Last weekend we got the chance to visit with Amy, Jason, Gracie, Emmett and Jessee while they were here visiting from Montana. The last time I saw them we were in Carlsbad, NM a little over two years ago. Heck, this is the first time I’ve ever met Jesse. So it was quite the treat for us and the kids to get to see them again. We’ll have to get over to Montana sometime soon to check out their new house.
In case you are wondering, and because I can never remember …Wes & J are second cousins with Gracie, Emmett and Jessie. They are first cousins once removed with Amy and they are John and Bert’s grand nephew and niece.
John and Bert were gracious enough to host us. John got a good fire going and everyone gathered around in the drizzle to cook their hotdogs and marshmallows. Oh, we had cake, too. So a pretty good dinner I might say. Wesley really decided he likes hotdogs cooked and can now eat more than I can in a sitting.
After we got the hotdogs cooked in the rain we headed inside for dinner. The kids sat at a picnic table I remember from when I was a kid.
After dinner we wasted no time with the marshmallows. If you think the hotdogs were a big hit, the marshmallows were huge!
Not everyone had the best time cooking them…
But they sure did love eating them!
After dinner the kids went on what Wesley dubbed a “Slug Safari”. They tracked down and then relocated a lot of slugs. Probably 50 or 60 of them in all. Emmett would find them, but wouldn’t touch them. Gracie would touch them, but wouldn’t carry them. And Wesley, well, Wesley would probably let them sleep in his bed if we’d let him.
See all the photos from our visit on Flickr.
Love it! Great pics – especially “pouting-Gracie”! We had a great time too.