We Love Those Billington Boys

Earlier this summer, we have the privledge of having my newphews spend the night. They live in Quebec so we look forward to spending time with them and their parents every summer when they come back to the States for a couple months. This was a first to have them sans Mark and Jill. They were so much fun and I was especially impressed by my nephew, Sam, at how responsible he was in regards to helping his younger brothers. While our time with them was short, we made some memories. One of those was going hiking on a trail in Bellbrook. it was a hot, hot day and we didn't make it very far in distance with 8 kids, one of which was carried many a time by her daddy when she would resort to just stopping and fussing. Here are a few shots from the hike.

Grabbing a bite to eat before we get started.

Claire is in LOVE with her oldest cousin, Sam.

Cool shades, Joel.

This was one of the "Three Sisters," a few trees that were around 500 years old.

The gang in front of the base of one of the Sisters.

We were trying to figure out where all three trees were and saw 2 really big trees. We wondered about the third. We went down a small hill and discovered the third sister.

The fearless Jack with a daddy long leg. He really impressed the girls.

I got some help from two sweet boys for dinner that night. We made a not so healthy meal of chili dogs. Jack cut up some onions for me, while...

Mr. Joel shredded some cheddar. Sorry the pics are sideways. I went to Picasa to fix them and cannot even find them now???

The next day we camped out at home. At one point, someone asked to play with playdough. I thought it was fun then to find it entertained the bigger kids as well. We made space for everyone around my kitchen table and playdough creations were made for well over an hour.

Thanks for the memories, Sam, Jack, and Joel. We wish you could have stayed longer. We would love to make this a yearly tradition. WE LOVE YOU BUNCHES.