was your favorite board game as a kid?
What would your pool stunt of choice be?**
Comment Window Tidbit: I'm getting my hair done on Saturday and I can't wait. I suddenly have 2 inch roots and can't stand the sight of myself!
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I think Clue or Masterpiece would be my favorite board game.
Isn't it funny how hair can be okay one day and then suddenly one day it is a fright you can no longer tolerate? I don't quite get that phenomena.
I still try and do a backflip every now and then, but I'm thinking in your pool I'd only be safe with a toe dip.
My oldest lost DS privlidges from her Dad after last ditch efforts to get her to clean her room over there. Just as she was nearly off the grounding, and getting ready to spend a week at my place, she lost it again for lying to both Dad and I. It's still sitting out of reach with a dead battery because she forgot to ask for it back before going to grandma's for summer.
Clue and Scrabble were my favorite board games as a kid. Still are.
My pool stunt is usually the running dive, hands out together pointed forward, glide into the pool maneuver.
Bless you for confiscating the DS. All the techie toys are just robbing our kids of social skills. Good job! I have hidden our wii for the next 3 weeks and my 2nd son is going through withdrawals. It's ugly.
That was how I felt about my hair until I got it done just this morning. I was so terrified of going into labor before my appt and having to live with those roots!
I first misread the title as "kidless" and felt jealous. . . but my jealousy was misplaced!
It's great how well these cousins play together. You make me wish I lived by Brooke so we could swap kids.
I love that colorful striped rug in the kids' room!
Gotta love the backyard pool! Ours seem to never last very long though, too much fun I guess.
Favorite board game was and still is Monopoly, but we play official tournament rules so that it goes faster.
I am not keen on board games but I do like playing any of the Cranium ones with my kids. I have had to take Griffin's ds away on many occasions. It is great for road trips and for a quiet activity during rest time but I am with you, otherwise they need to be playing or reading, etc.
I need to get a hair cut also. My last one was in March.
We don't allow DS's in the house. We won't buy them and the kids can't save and buy one either. We have a Wii and PS3 and that is all that is needed. Our PS3 has been broken for the last 3 weeks and it has been absolute heaven not having it. I wish I could get rid of them forever.
I'm not a huge board game person. I prefer card games and I loved playing night games all summer long.
oh my, i would love that pool if I were a kid, and they are brave....I am surprised not to see the boys in there first.......
cute cute cute, I love board games, but I think you have to have the right crowd to play with.....I am thinking the kids are finally getting old enough to play something....good thing you are getting your hair done, that is awesome...and I can't believe after 2 years plus of finally going to utah I am not going to be able to get my hair done, NO MONEY! Ridiculous. I am not on electronic stuff just yet...but feel adamant about it....like natasha says, probably i WILL DO.
good for you for taking away the DS- Tyler brought one when my family was here over Father's Day and it was like a third arm for Ethan. I know something like that would thrill him for his birthday but I'm trying REALLY hard to come up with something else he can love that doesn't have a screen. It's hard!
I played a lot of Clue, though I never loved it. I'm not a very good sport to play games.
Pool stunt? Getting in at all is pretty impressive to my kids.
I have always liked you but I like you even more after reading that you confiscated a DS! :) Once we invited one of Brisa's friends to go to the Children's Museum with us and she brought one--it felt weird to have her playing it in the back seat instead of talking to Brisa. My kids won't ever get one and we have set times for the Wii which we all love to play.
We love board games at our house--Candyland & Chutes and Ladders were my favorites as kids followed by Clue and Sorry. Jeff and I play a lot of Rummikub together.
I'm a cannonball type. :)
Where did you get the awesome pool of 20 bucks?
Target last year!
the kids always seem to have the best time when at your house.
seriously how can they be so hungry? My girls are the worst.
Feeding frenzy at our home all the time!!! What is up with that?
Love that you captured their flight into the pool!
Favorite board game was LIFE.
Oh - I need my hair done like yesterday!
I love that you took the DS away! I agree that it holds a spell over him. It sure comes in handy sometimes (like road trips) but it requires some parental intervention at times too. I love the photo of them under the tree.
I love all the photos actually- they look like they're having so much fun! I hope they were good for you. I am sorry that Ashley is the tapeworm so I appreciate your tolerance. She is a grazer.
so much fun!!! i have to confiscate the child's ds all the time. he'd rather play that than be outside. ? what???
how is your hair?~??~ i want to see!
Great photos. I think all kids have the best time at your house. Totally cracking up that you confiscated the DS. You gotta do what you gotta do.
I have always loved Boggle. And cards. I think I could play only cards forever and be okay with that.
hmm, had to v. got to...i'm sure it depends, mostly, on the girls! ha! and the plumbing situation.
the blowup pool! yeah, baby! a guy from work bought one this summer and each night he and his girfriend sit at opposite ends and just chill. as soon as i have a yard again, i'm getting myself a blowup pool.
i miss that cold, utah water.
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