It cracks me up how any space in our house is fair game for becoming a Matchbox parking lot. This is the table cloth that Grace pulled off of the kitchen table.
You can see that Gabriel has made the table cloth into his very own parking area. These kids crack me up!
Gabriel was supposed to have a make-up t-ball game tonight, but the other team forfeited. Our team just practiced instead. It was so fun watching these boys!
The boys ran the bases. You should have seen their faces as they ran. Everyone was cheering for them. They loved the attention.
Grandma entertained Grace for as long as she could be entertained. She was tired and cranky.
Next the kids practiced throwing and catching. Here is Gabriel throwing the ball to Coach McAfee.
He waited patiently for his turn to catch.
Here is Lucas rounding second base.
Gabriel hit the ball off of the tee.
He was very deliberate about touching each base as he ran.
Cool Man Sam rounded second base next.
At the end of practice the kids had fruit snacks and Capri Suns. That's one more reason for Gabriel to LOVE t-ball. Here are Sam and Gabriel posing.
These are the ONLY pictures that I took on Sunday. The big boys went rafting, so I had the kiddos by myself. I was way too busy to worry about pictures. I am a little bummed, but oh well!
I tried using my knee as a brake as I slid off the side of a gravel road while the kids and I took a walk on Sunday morning. It doesn't look too bad here, but trust me, it's nasty. No skirts at work for me for a while.
We fixed s'mores at a campfire on Saturday night. I love s'mores, and so does Gabriel. 
We learned that Grace prefers her marshmellows straight from the bag --- no campfire toasting for her.
I promise that this is the last of the hot tub pictures. It was almost the only thing that the kids really enjoyed at the park, besides spending time with Bobby, Ben, and Uncle Rob.
Sunday while the big boys (all four of them) were rafting, the kids and I were playing in the hot tub when suddenly both kids simultaneously pooped in the hot tub. It wasn't nice solid stuff that was easily removed. Dan had to drain the hot tub, clean it, and refill after the rafting trip. After the poop, we all three got in the shower together. I had two screaming, crying kids who did NOT understand why we were taking a shower in the middle of the day. It was fun stuff!
Saturday evening we went to the lake and decided to take a paddle boat for a ride.
What am I thinking? "Geez! This is hard work! Am I that out of shape?"
Gabriel was very frustrated in the boat because he could not pedal it.
Bobby and Ben made their way all over the lake in their paddle boat.
The kids thought this life-size chess set was pretty fun. It was on the beach at the lake.
Another highlight of the trip was that Gabriel got to pee off the edge of the deck. I think he peed a hundred times just because it was fun to pee off of the deck. HA!
Grace was in heaven when Bobby let her eat chips right out of the bag! She passed up sweets all weekend if chips were around. That is NOT a trait that she gets from her mommy.
Gabriel thought it was too funny to feed the horses.
Grace would not get adventurous enough to pet the horse.
Ben rode with us to see the horses too.
Gabriel and Grace enjoyed spending the weekend with their cousins and Uncle Rob so much!
We stayed in a log cabin that had a hot tub on the deck. We let the water stay cool enough so that it was like a bath tub, and the kids could play in it. Needless to say, the hot tub was a highlight for Gabriel and Grace (and everyone else too, I think).
Dan and Bobby relaxing before bed on Friday night.
Ben chilled in the hot tub too.
Rob and I didn't get in the hot tub on Friday night. We had all weekend to enjoy it.
Grace loves to "help," so this evening Mommy and Daddy were in the kitchen when Grace got out the aprons. Daddy dressed her up in the apron.
And then Grace unloaded drawers and then put the items back. Again, it's cheap entertainment.
Mommy hosted a jewelry party last night. It was a fun change to have company in the middle of the week. Look at Grace cheesing at the camera here.
Missy and Abby came to visit too.
