Papa and Grandmere, once again, took on the crew while we were gone in August.  We missed the kids but several of them seemed to have a really hard time this time around.  I’m glad I was only gone for a week.  Grandmere and Papa were so good at sending us pictures of their daily adventures which made the separation much easier.

It was time to clear Papa’s garden and get it ready for winter season. The boys learned how to use the plow and also got to practice with the lawnmower (a preview for next year).

Clearing out the garden, they found several baby rabbits.

Emmie loved her Papa cuddles. They visited a family friend and his grandchildren (who are the children of our former classmates). Grandmere had the boys help her old so that she knew what clothes belonged to what boy.  A hard task when there are so many boys close in age. Learning to trim bushes. Silly face selfies.  Papa’s hidden talent. Bubbles are great for piggy back rides. Grandmere and Papa pulled out Mark’s old Nintendo and the boys were in heaven! How to tire kids out…take them to the park!
Ceili Rain asked for curls. The girls!   Emmie enjoyed helping Grandmere in the kitchen.