Trip To St. Clair

Saturday morning we traveled to St. Clair to visit with my Grandparents and family. My parents and Alex had also traveled down and it was the perfect place to meet up. Noelle was a bit cranky on the road and wanted to go home, but that soon changed once we arrived.

An abundance of family members excited to see the kiddos made a wonderful reception and took all the crabbiness away. Granpa Goodhue and Noelle decided it was time to go do some important rock hunting. They headed down to the river. Granpa was dubbed the rock finder and Noelle the rock tosser. Being still not the greatest at aiming Granpa had a large rock chucked into his back! Soon it was the end of that adventure and Noelle ran into the house exclaiming with delight, "I a rock tosser!". It was a memorable experience with Granpa that she has been referring since we left.

Soon after the rock excursion we headed over to my Aunt's house to take advantage of her pool. Noelle loved playing in the water with Uncle and Aunt Ceecee. Max was not a fan of the water and spent only a brief leg dip in. Noelle spent a long time in jumping, lounging, playing motor boat and having a grand ol' time.

Sadly I have no picture of my grandparents with the children. How did I miss that? After the pool we headed back to my grandparents. Noelle and Granpa Goodhue engaged in a game of hind-n-seek. Granpa hid in the elevator, something Noelle is very scared of. After spotting Granpa through the glass she glared intently at him. Then came a clap of the hands and a very stern, "Get outta there!". She was not happy with the situation and did not want him in there. Aunt Ceecee had to finally pick her up and help her open the door as she clung on for dear life. Many have tried to get her to go into the elevator, but she will have NOTHING to do with it!

The rest of the evening was spent watching Michigan lose and having a nice family dinner. We had originally planned on spending the night but made a last minute decision to head home so the children would sleep in their own beds and get a good night sleep. It was a great day with everyone.