We dropped Liam and Max off at Aunt Bethany's house on Saturday morning. Bethany and Klaudia gave the boys a special treat to start off the weekend: a trip to the Build-a-Bear Workshop. Liam chose a cat, and dressed it in a firefighter costume. He named the cat Dino (this is at least the second, possibly the third, cat named Dino that Liam has owned). Max chose a bear and dressed it in a police costume; he did not give it a name. Both boys also got miniature cats.
But the real treat was Saturday night. The boys got to go on their very first camping trip! They didn't have to go far -- just to a tent in Bethany's field. But still, they spent the whole night outdoors. Uncle J stayed outside with them all night, and in the morning, Papaw came and made them pancakes and bacon for breakfast. All that fresh air must have really wiped Max out, because it looks like he was the last one up in the morning.
On Sunday, the boys spent the day going for go-kart rides, playing with the new kittens, and watching Yami do some quilting. Liam also had the pleasure of spending a couple of hours with Papaw, learning how to mix and pour cement. He now knows all of the steps involved, including how to wash out the wheelbarrow afterward to remove all traces of cement. (In case you were wondering, they were working on construction of a new and larger dog pen for Ben and Jerry.) By the time bedtime rolled around, the boys (and, I would venture to guess, my parents) were worn out and got a good night's sleep.
Monday morning, my mom took the boys in to daycare, and my sisters picked them up that evening. Then it was back to Bethany's house to play, then back to Yami's house for dinner and playtime with J and his friend Steve until we (finally) arrived to pick them up that night. What a happy reunion, on both sides!
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