Last day of vacay for some

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This will be our last visit down home this summer because these two little cousins start school tomorrow. The Little Prince and I stopped at their house and they rode over to Grandma's with us. How exciting for everyone!

We had a picnic lunch in Grandma's back yard, which included me getting stung by a bee. Not so fun. Then the chickens got some lunch.

Next, we visted the new kids on the block. This one was trying to lick the Little Prince. Or was he crying to his mamma for help?

The Little Prince found another one that was crying to be held. There were lots of them around. So cute!

Then it was back to Grandma's to splash in the little pool and cool down with ice cream. A very enjoyable day. The cousins played nice together and I got to visit with my sisters and my mom. I love time spent with family!

Visiting the family

The three of us went down home to visit my mom yesterday. We didn't get to see the whole family, just a little part (pun totally intended). The Little Prince met his cousin Kyle for the second time. The first time was at Thanksgiving. Back then, Kyle slept in his car seat the whole time. Now, he is crawling all over the place. He and the Little Prince had a great time playing peek-a-boo.

Then it was off across the yard to the neighbors' farmette to see the kids. They belong to the Little Prince's cousin David. (That's his knee in the picture. We were so focused on the kids, that's the only part of him that was caught on film). Those kids were the cutest little things! We also saw David's amazing garden, of which I was extremely impressed and jealous.

Next we headed back across the state line to the reason for our visit: lunch at Aunt Becky's. After a delicious lunch of chicken, baked potatoes, corn, green beans, applesauce and on and on, the guys retired to the back yard where the Little Prince showed off his pitching skills. The girls sat in the shade and visited. Aunt Becky then took the Little Prince on a nature walk through the woods and down to the river. She's so much more fun than we are. He had a great time.

While relaxing on the back deck, we got to enjoy the wildlife. Along with this ruby throated humming bird, we saw butterflies and heard various other birds in the trees. It was a beautiful day and was spent with beautiful company. Wonder which of my 7 other sisters would like to be next to have us for a visit?