Happy Trails

I skip a day of blogging, and I have about 278 pictures to post.

We've had a nice 3 day weekend, with a nice mix of laziness and productivity. I love these morning pics of them all fresh out of bed.
Jess and I did lots of cleaning and organizing finally, and he cleaned up the backyard, which had ALSO been in shambles from all of our projects. Tons of junk was out on the porch, and scrap wood and drywall everywhere. Paige and Cason played while he worked. Paige just raced back and forth across the grass. She'd bend down and touch the ground and say "ON YOUR MARKS, SET, GO!" and run for it. Cason mostly ambled along after her, watching.
Today we made a trip out to visit Grammy and Grampy, and Great Gram and Gramp, because he hadn't been out in a while. It's a chilly, rainy day, so we bundled them up first. Paige was excited to wear her new shirt, vest, and hat. Cason's excited to wear everything he ever wears.
We started off by jumping along the stepping stones to the front porch, as usual.
Then we went inside for some snacks, candy land..
..and music.
THEN Grammy took us on a "hike" around their trail.
I would've loved it when I was little, they have lots of little bridges set up over the washes, and a fort where they can stop and play a while.
First we passed over Jackrabbit Bridge.
Then Sunshine Bridge.
And Bluebird bridge. I think I got the names right.
We made a stop to wave hello to the frog of course.
Somewhere along the way Paige and Grammy found a beautiful rock, which Paige was, and still is, very excited about.
And eventually we made it to Great Gram and Gramps.
We visited,
and they colored with Great Grampa.
Then Great Grampa put on his vest, so they would all match.
So they posed together.
Then we ate and visited with Grammy and Grampy a while longer, and drove home, fighting to keep Paige from falling asleep on the drive. She DID pretend to sleep, but she's not very good at it.