Monday, October 19, 2009

Cousins!!


I had been looking forward to the week of October 8th and 9th for a very long time. My cousin, Leslie, and her two children, Moses and Rachel, had plans to come visit! They live in Sherrills Ford with the majority of my Dad's family - my cousin Jeremy is the 2nd furthest away from the "compound" - he lives all the way in Huntersville! I was so excited to see them and spend time with them away from the hustle and bustle of a holiday or a family gathering. They were also visiting with one of Leslie's friends who lives in Summerville. They arrived shortly after I got home on Thursday. It took Rachel, who is 3, a few minutes to warm up. Moses, who is 4, and Payton quickly started playing and Rachel was not too far behind. We had dinner, played a little more, and then we all had to head to bed!

Our trip to the aquarium
Payton and Rachel look at the alligators!
Payton and Moses look at a HUGE snake!
Rachel and Moses enjoy the touch tank.

Moses and Payton play together in the kids shrimp boat.
Rachel, Moses, and Payton down below!

Friday, we had a great time at the SC Aquarium! With 3 kids, it was a quick trip...in and out within an hour and a half. After the aquarium we had lunch at Sticky Fingers. The 3 of them were great and Leslie and I have a chance to catch up a little. After lunch, we had a quick driving tour of Mt. Pleasant, Sullivans Island and Isle of Palms. Moses and Rachel had been to the beach on Thursday afternoon and did not want to return! I think they had too much saltwater!
Playing outside...Moses is running from Bailey!
They are pretty good kids...but it is still difficult to get all 3 of them to look at the camera at the same time!
Rachel and Moses

Payton had to take a nap once we got back home which allowed me a little time to visit with just Moses, Rachel and Leslie. They stayed at our house and played all the way through Payton's nap. We played outside a little before they had to leave.

Although it was a short visit, it was great! I hope they will come back again soon! It is great to have our family members see where we live and show them around a little.

Thanks for making the trip Leslie! We had great time and hope to see you soon!

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