Weekend at Andy's

It was a wild and crazy weekend up in Seattle this past weekend. Jillian went to visit her cousin Andy up at his place, and cousin Adam was there, too (along with Aunties Sheryl, Denise and Greta and cousin Meagan). The Peterson girls went shopping Saturday, and Daddy and Auntie Dee got to babysit the munchkins.

The first thing was for Andy to take his nap. In the meantime, Jillian and Adam got to play in the family room for an hour or two. There were lots of new toys to play with, but it seemed there weren't quite enough, as both of them wanted what the other had. So, Daddy had to play "referee" for a while.

When Andy woke up, we got ready for the water park. We didn't pack a swimsuit for Jillian, so she borrowed some swimwear from Andy, including the Elmo swim-trunks. We went to a cool little water park in Bellevue, that had lots of sprays and fountains. The kids loved to run around and get wet! Jillian got a little worried about some of the sprays, since they turned on and off, and she didn't want to get surprised with a face full of water. So, she waited until they were going, then jumped in and got soaked. Jillian's favorite feature was the frog that squirted water out its mouth ... she liked to stick her hand in the stream, just like she does when Mommy is watering her plants.

After that, we went back to Andy's house to have dinner. Jillian was worn out, so she took a little nap. While Auntie Dee cooked the spaghettie dinner, Daddy managed the mayhem of Andy and Adam in the downstairs kid's party palace. Jillian woke up an hour later, and it was time to eat. Auntie Dee put all the kids out on the deck on the kid's picnic table, and let them go after their spaghetti. The noodles were flying everywhere!

We all wound down in the evening, kind of. The kids kept playing until, one by one, they started wearing down. Daddy tried to get Jillian to sleep, but after an hour of tossing and turning, and a dozen readings of "Thomas the Tank Engine and the School Trip", we came back to the family room. Andy was in his crib sleeping, and Adam was sacked out on the couch. Jillian wouldn't go to sleep, and the Peterson girls came home at 11:00 pm to find her still awake. It would be a long and restless night for Mommy and Daddy.

We finished our trip with some breakfast in the morning, prepared by Auntie Sheryl. Then we packed up and headed home. Jillian had a great time mixing it up with cousins Andy and Adam!