Week at Papa and Grandma Kathy's

This past week the kids and I, along with my sister, Leslie and my nephew and niece spent the week at my parents farm in Belvidere. This is the second year we have all spent a week together and I love the cousin time our kids get! Mason and Reagan ADORE their cousins and I know memories are being made. The main reason for our visit was swim lessons for the older three (Reagan is still too young), but the time together is priceless. From the minute they woke up, until they went to bed, they all played hard. Thomas and Maggie were very sweet to always include Reagan too. (I think Maggie liked having two younger kids to boss around a little HA!) And Mason looks up to Thomas so much- since we've been back home all he wants to do is go hit some baseballs (Thomas plays baseball) It was a great week and one I look forward to repeating next year!

You can't control when the garden comes in, so while at my folks we shelled 25 gallons of Lima Beans and 15 gallons of Zipper peas. These two were in heaven. They loved it!

We don't waste anything in the country. 

SO- all the shells went to the donkeys. Who in turn, were in heaven. 

A week in the country isn't complete without helping Papa mow the lawn. (just a note- Mason was riding his bike before hoping on the lawn mower- I don't make him where a helmet on the John Deere)

And the reason we were here! Swim Lesson. Reagan is so ready for next year when she can go!

Friday was safety day at swimming. Mason had fun "saving" his swim partner!

The week ended with some free time in the outside pool. 

The kids loved the slides, but it had rained all week so the water was a little chilly. 

I can remember spending a week with my mom's parents and some of my cousins. I still cherish some of those memories and laugh at some of the things we did. I can only hope that my kids will look back 20 years from now and laugh at their week in Belvidere.