Friday, July 29

Vacation, Part III

Our first full day in Indiana was spent with Gigi and Big-Papa Wolf. Gigi had a great surprise for Ailee and Hayden ... a whale pool! Just their size ... and it quickly became their favorite place to be!

Hayden, being the inquisitive little guy that he is, offered to check the water temperature ...


and decided he'd go in one foot at a time ...


but soon followed older-cousin Ailee's lead and dove in ...


they lounged ...


they splashed (well, Hayden splashed ... ALOT) ...


and played musical-pool when they couldn't decide whether to stay in or get out ...


but the bubbles Gigi brought out convinced them that they should rest from swimming!


We loved spending time with Gigi and Big-Papa! It was great because the last time we saw them was at Thanksgiving when Hayden was only about 15 months old ... he remembered them, though, and quickly warmed up to them ... and went around the house saying "Papa, Papa!"


Gigi also had an adorable little table for Hayden and Ailee to dine at. Here they're enjoying ham and cheese sandwiches with jell-o ... yum, yum, yum!


That afternoon they had their afternoon snack - cheesesticks - on the infamous staircase.


The temptation to climb the stairs seemed to be unbearable ... there were several time-outs given, but they finally decided that the first step was good enough! :)


We got to see Cousin Josh!


Hayden liked Uncle Gregg and Aunt Julie ...


Hayden and Mommy snuggled after dinner ... Hayden was sleepy from all that swimming,


but not too tired to tickle Papa Kinnan!


Ahhh ... some peace and quiet!


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