Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Visiting the other Jane and Don

On Saturday we rose early and decided to head out to visit some old friends who we refer to as Aunt Jane and Uncle Don even though they are no relation. Unfortunately we did not all fit in one vehicle so we had to travel in groups of boys vs. girls. Don and Matt seemed to have an interesting conversation but Liam was not impressed. I think he missed his partner in naughtiness. Meg and I got to chat because Catherine was obsessed with her music.

When we arrived we were bowled over by the heat! I decided that I am a mid-west gal to be sure. I fizzle quickly in the sun. After being welcomed by Jane and Don we took a little walk around the yard and Liam found Uncle Don's tractor. Of course he climbed right in and looked for the keys. Poor guy, no luck.

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The kids found the tree fort.

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Liam got the opportunity to walk Aunt Jane's goat. She is holding the leash because she is worried the goat will take off with Liam attached. She didn't realize that Liam is one strong and obstinate little boy. We think he gave that goat a run for it's money.

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Don also took a turn holding onto the goat. See how excited he is?

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One of the few times we did get to see Catherine (the rest of the time she was playing with her new best friends) she informed us that it was "hot". Ha ha.

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We did get to have a short visit with the other Jane and Don and also got to see Jess, her children, Audrey's daughter Loren, as well as Eve's stepson "Bug". We had a lot of Liam watching to do because there was not a lot of 3 yr old stuff to do around the house (that we wanted him to do). Still managed to have some great margaritas and a nice lunch.

Headed back home and spent the rest of the day lying on the couch exhausted from the heat. The kids got to take a "night swim" and then we planned our return flight. It looked like flights were going to be tricky on Monday and Tuesday so we decided to go for the sure thing and leave on the mostly open flight on Sunday.

Arrived home tuckered out Sunday night but with lots of memories to last us till next time. Thanks Meg and Matt for your generous hospitality!

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