More Adventures in Babysitting

Courtney and Paul just picked up the girls after our six day babysitting adventure.

Courtney and Paul went to Jamaica and we had the privilege of watching the girls while they were gone.

What a fun time and just want being a grandparent is all about.

Our adventure started last Thursday afternoon.

The girls were dropped of in Watertown around three.

When John got home from work, we started with dinner at Culver's in Oconomowoc.

Who knew that Culver's would become such a big part of this adventure?

After grilled cheese and chicken strips, we took the girls over to Imagination Station to play.

Imagination Station is a fun park in Oconomowoc with lots of unique things to play with, in, and on.

Girls slept great that first night.

Had their breakfast in front of the TV, always do when they are here at Grandma's.

On Friday morning we went to the park and fed the ducks.

 After feeding the ducks and playing on the playground for awhile, we headed home for lunch in front of the TV and then we made some shirts.
We used permanent markers and designed them to look like a Kandinsky painting, then we sprayed them with rubbing alcohol.
They turned out really cute.
Grandma says it was a pinterest success.

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While our shirts were drying, we went to the Watertown Aquatic Center with Grandma.

It was pretty cool outside, but we braved the cool temps and had fun.

Tiz went down the big slide three times and Soli ventured out into the deep water.

We finished up the day by playing in the sand area where we dug our own little pool and sat in it.

It was a fun pool day.

That night we went to On the Rock with Gigi and Mallory.

Soliana fell asleep on my lap after devouring her grilled cheese and stayed sleeping the whole night.

We must have tired her out.

Here are a few photos that Mallory too when she walked the girls down to the river by the restaurant.

On Saturday we took the girls on a road trip to Bloomington to visit Alissa and Nathan.

They are wonderful travelers and except for a few snack stops and potty breaks the drive was so fun.

Tiz read lots of books to me and Soli just sings to herself.

She did learn to chew gum, to she chewed through a whole pack, never swallowed it, just chewed it for awhile and then spit it out and got new.  It was funny.

We had lunch at Culver's with Lissa and Cheddah, what is new?

Then we went to the Bloomington zoo and met up with our friends, Kim, Verna, Kenley and Chase.

It was a very fun afternoon at the zoo.

Ended with a run in the splash pad before heading to our hotel.

We had so much fun at our hotel, swimming with Lissa and Cheddah.

After swimming, they took us to a pizza place with very yummy pizza.

They always take us to the best places when we visit.

When we got back to the hotel, we played some games and then it was lights out.

All of us slept well after our busy, fun day.

On Sunday, the four of us went swimming again.

Not sure Grandma and Grandpa are quite as much fun as Lissa and Cheddah, but it was a good time.

Lissa and Cheddah came to our hotel and watched some TV with us.  After that we headed to Steak and Shake for lunch.

It was yummy and it was not Culver's, but Soli still had grilled cheese!

We came home to Watertown, relaxed for a bit with Gigi and then we headed up to Oshkosh for the next two days.

John took Tiz to swimming lessons and then to track camp while Soli and I hung out and played at home.

We had lunch at a drive in on Monday.

After track camp we all went over to the park and rented a boat that Grandma pedaled around the lagoon.

We all rode the train and the girls rode the merry go round.

It was a fun park day.

When we got home, we made a special rainbow cake for mama and papa's homecoming.

 The girls also made posters for their mama and papa.

It was hard to believe that our six days were coming to a close.

So bittersweet.

On the way back to Watertown we stopped at the splashpad to cool off and then ate our last meal together at, get ready for it, Culver's.

Mama and Papa arrived around 8:00 and took the girls home.

Today when I woke up, I turned on the TV and saw Sponge Bob.  The last ones to watch my TV had been Soliana and Tizita.  It made me just a little bit sad.

I miss being with them.