A Week with Cousins

For the past few summers we have had the opportunity to have my nieces and nephews spend a week with us.  My kids always look forward to this week. 

Monday, June 27th: I met my sister in Tehachapi to pick up the cousins.  Later in the afternoon we walked down to the new spray park near my home to cool off.

Cody, Kaleb, Cole, Chandler, Charlie, and Hannah at the park

Hannah, Chandler, and Charlie at the spray park

Cole and his sister Charlie
 

Putting on make-up
 

 Tuesday, June 28th: We all went to Trutti Fruiti to enjoy a frozen treat. 

most of the afternoon was spent in the pool

and dipping everything in white chocolate.

In the evening we headed over to the aquatic center to watch Hannah's and Kaleb's swim meet.

When you have extra kiddos you really have to plan ahead for meals, if you want to keep it cheap. Here we are eating pizza from home before we went in. 

Kaleb at the swim meet
 

If you look closely you can see Hannah climbing onto the board; getting ready to jump in.  She hasn't mastered diving in yet, she kinda just jumps in.

Hannah and Alyssa Bell
 

Kaleb building a marble set

The sleeping beauties.  Little Charlie thought it was so fun to sleep all together in the family room on the floor.

Cody and Noah being silly

Charlie

Wednesday, June 29th: We decided to go to McMurtrey Aquatic Center to enjoy the pool, water slides and to bug Noah at work.  Charlie loved to go around and talk to all the lifeguards and let them know she was having a good time.  It was an extremely cold day, but the kids didn't seem to mind.

Cody and Kaleb
 

Chandler
 

Hannah and Charlie squinting
 

Cole
 

Charlie

Thursday, June 30th: We used our season passes and free friend tickets to go to Magic Mountain. Kaleb was happy to have Cody to wander off by himself and ride all the bigger rides.

Most of my time was spent with Charlie riding the carousel. We must of rode it at least 10 times.

She loved it. me not so much!
 

Charlie, Chandler in the front and Hannah and Cole in the back of the truck.
 

Chandler and Charlie
 

Hannah and Cole

Hannah doesn't seem too trilled about riding little kiddie rides now that she is big enough to ride the bigger ones.
 

Chandler and Hannah with the super heroes
 

My little buddy Charlie.  She is really quite a trooper and never complained about waiting for the older kids to get off rides, she would just find something to do to pass the time.
 

She even took a nap.

At the end of the day we watched a hypnotist show.  I thought it was a really good show and the kids liked it too!

Friday, July 1st: was a sad day for my kids when their cousins had to go back home.