Back from the River

We spent the past week at my aunt Phyllis' "River House" in WV and had a great time. The boys had been anxiously awaiting a return trip to the river house, and it proved to be as fun as they remembered. The weather was great - much cooler than here. Some showers in the afternoon which made for great napping. My parents came and the boys love them to death, so that made it great, plus they were so much help that Ken and I felt like we really gotr a much needed break. The boys 100% are "river boys"....digging for worms, playing ball in the back field, walking on the Greenbrier River Trail, looking for bears, canoeing, and most importantly, swimming in the river until they were pruney, no matter how cold the water (it really was only cold one morning). Cooper thoroughly enjoyed it all, but definately liked the little floaty "boat" to sit in while James and Nathanael swam for long periods. I think he just gets too cold...but he wanted to be out there for sure, and he loved the canoe rides. His vocabulary blew up this week. He is repeated SO many words now! He can moo like a cow now (he also thinks dogs, cats, horses and snakes moo too, but that's okay!). My parents took us to the WV State Fair one day. I forgot how fun that was. Not too many people, but lots to do. The boys rode alot of rides, and there were several that Cooper got to do. They climbed on all the tractors and saw lots of animals. They smacked the big 'ol cows on their rumps and rubbed the big pigs' bellies. This is where Mimi (my mom) taught Cooper to moo like a cow and wiggle his nose like a rabbit. Overall, a great time had by all! Oh! And one of the best parts is that my friend from high school (Jill) brought her two boys + her sisters two boys one day. So we had 7 boys ages 4 and under. What a trip!