Four kids under 5

This past weekend we were so excited because our friends came up to Denison with us!  The mama's and all four kids rode up in the minivan (yeah Honda Odyssey!) and went to the lake first.

Not long after we were there, the kids decided to change into their swimsuits.  Since the hot tub was still at a chilly 75 degrees, we opted for a ride on the golf cart.

These munchkins want it to be summer so badly!  They loved seeing the lake, but really wanted to just get back and swim. Too bad the hot tub didn't quite get warm enough by that evening. 

Since there was no swimming to be had, they played on fun things like this tricycle.  Sawyer was so enamored by Lila Lou that he just had to give her a sweet hug.

When his mama told him to give Lila a kiss on her cheek and he hesitated, Lila said, "C'mon, Sawyer," in a sweet little southern voice. 

The embrace only lasted a few seconds, but then they made their way inside and decided that the pantry was the perfect hiding spot.  They'd close the doors and then wait for us to open them.  When we did, there were squeals of delight and very big grins.

After dinner time, we just had to get these stinky kids into the tub.  What better way than just bathing them all at once?  They loved it. 

The next morning, the water was perfect, so the big kids hopped in right away.

Miss Thang got her suit and sunglasses on, but opted to just watch from her lounge chair.

After we got them out of the hot tub, it was time to go see what was going on at the Ranch.  Not long after we got there, Jackson had Adam playing catch with him.  Then he decided it was time to show off his mad pitching skills.

It was so funny.  He'd look at Adam...

then check the runner on second base (Daddo)...

then fire a strike!  He probably threw 7 out of 10 strikes.  Looks like we may have a little Neftali Feliz on our hands.  The kid can throw heat!

After ball practice, we headed on down to the barn.  For the first time maybe ever, all three kids got on the horses at the same time.  We all took a very mini trail ride up to the house, which thrilled the littlest one since she never gets to go on the real deal.  She has talked for days about it, saying "Me ride Princess. Me go on trail ride."  She was so proud of herself. 

We ended the day by letting the kids feed the horses some Nilla Wafers.  They get such a kick out of it and it's a fun way to make friends with the horses, I think.  We were so glad to have our friends come enjoy the Ranch with us.  Thanks again, Adam, Hayley and Sawyer for a really great weekend!