My niece and nephew recently came to visit us for a few days. It was planned last minute with changes to Eric's work schedule keeping us from going there but it turned out to be a great weekend to have them and do some fun things around the area. We also had to cancel our family summer vacation since Eric did not get off the week he requested so having them here was the next best thing for the cousins to spend some time together. My sister drove the kids here on Thursday morning. After Lincoln's nap we all headed to Pump It Up, an indoor inflatable play place. My sister left after pizza dinner with her youngest, Emily. We also swapped cars so we would be able to transport all the kids in one car. I have to say it was pretty nice having a mini-van for the weekend. :)
I had pulled together a tentative agenda for the 3 days Ryan and Sarah would be staying with us. Uncle Eric got home pretty late on Thursday night but I let the big kids stay up to see him. On Friday, Eric ended up getting off work early so we all headed to duck-pin bowling in the morning. We had done this when Ryan visited a couple years ago and he had requested we do it again. The kids had a great time and even Lincoln played with help from daddy. After rolling the ball down the lane he would run back clapping and laughing. Friday afternoon we headed to Patapsco State Park where we had recently hiked. We parked closer to the waterfall this time so we wouldn't have to hike as far. We played at the waterfall for a bit but then walked back down to the river to hang out and swim. We cooked out on the grill when we got back and then the big kids played games before bed.
On Saturday morning we left early to go downtown to the National Aquarium. The kids really enjoyed it. We saw plenty of fish, turtles, sharks and dolphins. Everyone was ready for a nap that day so we took a break for a few hours before heading to the pool that afternoon. Ryan enjoyed the water slides and the younger kids had fun playing on the more shallow side. We gave Lincoln dinner there so we could stay a little longer. We had spaghetti dinner that night and then played more games before bed.
Sunday morning we hung out here until it was time to leave to meet back up with my sister. Once Eric got home from work, all the kids were out playing baseball while I got everyone packed up and ready to go. I met my sister in LaPlata, where my cousin Virginia was having a baby shower for her daughter Stefanie. The kids were able to swim in her pool for a bit after the shower and enjoyed playing at her house. Lincoln and Eric stayed home to sleep. :)
I think Camp Vaillant 2014 was a success and we had lots of fun. We hope this is something we can do in years to come, no matter where we live. Here are the pics I took during the 4 days together....
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