No Chocolate for Breakfast: Trip to Mountain Grove + a Magic bbq

Friday was Casey's birthday so we braved our first road trip with the three kids to visit our Mountain Grove family. We've had portable dvd players in the past but had gone a few years without. Now that Caleb and Liana are stuck right beside each other in the backseat they tend to bicker so we invested in a new one. Even picked up Howl's Moving Castle and Ponyo. The car ride went relatively well; Evelyn cried just a little when we were approaching Mountain Grove (hungry) and Caleb cried a little when we were approaching home (sleepy). Evelyn slept most of the time which was actually great for being passed around and held by the many family members meeting her that day. I find it funny how she needed zero to two blankets depending on who was holding her!

Aunt Casey: one blanket

Aunt Tina: one blanket

Kathy: one blanket

Grandma: no blanket

Aunt Karen: two blankets (she was pressured into it)

Great grandma: one blanket

Aunt Doreen: one blanket

Grandpa: no blanket

Here's a picture of Evelyn in an oversized shirt Casey gifted her before her birth, in honour of her aunt's birthday:

Sunday we had friends over for Magic: the Gathering (Darcy's retro Cube draft to be exact!). I placed third - not bad considering I hadn't played in over a month! Liana babysat Evelyn while we played. She earned her $5 an hour, especially since Evelyn had a diaper incident that involved both my daughters changing their outfits.

After the gaming we hosted a little bbq by the pool for players and their families. Evelyn even had her first dip in the pool. All photos courtesy of Liana.