Park Day!

In May we had a lot of time without Mike, who was averaging 12 hour days 6 days a week at work.  When some of our cousins were in town we went to Grandma Grace's to hang out!  There were more cousins than we were expecting (the Crains were there too!), we were so lucky to play with them all!

Kaitlin, Ksenia, and Will (with the much loved mask) riding in the wagon on our way to the park! 

Molly loves to swing, and she even loved it when Will took a turn pushing her from the front...

and Cory took a turn pushing her from behind.  He also gave her a couple of impressive underdogs.  She was laughing and smiling the whole time!

Will also enjoyed pushing cute Kaity on the swings.

Will and Cory are both the #2 brothers in their families.  They are also both busy and mischievous, which is probably why they get along so well!

Ben, Cory, Sam, & Will.  For being the sons of twins, they don't look too much alike!

On the way home we (Grandma Grace and I) were faced with quite a dilemma.  How do we keep eight ACTIVE kids from running all over the road and neighborhood, and staying together for the walk home?  In my desperation, I made up the Freeze Game.  I would yell, "GO!" and let the kids run for a second.  Then I would yell, "FREEZE!" and they would have to freeze.  Complex, I know.  Effective though.  I especially love Will in this picture!

It evolved into NINJA FREEZE!  The other kids weren't sure how to be ninjas, so Sam showed them what to do.  They loved it!

It evolved again into SUPERHERO FREEZE!  I'm not sure what superhero Kaitlin is, but I really love her pose!

It was absolutely hilarious, the kids were all totally into it...even the girls!  It was such a fun trip to the park with cousins, and it was a fantastic walk home...no one got lost!  A success on all counts!