Pepere's Here!

We had a "revolving door" here at the "motel"...G&G left after breakfast and then we cleaned and vacuumed for the next guest who would arrive that afternoon...Pepere!

We let the boys take naps and M and I hung out in her tent on the porch...the weather was INCREDIBLE! After reading books with her in the tent, I would have loved to take a snooze outside in the spring-y weather....but Girlie Boo had way too many things on "her adventure list"...kids have such energry! ....drawing maps...going to the "Mysterious Beyond" in the back woods, etc...love to see kid's and their imagination though...so busy!

After Rest Time Pepere would arrive...the kids were excited!

Carter sported his "Patriot's Gear" for Pepere...(I think it's a hand me down from Cousin A!)

And looked at sticks...

And then Pepere arrived!

More light sabering (of course!) once the "other Morins" arrived shortly after he did!

Then we enjoyed a lovely evening all together hanging out and catching up...

Last Evening with G&G

After the game on Sat. and during Carter's nap time the "other Morin Fam" headed over for a visit...(that's why the little man isn't pictured...he had fun with them once he woke up!)

"A blooper pic" you just have to laugh at and keep...we love our little girlie boo!

Always such fun to play with the cousins!

Grandma sews several stuffed animals who have been in the waiting room of the "stuffed animal hospital" at our house for quite some time...

And then Grandma mends M's quilt...lots of light sabering and tree climbing with the cousins not pictured...We then plugged the kids in for a movie and dinner picnic and the adults had a nice time chatting over dinner in the kitchen...What a fun visit!

Friday...

(This post out of order) One Friday the kids and I enjoyed a quiet day with Grandpa while Grandma and Daddy went to school. Grandma gave her shell presentation like she does every year, but this year she got to teach Cousin Abby bc she is in Daddy's science class...so fun! We enjoyed a cookout together once everyone was home that evening.... :)

SOCCER!

The Sat. G&G were here was M's 2nd soccer game! We were all excited to go...MiMi and PaPa came out for it too! And I was really excited since I missed her 1st game!

Trying to keep a grumpy 2 yr old entertained during his sister's practice and game...He kept pointing to the field and saying, "I wanna run Momma! I want to run!" Sorry buddy-- not your team!

The spectators! It was so WINDY and FREEEEEEEZING!

After he was done munchin we broke out the superheros...

He cuddled with MiMi for 0.2 secs....

And was happiest with an aerial view of the field...

One kid on M's team is sooo good he made so many goals and did a cartwheel on the field once when he got tripped...He was a-w-e-s-o-m-e! We will be seeing his name up in lights one day I am sure...the rest of the players...not so much a clue what is going on...the kid scored like 6 goals...I'm not even joking...

So fun to all be out for the game! Wish it had felt more like spring and not winter!

1/2 Feb. Weekend I Missed

These are the pics Grandma took when they came through at the end of Feb. (when I missed half of the weekend bc I went on a Girl's Getaway...)

They went to the botanical gardens and had a wonderful time!

Butterfly chair pics are a must!

:)

Such a pretty place to visit!

Playing in the little houses from around the world....

Busy at work!

Glad to have pics of their great time! :)

2011 Grand Opening...

"The Morin Motel" had it's 2011 Grand Opening on Thursday after our MOPS Easter Egg Hunt...G&G arrived on their way back to RI from FLA....Grandma jumped right in to help with the B&As!

They worked on making a soccer goalie on our spare piece of wood that we have been using for our soccer goal in our yard...Fun, huh!?!?

Showing Gma all the fav. stuffed animals...

Reading to Carter once he woke up from his "Happy Nappy"...

A little jam session broke out with 5 on the couch...

And serenading the Mal Pal before dinner... :)
What a fun and busy start to our visit!

MOPS Easter Egg Hunt

The kids were so excited for their 1st Hunt of the season...It was a BRIGHT and SUNNY Day so we headed off with shades on! The spread on the snack table...yummmmmmmmm!

The little kids had their hunt first...and they are off! I had told the kids on the way over to not be greedy...to maybe find 5 eggs and then be done so everyone would get some eggs...I also told them they could choose one to eat...Carter found one and was done and wanted to chow down!

Instant gratification much?!?! :)

Munching and waiting for the "Big Kid Hunt"...

The church was having a Yard Sale on Sat. so they had lots of things for sale in the gym...they let the kids play with some things before and after the hunt...Carter found the Super Heroes and he was happy for the morning! I just had to take a pic of his basket...Apparently the superheros needed to come along for the hunt and then there is his one egg in the basket....

Before the "Big Kid Hunt"...we didn't think to take a pic of the kids before the Little Kid Hunt...

M found her 5 eggs and settled in to eat...Where did my chubby babies go? Taking pics at these annual events really makes me see how much they have grown! :***(

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....chocolate-y goodness! The M&Ms from his bag had melted into the bottom of the bag and he couldn't finish the bag so I dumped the rest in an egg for him to lick out...his chocolate goatee was cracking me up!

Such a fun hunt!

The kids got to play on the playground and ride bikes, etc in the parking lot...it was a beautiful day and perfect for a hunt and picnic lunch...

The only kind of motorcycle I ever want my little people riding.... :)

And lastly...here is a pic one of the B&As drew the morning of the hunt of Carter in a tree with the rest of the fam looking on...we love our Wild Man! :)