Cousins!

Seeing the fun these three have together is so amazing...and exhausting to watch!  Each day they saw each other started with huge smiles and them running towards each other to hug!  Keaton has been quite disappointed this past week because when the doorbell rings it's not his cousins.  He was getting pretty use to it being them every time!

They were so busy that we couldn't even keep up with them for the entire week.  But we did fit in a lot of fun.

One night Keaton and I spent the night at Grandpa's with them and then helped babysit the next day while Becky was at doctor appointments.  Keaton got to try out some fancy high heel shoes.

 

Keaton has ALWAYS called me "mommy" or "mama" or even "daddy." He must have noticed a lot of others calling me "Rachel" because he started calling me "RachelMamma" when they were here.  It is really weird to hear your child call you by first name and I really didn't like it. Luckily I think he has forgotten who "RachelMamma" is.

 

Emerald's friend Claire came over to our house one day, which was really fun because we all got to meet Claire's new little brother and sister (twins).  I was surprised that Keaton was more interested in the babies than Emerald and Crystal.

 

Our intention was to go to Whirligig at Seattle Center one day but it was a giant craziness of bouncy houses that had "lost child" or "ambulance ride" written all over it.  So we went to the Children's Museum there instead, which was more fun and safer.  The kids sure liked the grocery store here much better than the ones I take them to.

 

The weather was pretty nice a few days so we went out to Alki Beach, somewhere we don't go nearly enough since it's in our backyard. 

 

 

We are probably due for a trip up to their house next time, perhaps for the Summer Solstice in June to watch the baseball game that starts at midnight (since it's light out).  Maybe Keaton and I can convince daddy to come for a few days also.  TJ has had plenty of practice "fishing" lately...just not sure the type of fishing he has been doing is what they do up in Alaska (another story another time...The dog + fishing pole=craziness!)