Our week with the Stibals...

Our good friends Cristy and Dustin Stibal entrusted us with 3 of their 4 kids last week while they were in Saint George. My kids could hardly wait for their kids to stay for the week, and they had so much fun while they were here. They are such good kids, and we loved having them stay!

I hope that you guys don't mind If I put this picture up of the two of you? Do you see the bird on Dustin's hand, too funny.

I had the whole week planned out with fun activities to keep them busy.

They played out in the snow for hours.

We went to "The Tale of Despereaux" one day, and had popcorn, treats, and pop, and to Blast Off another. I had as much fun as the kids at Blast Off. We played tag in the tubes, and my knees are still bruised, OUCH!!. It's not fair when they can just stand up and run through those things.




The boys and Kennedy played the TMNT Nintendo game. I can't believe I even got a picture of them. They were glued to the television. We also made the Ever so famous BOX FORT!! I think this is Tyken's favorite part of staying at our house. The last night I let Tyken and Gabe stay the night in it. Don't worry, I cut windows in the boxes for air.

Chris and the boys played WAR. I had to laugh at the boys using the boxes for shelter because Chris couldn't fit in them. It was Chris against Tyken and Gabe, and I think the little boys won. Chris was dripping sweat after two full hours of chasing them. The girls came down and wanted to join in, and Chris was a trooper and played for about a half hour more.

We all did arts and crafts. I don't have pictures of the boys crafts because they weren't finished. Tyken made a dinosaur dragon out of the egg carton and also painted a train that he found at the D.I.. Gabe made a dinosaur dragon as well. He wanted to do everything that Tyken did, and said that Tyken was his best friend and pretend brother.




I wish Chandler was as excited about getting her hair done as these two were. They let me do there hair each day, without complaining. I have the how to do's on our Piggies & Ponies hair blog.

Every night we read books and I would let them come up with a dream that we could all have. They all came up with the most imaginative things to dream about. I love hearing there ideas, and looked forward to what they came up with each night.
Do you Remember our secret club Tyken?? Gabe talks about it all the time. SSSSSHHHHHH, It's our little secret!

Kennedy, thank you for helping me with Finley and for cleaning up without me even asking . I loved all of our little chats about school & friends, and getting to know you better. You are such a sweet girl.

Tyken, thank you for always being so kind to Gabe. He loves you so much, and talks about the fun he had with you everyday. You are so polite, and always said thank you for everything we did, and you are a GREAT ARTIST!

Raigan, you are quite the little character. I love that you know exactly what you want, how you want your hair done, and what outfit you want to wear without question. You are such a little girl with a big personality and I love it! Thank you for being such a good friend to Chandler, and for putting up with us even though you were home sick.

Thank you for all of the fun memories. We loved having you stay and can't wait for the next time!