Vermont Fun- Part 3- Around The House
Although we spent lots of time outside the house, sledding and sugaring, we had lots of time inside the house enjoying Nonni and Poppi’s company, playing with cousins, and in The Buster’s case, being a little sick for one day.
Monkey took great pleasure in settling in various places around the house, snug and warm, reading a book. When I found her nestled in on the bed her father slept in as a child, absorbed by Harry Potter, I thought about this full circle of life.
Yessa suggested a puzzle at the start of our visit, and she was intrigued by a 1000 piece puzzle, but we all decided a new 200 piece dinosaur puzzle was the perfect choice this time around.
In addition to the puzzle, lots of stories were read and games were played.
Yessa decided that the rolled up place mats made an outstanding baby, and those were played with by all the children throughout the visit. Poppi helps care for the baby in these pictures.
Buster and Yessa had pooled their allowance to purchase “Piperoids,” and then Nonni and Poppi chipped in, too, for Buster’s birthday. The package arrived at Nonni and Poppi’s just as planned, which made for a fun day of construction.
Cousin Meg came over on early Friday afternoon to have more time to play and to stay overnight.
The Buster did fall prey to a “tickley” throat, cough, and fever on Friday. He slept his way around the house.
He headed up to bed around 5’ish, turned on the fever, slept through the night, and woke up the next day back to normal.
Finally, Nonni pulled out an old-style pinball game she’d gotten from her grandmother. Yessa was very intrigued.
Still to come, the birthday boys celebrate…
