Saturday, August 30, 2014

Sibling Visit

With a great shuffling of many schedules and a heroic effort by the girl's CASA, we had another sibling visit.

K, the girl's CASA, found a pizza place just off the pier so we headed out there.  Traffic was lighter than we expected (when does that ever happen in CA?!) and so we took a walk on the pier.  This place has special meaning for Husband and me as it is the first place we met two of the siblings, Three and M over four years ago.  

Time flies...


After our walk, we met K, M, C, J (A's CASA), and A at the pizza place.  They had great pizzas that the boys loved and I had a really large, yummy salad.  

After dinner, we headed to a park/beach area for the kids play time.

They were all in really good moods and they played together well.  I think we were successful in one more visit where they could bond and make good memories.

And if you saw the video post yesterday, you might have picked up that Husband was playing with his go pro camera at the park. 

Three, Four, and A (in the background)


Three and A


Four


M (the blonde) and C (the brunette) - (Three's sisters) - were very good sports about pushing this heavy wheel around for the kids at the park. 


Five took advantage of this opportunity.



Four




Three's pants kept falling down.  So I took off my belt and gave it to him.  However, he was in the middle of a game and he couldn't touch the ground so his sister, C, put the belt on for him.  That's love. 



Five





Three and C actually managed past each other here pretty well.  And no one ended up on the ground so they were still in the game. 


M in an action shot...








A was having a good time with Five, making him bounce a lot on this teeter totter.




The boys, begging me to turn the wheel for them.  Uh no.  I tried earlier and it was really hard.  You needed muscles to get it moving. 


Cue the young people with all their strength and energy...




After the park, we walked over to the beach.  It was dark...


And there was a lot of moisture in the air.  


Six and Husband 



Some of the kids got wetter than others...


They took a straight shot and then got silly...


And Husband photobombed one of the shots with Baby's diaper.  That's a memory you can't scrub...especially if you took a picture....


More silly faces...



The twins.  It looks like Three is a little taller than C now.  She is three years older than him.  



And for some reason I think this is one of the funniest...


It was a great visit and I am grateful to all the people that work together to make these happen. 

Husband's Work Party


Three


Four


Five





Our little hamster boys...






Three's brother, A, looking at Three in the dunk tank.  He was visiting with us over the weekend and went to the party with us.  Although, he did not choose to join with all the other boys in the tank.  Can't say I blame him. 



Three



Five


Four also got a turn but apparently we didn't get a picture of him.

Regardless, the boys had a great time.