Fun with a Friend

We invited Ryan's and Abby's friend Frankie over for the day last Wednesday so his mom and sisters could do their activities at the fair without having to entertain him during the long day of showing rabbits, chickens, and horses. The three of them had such a great time! In fact, Ryan came completely unglued when Frankie's mom showed up to take him home.



They dressed up and played pirates and princess. I got out a huge pop-up playhouse that my brother and sister-in-law gave them years ago, as well as our play tunnel and a couple sets of walkie-talkies. They played for hours and then ate lunch outside. They were just getting ready to go running through the sprinklers when Frankie had to go home, so we'll have to have him over again soon to do that!

Keeping Cool...Sort Of

Our friends invited us over to visit and play in their hot tub this week. The hot tub was a little warm for Ryan (Mr. Oversensitive), but eventually got used to it and they all had a blast splashing and squirting and such.

Party Fun

Ryan and Abby were invited to their friend's 5th birthday party last week. Ryan was so excited! Frankie, the birthday boy, seemed a little overwhelmed by the whole thing. This was his first party, and he was thrilled to find out he got to open ALL the presents! Very cute.


Since the hostess didn't know if it was going to rain or not (an Oregon hazard most months out of the year), she got a pinata with pull strings instead of the kind you have to hit so it could be done indoors if necessary. Thankfully, the day turned out to be lovely, and the kids all had fun pulling the strings. Ryan had no problem getting his share of the candy. In fact, we still have some left in the cupboard.


After the party, the kids ran around their one-acre yard chasing the chickens, the dog, and playing with the adorable baby bunnies. It was a fun afternoon party!