One evening the boys and I made cookies from an "Easter cookie mix" that their Mom hadn't made and each of the boys came up with their own cookie shapes. They did a good job, everything from a golf club to a volcano, Mickey Mouse, and flowers, and the cookies were delicious!
On Taco Tuesday we had to get tacos from Del Taco. We got 30 tacos and Grandpa and Spencer had a contest to see who could eat the most. I think Spencer won by one taco!
Ryan and Lori also live in Payson and it happened to be Lori's birthday while we were there. So, we got an ice cream birthday cake and took it to her house to celebrate with her.
Ryan's kids, Wesley and Ryley, and Nicholas had soccer games we got to go to. It was a little cool a couple of the evenings but it was fun getting to see them play.
Spencer is quite the musician. He is pretty much self taught on the guitar. After taking some piano lessons from his mom, he can read music, although he mostly plays by ear. He played a little for us while we were there.
Josh doesn't have much of a yard to play in so he rides his toys on the deck. We spent quite a bit of time out there when the weather was nice.
We communicated with Travis and Shannon through e-mail and through texting on the phone (my first attempt at texting!). Terry even took a turn at the computer once in a while (although I think he is playing solitaire here!)
Josh and Chaz had a couple of "play days" together while we were there. They sure have fun together.
Grandpa and Josh having a "quiet time" together one afternoon. I am not surprised that Josh is not sleeping. He says "Grandpa snores too loud!"
This picture is kind of blurry, but I had to put it on and show the treats that Nate and Nic won from me. Before Travis and Shannon left they gave me a container of soft mints. The boys really liked them. I had a hard time keeping Nic and Nate's names straight so I told them that each time I called them by the wrong name, I would give them a mint in their sack. It helped me pay attention a little bit better and use their right names, but I still lost a few of my mints!
We made a "Welcome Home" sign for Travis and Shannon. As Terry was putting it up, he wanted to leave it with the first three letters missing! He thought that "COME HOME" was more how he was feeling than the "Welcome Home." I think the boys were probably as ready for their folks to get home as we were! You can only take so much of Grandma and Grandpa!
Although the boys were anxious to have their Mom and Dad home, they were very excited to see what treasures they would get for being such good kids for Grandma and Grandpa. We had a fun time with the boys and are now anxious to get back to our "normal" lifestyle--living in our RV and all of the fun and exciting things that go with it!
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