The weekend before the 4th of July we packed up the dogs and headed to my parents for the weekend. We were joined there by Lilly, Robert, Megan, and Mikey. Of course all of them were excited because they only get to be together a few times a year and the pool was calling. We started off with a crisis because Lilly was so excited she tripped and scraped her knee on the way into the house to get changed and we had a 10 minute "Drama Queen" moment as she was sure she was dying. Fortunately after 10 minutes she forgot all about it and into the pool they went. Friday night we also got to hear about how daddy and mama had a fight and after she left he said he hoped she got ran over by a train. My brother really needs to learn to shut his mouth in front of the kids. After dinner and time in the pool it was off to bed, the girls and Tammy in one room and me and the boys in another. Eventually they went to sleep.
Saturday was the parade in Londonderry, the kids playing in the pool, and fireworks at night. Mike, Tammy, Gram, and Gramp had dinner with us before we had to go to the fireworks, and Mike and Tammy went to the fireworks with us. It was cold and everyone bundled up to keep warm. After the fireworks Megan had a meltdown and Tammy called Terrie and we were off to drop them off with Mom and Dad. Unfortunately the entire episode was due to Megan being overtired and could have been avoided with a nap earlier in the day. It was a great display of fireworks, and ended just as it started to rain.
Sunday was the end of the weekend and even thought we had a great time it was good to go home and have a little quiet. I do not believe that having 4 children of your own would be as tiring as having 2 pairs of children who like to see each other, but don't very often. They will now have to wait for a few weeks before they spend time together with us camping.
And remember what I said about my brother learning to shut his mouth. On Sunday as Lilly was going down for a nap she told Tammy that her father said that "Uncle Scott is a know it all" along with a number of other things that a little girl her age could not have come up with on her own.
Of course at the end Lilly said "but I don't believe it".
Apparently we have had a positive impact on my niece and nephew, even with the way I feel about their parents.
