When the Cousins Come to Town

My brother's kids came to stay with us for a few days while he and his wife were out of town.  So, when the cousins come to town it is time to play.  They have three girls and one boy and I only have toys for little boys at my house, so we tried to come up with some fun things to do to keep everyone happy and busy. Hopefully we succeded. Tate sure had fun playing with his cousins and having them sleepover in his room. 

We started the week by making homemade soft pretzels. They all loved this.
They had fun rolling the dough out and deciding which shapes to make their pretzels.
Addie and Tate taking time to pose for a picture.

Tate decided to make a C pretzel for Cannon.

The next day we headed to the Springville Art Museum. They have these fun little
Detective Kits that are full of different items to be found in the pictures. They all loved
searching through the museum for their hidden item. 

Tate looking for a moon in the museum.

Everyone thought this water fixture was pretty cool.

Trying to find an item in one of the pictures. 

Outside in the gardens at the museum.

After the museum, we went to Aunt Heidi's church to play with the parachute,
jump rope, play ball and run around. 

We ended the day by painting the stepping stones we had made the day before.
They al had fun painting these. I was surprised at how long they sat outside painting.

The next day we headed over to Chuck-E-Cheese. They had never been
there before so Tate was more than happy to show them the ropes. 

Addie was such a good helper. She was always making sure she was helping
Tate and Hryum.

Tate was so excited to get his picture taken with Chuck-E.

Showing off the prizes they each picked from all of their tickets.

We ended the night with a movie, Night of the Museum 2 and a crepe night. Uncle Kraig
made homemade crepes for everyone. They were sure yummy.  We all had a great time.

The kids all left the next morning, but on their way out, we had to stop and take a picture
of their finished stepping stones.

Tate sure had fun spending time with his cousins. I am not sure if they were tired by the end of the week, but I sure was.  Hopefully,  I kept them somewhat entertained.  I think we finally wore Tate out. He slept well the night they all left.