Friday, May 25, 2012

W'apow mu e, 

The power came back on about 2:00 this morning.  Then, about 5:00, it went off again.  It went off and on several times and then stayed on from 6:00 on.  The kids were up bright and early since the power went off.  It rained most of the night and most of the morning.  The kids went outside for a little while.  Gilbert got stung by a tiny scorpion.  That ended their outside time until it stopped raining.  The rain seems to draw the scorpions out.

The kids enjoyed their day out of school.  We went into town for lunch.  We went to Planter's Lodge.  After we sat down and ordered our food, all of the kids decided that they needed to go to the bathroom.  The bathroom is in a different building.  I went with them.  We went down some steps to a walkway.  The walkway is like a giant checkerboard with squares of grass and stone.  The boys said that we weren't supposed to step on any grass.  Bonnie couldn't skip over the grass squares as well as they could.  

Toward the end of lunch, Danny needed to go back to the bathroom. He said that he could go by himself.  Watching him try to avoid the grass squares was funny.  We were just certain that he was going to fall flat on his face because the stones were slick from the rain.  He made it back inside without any falls.

On the way home, we drove past the ocean.  The kids enjoyed seeing the oil platforms and the big ships.  

We called my mom for her birthday.  Then, it was nap time.  After naps, the kids watched Joe vacuum the pool.  Then, the kids swam for a while.

Thumper went exploring, and the kids went after him.  Joe told Danny that the dog would come back on his own.  But, Bonnie and Gilbert had already gone after him.  They were all muddy after chasing the dog.  Joe sprayed the kids off with the hose.  They had to play outside until they dried off a little.  Then, they came inside to take their showers before supper.

Nantsew yie!

Joe, Laura, Gilbert, Danny, and Bonnie