Freedom from Mom and Dad

The girls and Kevin were home for 5 days, then it was off for another journey.  Kevin went to Washington DC for play (I mean work).  He tried to convince me it was not a vacation, but really???  He got a behind the scenes tour of the Capital (courtesy of AshLee).  They all rented bikes one day.  He said they were only intending to go for a small bike ride and ended up riding bikes across the Woodrow Wilson bridge all the way into Virginia.  Needless to say, the next day was an ibuprofen day.

The girls had their summer week with Grandma and Papa sans parents.  I think they love it more and more each year.  This year they were already planning their next trip the day we picked them up.  They were spoiled rotten and loved every minute of it.  Sidney found the dress-up box right away and got her groove on.  Mom said that she would spin around so much that she could not even stand up.

Grandma took all of the kids to Rathdrum City Park one day.  I find this particularly hilarious because that is exactly how Kendall refers to it..."Rathdrum City Park". 

 Kendall snuggled up to Beau and apparently Sidney spent much of her time out front playing with Rylee.  Mom said that she drew a line at the end of the driveway in sidewalk chalk and told Sidney that she could not go past it.  Sidney did a great job following that direction.

Dylan put the tent up for all of the kids to sleep in.  They started out great, but by morning all of the girls were in bed with Grandma and Papa was sleeping in the tent with Dylan.  

Grandma and Papa got a new pool this summer and the girls enjoyed it very much.  Kevin and I were freaking out about the idea of the pool.  I think we instilled the fear of life in them, because they would not go near the pool without gram or pops.  A little fear is not such a bad thing!

One of my favorite pictures is the one of all the girls with Aunt Nena.  My Aunt Nena is an incredibly beautiful and giving person.  She has been through so much in life and has really managed to come out shining!  The girls came home with brand new purses that Aunt Nena had crocheted for them. 

They had such a great time.  Each time I would call they would politely say hello, then ask "Can I go now mommy?"  Though I missed them very much, I am so happy that they had such a great time.  They are so loved!  Dylan and Hallie take such great care of them.  It is awesome to see them making such great memories.