There are just so many pictures already today that I am going to have to do the post for today in two parts. Kieran and family made it in safely last night and we saw them briefly this morning, but Kieran had some dates with his dad’s side of the family.
So the girls were here for a bit and then had appointments, Gramma had errands, and so my family met Erin and her boys at the park to play.

Brendan climbed all the way up and went down the double-twirl tornado slide all by himself!

Trevor always likes tornado slides

Rhys is the playground supervisor

It was a beautiful day, and he liked watching the sillies run in between snoozes

Caleb liked the diggers

My boys wanted to swing and swing and swing

Brendan was a fearless monkey

Trevor climbed too but not as high

Silly peekaboo!

Tackling the crocodile

Playground time worked for my boys… good napping!

We are enjoying the chaos of the big family madness and the beautiful weather, but a dark cloud hangs overhead as we worry for Great-Grandma. We’ve just found out today that she has pneumonia and will begin an antibiotic right away. Her extreme immobility is her biggest enemy right now.

I can’t have a trip to Libertyville that doesn’t involve a haircut. I just got a little trimmed off the ends….

Trevor really liked the shampoo bowl. He was helping, as always.

Trevor and his pal Gizmo were watching a movie

Three monkeys eat dinner

Three monkeys take a bath

And how else do we finish an evening other than to have post-bath antics in pajamas. The guys finished Gramma’s new deck top this afternoon and the boys broke it in.

Kieran and family had a super long day in traffic. We hope they get some good sleep tonight. Kieran will be inundated with cousins tomorrow!

We hope Great-Grandma also has a better day, we hope she was able to enjoy seeing the boys some this morning.

The first day with family was filled with lots of joy and some big concerns. We are hoping that the doctors are able to find a way to help Great-Grandma through all of her new struggles. We are so happy that we could be there this morning and that she was able to finally meet Brendan in person. The boys got all dressed up in their snappiest outfits and spent some time with her.

The boys all held hands to go through the parking lot

At Gramma’s house, Brendan wanted to rock his new cousin Rhys

Lunchtime chaos! Ashley and Kayla and Aunt Heather arrived. We were just one cousin short of a full pallooza! (Rhys was present, just not pictured here)

The threesome played a lively melody on Gramma’s piano

Caleb and Trevor wore their new tool belts from Gramma and went out on the deck to help the guys building

Hammer high five! Twice, Caleb and Trevor tried to give each other a hug and both times they fell over and bonked their heads on something. They were good buddies today though. 

They are really helping

We brought Gramma a piece of the landscape from Arizona. She has to figure out where to put it. It isn’t fully unwrapped yet, but it is a rock that looks like a meteorite. 

Rhys really likes Aunt Heather!

If my boys were already 3yrs old, I could call these guys the three-by-threes. We wish Kieran could have been here already for “flying time” and ring-around-the-rosie. 

CUTE!!

On your mark… get set…

GO!!

Swinging with Ashley and Gramma

Splashing Ashley with hot tub water

MORE CUTE!!

Mr. Caleb-Cutie-Cake! Trevor wanted to use the flowers like hammers

Rhys climbed up in to the recliner to play Brendan’s iGuy while nobody was watching.

Ok, so he was sleeping, and being seriously handsome while doing it!

We did bubble baths in Gramma’s deep Jacuzzi bath tub. 

Maybe a little too deep….

The boys were all clean and in their jammies for the drive home to the trailer, and as I hoped, they fell asleep in the car. I carried two little rag dolls and plopped them into bed without so much as a sigh or a blink. They were out cold!! We are full of gratitude for all the work and planning done by Gramma and Aunt Heather to host and feed everyone and for everyone that helped wear out the little ones tonight!

It was full-of-crazy today, but it was wonderful being with the whole family and seeing everyone again. Li’l K and family will be coming soon to complete the total pallooza!