Cousins fun in Guthrie

This past weekend while Cary and I were at his 10 year class reunion (yippee...can you sense my sarcasm? Gotta love being 7 months pregnant at something like that...), my parents kept Carter and Katelyn for their first overnight together. Mom and Dad had a lot of fun things on the agenda for Saturday and Sunday, including:

-Lunch at Subway

-A stop at Lennon Mills in Panora to climb on the big yellow caboose

-Naptime

-Fun on the slip-n-slide

-Water gun fights

-Rice Krispie treats with M&M's

-Picking tomatoes from the garden

-Indoor fun, including Carter's FAVORITE toy, the "black train" (an old Lionel Train of my dad's from the 1950's)

-Macaroni and Cheese for dinner

-A visit from Papa Milo and Grandma Betty

-Launching of glowing paper lanterns into the sky

-A late bedtime!!!

-French toast and eggs for breakfast (Katelyn's request)

-Fun at the school playground

Here are some things that I heard about the weekend:

-The kids laid down for naps at 2:00 and didn't fall asleep until 3:30. Carter wanted to sleep in the pack-n-play in the same room as Katelyn. Katelyn sat right next to him and tried to sing him to sleep.

-Carter was OBSESSED with the black train. No surprise there! He wanted to play it the whole time and Katelyn got a little frustrated with him for that.

-The slip-n-slide was a hit, and even Dad joined in the fun.

-Carter and Katelyn played very well together and laughed a ton! There were no tears or fights.

-Bedtime wasn't easy. I called at 10:00 and talked to Carter who sounded very wound up. He couldn't wait to tell me about the slip-n-slide and the lanterns in the sky.

-Although they had a great time, Carter was ready to see his mom and dad by noon the next day. And we were ready to see him too!!! Thanks, Mom and Dad, for making the weekend so fun for our little boy!!!