Usually, my brother's family stays in their camper, and Jeff and I and my parents rent a hotel room. But it was really nice to be together in the same house. We took our own food, so meals weren't stressful. We had a huge backyard, so there was plenty of play space for the kids. A river ran along the back of the backyard, and it was shallow enough for us to play in the water. It was just a really nice place.
Biscuit and his three cousins all got along well, and it was fun to watch them interact with each other.
Josh is 6, and Biscuit loves him. He follows him around and tries to do everything Josh does. We had to explain to Josh to be careful because he had a little man who wanted to be just like him.
Alyssa is 8, and she LOVES Biscuit. She thinks Biscuit is a baby doll come to life. She wants to hold him and love him and hug him and squeeze him. She wants to help him do everything, but he has gotten really independent over the past few months, so he doesn't want her help at all. One of the most-uttered phrases over the weekend was Biscuit saying, "NO, SYSSA!" That's how he says her name ... Syssa.
Samantha is almost 12, and she is as tall as I am. She understands that Biscuit wants to do things on his own, so she plays with him and helps him when he asks her to. She gets to do things like teach him what a goat says (Meeeehhhhhh. And he made that noise at the goats at the fair.)
We built bonfires at night and roasted marshmallows. We hung out on the deck looking at the water and watching the donkeys on the farm across the river.
It was a good vacation, and I hope we can do it again soon.
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