These visits to Winnipeg are always SO lovely, but they are always FAR TOO SHORT! I feel like we need to make our way out here for a week or something along those lines, so we can actually fit in seeing all of the many people we dearly love who live around here. This visit, however, revolved around us catching up with my sister and her husband, and as per usual, it was a lovely time together! They are some of the most loving people we know, and they are fabulous hosts. We are always so comfortable in their home.
We spent today at home, playing and eating and visiting and just being together. In the afternoon, we all came outside and walked around the yard a little bit. It started to rain a little bit, so we decided to go with our earlier plan to make a fire. We hauled branches and grass clippings and some boxes and all kinds of “fuel” to start a good, hot, whistly fire. Dekker worked tirelessly to rake up some more grass or to drag branches over to the fire to help. He was very concerned that animals would come and be hurt by the fire. I love how he thinks of all of that. He’s so very sweet. It didn’t take too terribly long for the wind to get the better of us, though. Caity and Stef are tougher than we are, but Brady and I hauled ourselves and our kids inside a bit earlier. Dekker asked for jammies but we couldn’t talk Laela or Rowan isn’t changing into anything warm or dry. Solly just slept in the ergo for a little while until I sat down (of course), when he woke up ready to play.
Everyone was nice and tired after being outside, and we skipped Rowan’s nap, so he was especially tired. But not in a disaster kind of way. Just a snuggly, zoned, tipsy kind of way. He fell down a lot, haha! But he also learned how to say “Chuggington,” which I’d say is an accomplishment, especially on a tired day.
We had mashed potatoes and barbecued chicken for supper, and some sugar cookies for dessert. We let the kids stay up a bit later, and when bedtime came, they were nice and ready for it.
The rest of us played video games for a couple of hours, and ate far too many snacks. It was awesome. And now, we’re tucking in and calling it a day. We drive home tomorrow! Real life begins again on Tuesday, with Brady back at work, Dekker at school, and Solly getting shots and his four month check up. Busy busy!