We spent the weekend in Dearborn (near Detroit) with Daryl's Mom and her husband Neil. It was a great weekend of celebrating Hope's birthday, swimming in the indoor pool at the hotel, and going to the Henry Ford Museum!
Samuel loved absolutely everything about the weekend: swimming, sleeping at a hotel, finding our room by looking at all the numbers on the doors, watching basketball (March Madness) whenever he was in our room - especially when he was falling asleep, and going to the museum. When we were getting out of the pool on Friday night he was pretending he couldn't get up the steps to get out of the pool. He turned to us and he said, "Maybe you will just have to leave me here!" He insisted on having basketball on whenever we were in our room. It wasn't hard to grant that request because we like watching it too! On Saturday morning while we were showering the kids before going to the museum he kept asking to watch TV. I yelled to Daryl to turn on ESPN to see what was on. Samuel said, "Yeah, Daddy! Turn on SPMU please!" I'm writing this post weeks later and he is still asking when we are going back to a hotel. Daryl told him that if we went to a hotel a lot it wouldn't be as fun. He got a my-daddy-is-so-silly look on his face and said, "Yes it would, Daddy!"
Hope did okay. She struggles with being away from home, changes, etc. It is confusing and unsettling to her. She was weepy and quieter than normal. She went swimming (the three times we went!) but often would ask to be done before Samuel and Lia were ready to get out. One of the times it was just because she wanted to sit and hang out with Grandpa and Grandma! After they left the pool area she immediately wanted to get in the pool and swim. She just wanted special Gpa and Gma time!
Aliyah did great. She's a little trooper and will go along with whatever is happening . . . and usually be pretty happy about it. She loved swimming and slept great at the hotel. She had a great nap with Mommy at the museum while the other kids played with Daddy and their Grandparents. It was a really fun weekend for everyone!!
Hope's birthday party at the hotel on Friday night. Grandma brought the cake!
Opening her present from Grandpa and Grandma - a book, a tea set, and an apron with her name on it!
Grandpa reading Hope one of her birthday cards
A fun Princess tent from Uncle Dan, Aunt Danielle, Alyx, Madison, and Jordyn!
Aliyah playing in her bed with "Callie". She's such a ham!
At the museum in front of JFK's presidential car
Hope in the big locomotive
Grandma and Lia in the locomotive
Samuel's absolute favorite spot. He stood here watching the trains for 20+ minutes.
Too bad not everyone was looking. But still a fun picture!
Samuel the hot dog by the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile
A Hopey hot dog! :)
A deluxe hot dog!! :)
Samuel and Aliyah looking at one of the dollhouses on display
On the airplane
Samuel said we were headed to Florida!! Sounds good to me! :)
Grandma and Hope on the Rosa Parks bus
All 3 kids on the bus
big smiles!
Love this picture :)
Samuel "working" on a car in the shop
Grandpa and Grandma watching the kids play
Back to the trains for another 20+ minutes!
Hands on activities!!
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