Cousins

Last Friday, Papa drove to VA Beach to ride with me and the kids back to South Boston. I didn't ask him to make the drive and told him that it was a little crazy for him to do it, but I was glad to have the help! We picked up Jemma from school, then stopped by a park to feed James because he had taken a late/long nap, which was perfect since I was late in packing... yes, it takes me a while to pack even when it is only for 3 days. We had a nice drive to South Boston and Jemma told us all the things that she wanted to do when we arrived: ride the four wheeler, pet Bessie (the dog), ride Coco and Midnight (the horses), feed the horses, swing and eat. In fact, Papa was inside changing clothes and I was unloading and taking things into the house and when I came back outside, Jemma was all the way to the barn... all by herself. Since it was getting late, she only got to ride the 4-wheeler, which she didn't want to do alone, so Papa went running beside her...

James was happy to watch Bessie and Jemma.

We spent Saturday just hanging out and watching the kids play. Uncle Jesse stopped by to visit and James showed off his jumping skills...

Logan is truly a sweet, sweet little boy. I love watching him and James together and I'm so excited that they are so close in age. I do forsee mischief in the future, though...

James decided to crawl over and hug Logan!

James trying to eat a stick:

Logan walking: Plastic bottles and sticks make the best toys!

I posted pictures earlier of the kids on the horse, so I'll just post this one... it is a favorite of mine!

Jemma loves going to pick turnips. Granny had taken her to the turnip patch earlier, so she is sharing her turnip with Papa. She did tell him, "Yucky" when she actually took a bite out of it!

Amy and Jerry came to visit on Sunday too! We all went out to lunch, which was nice. Both boys wanted to get outside!The kids had fun riding the 4 wheelers Sunday afternoon.

Logan is still holding onto the plastic bottle!It was quite chilly, but everyone had fun! The boys had to go in for naps, but Jemma stayed outside and went riding on the trails. She "helped" Aunt Amy and Papa move a tree with the winch on the 4-wheeler... she was quite excited to tell me that they used teamwork!

I could almost here them, "I dare you to touch the shiny thing..."

We came back home Monday. My mom took off Monday and rode with us. I was glad for Dad to have the company on his drive home. I was hoping to have a massage Monday afternoon because I have managed to hurt my back, but the massage therapist fell and broke her leg and her replacement came down with the flu. I settled for making a run to the store while the kids napped and my parents stayed with them! I will have to make do with a heating pad and motrin until my husband returns to work out this spot... we had a lovely 3 day weekend and I'm off to bed...