This morning Matt loaded up his truck and trailer and headed home. The boys have loved playing card games especially slap jack. I love this picture of Matt and Bridger playing slap jack. We cleaned out the trailer because the Wegers are leaving for Wood Badge next Saturday. When Matt was saying goodbye to everyone, Marilyn started to cry when Matt gave her a hug. When Matt saw that Marilyn was crying, he started to cry. I teased Marilyn that she was making me look bad because I didn't cry when Matt hugged me. She joked that she was sad that she's loosing her animal spotting buddy. They love to go out after dinner and look for animals. It was a really sweet moment.
The kids wanted to play Beatles Rock Band this morning. It just cracks us up listening to the kids singing Beatles. Even Julie and Bridger sing. Chase is getting really good on the guitar. It's been such a fun game for them. We debated sending the Wii home with Matt but the kids have really enjoyed it plus we want to play it with Shantelle and Robby.
Elaine set up a mesh tent in the backyard. The kids went out and set up a school. Maddy and Chase were the teachers. They helped Julie and Bridger do homework. It was so funny listening to them and hearing Maddy say the rules. It was really nice because they played school for a couple of hours today.
Dad loves to feed the birds while we're up here. I think he's spent over a hundred dollars on bird food. When we first got here, Dad had to go put out all the bird houses and fill them up. He goes out every morning and checks on them and fills them back up. We love to watch all the birds, chipmunks, and squirrels that come to eat the food.
This afternoon Dad and I took the kids on a four-wheeler ride. Dad took us on a back road that comes out in Icehouse. I love the back trail that Dad takes us on. There are lots of rocks you have to go over and the trail goes through trees. There is one part where a tree has fallen and you have to go under the tree. The boys love to touch the tree. Dad took us to a couple of fields that were filled with white wildflowers. They were beautiful!!! The wildflowers smelled so good. We has been riding for about 10 minutes when Bridger fell asleep. I was worried about Bridger falling off on the rocky part so I let Chase drive. He is getting so good at driving. It's nice to be able to trade off driving with Chase. Bridged woke up just before we got to the wildflowers. Then we went up Willow Creek canyon. We were hoping to see some animals but no luck. Some dark clouds rolled in and we kept thinking that we were going to be rained on but the clouds never broke. We were a little cold on the way home but that was the only time. I taught Chase how to shift on the way home. I was amazed at how quickly he caught on. He did a great job. He said that driving the four-wheeler is awesome!!!
Last night we had a movie night. We watched 'Tangled' because Marilyn hadn't seen it. That movie is so cute. Grandma popped popcorn for the kids. We love our movie nights. Just as we were putting the kids to sleep, Shantelle, Robby, and Aliyah arrived. Everyone was so excited to see them. The kids were especially excited to see Aliyah. We're so glad they made it safely.
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