Family on Memorial Day

It is naptime now and the boys (and everyone else) were so ready for it! What a fun Memorial Day. We spent basically all morning long outdoors in our little backyard. It's pretty impressive how much fun you can have in such a small space.


Koen spent about an hour working with his trucks in a little sandbox area Doug made for him in the corner of the patio (see video). I love hearing him imagine and create on his own, not to mention his adorable voice.



Aunt Leah bought Koen a ball and bat that you saw him working with yesterday, but today Daddy and Koen had another lesson together. The tee definitely helps, but Koen seems to show signs of aptitude in athletics which will be fun to see develop.
Leah also bought a little badminton set. She and I had a hilarious time playing that for awhile. We did quite well I think, although Doug had a good time laughing at us. The game was tough for Koen, so he become the "Birdie Retriever," which he found quite fun.

Our cousin Steven drove down from Buffalo for the day to be somewhere new and with family for the holiday. He spent the morning at Abbie's and then they came over together for lunch. It was so fun having family on our turf and seeing him engage with the boys. He was great with Koen and Koen warmed right up to him. Here's a picture of Steve trying to teach Koen badminton (Koen thought he was really starting to get it, but truly, not so much).

Tavin was pretty hot and wasn't interested in spending time in the pool, so he went inside and enjoyed some time inside with his aunts.
At the end of our afternoon, before naptime, the thunderclouds were looming, so Douglas got the backyard cleaned up and we turned the AC on and moved inside. We all hung out in the living room. Leah loved having her hands on Tavin and he was so cute since we had taken him down to his diaper to cool him off. Later he was hanging out on my lap and Aunt Abbie took the chance for a little photo shoot.

At 2:30, Koen had been laid down, Tavin was moving slow and Aunt Leah had to leave. It was so sad to say goodbye. The three of us girls really bonded this weekend and Doug and Leah also get along great. We totally wish Leah lived here! What a special weekend for us all. Thanks for coming, Aunt Leah!

Abbie and Steve took off too for some touring around the Burgh, so I'm settling down for some blogging, folding laundry and hopefully downtime before Tavin wakes up to be fed again! What a great day!