Quick Ventura Trip

I took the girls up to Ventura at the end of Ever's spring break. We went up Thursday afternoon, April 12. When we were almost there, Wren started singing, and then screaming, "Get your booty on the floor tonight" (although I think her version is "Put your booty on the floor tonight.") For some reason that is a song that is often stuck in my head. Sometimes a long time ago I accidentally sang it when something reminded me of it, and then Ever started singing it. Jim got mad that I was teaching it to the kids. We tried to get Ever not to sing it, but she thought it was hilarious to sing it because we didn't want her to. So of course the younger ones learned it, and it's all my fault.

We got to Christian and Shandra's in time for a yummy dinner and bed. 

Friday we hung out, and the kids played. 

The trampoline was a hit.

Tiny calls it a "bumpoline," and jumping on the tramp is called "bumping."

Tristan and Betsy had school until noon, so Ever entertained herself with an art project.

Tristan had baseball that afternoon. Christian and Shandra took Ever with them because she cannot be separated from her cousins, and I took the littles to Ojai to meet up with Theana Snyder (nee Hancock) at a park. Theana and I chatted, and our respective little people did not interact at all. Her twins played with each other, and my twins played with each other.

The girl on the swing to the right had a shirt nearly identical to Wren's - white with black stripes and a pink flower by the shoulder. You can't tell in this pic because Wren's flannel was on, but it was a neat coincidence.

Theana took this sick picture of us.

We realized we haven't seen each other since my wedding, which is crazy.

That night as I was going into the bathroom to get ready for bed, I saw that Wren had moved onto some pillows on the ground:

When I came out of the bathroom, she was back on the bed like this:

Saturday morning we got a slow start and then hit the doughnut shop. It was a lovely day, and it's grand being able to walk/ride bikes through a quiet residential area to the doughnut place.

Ever and Betsy tested out some free furniture on the way back.

Back at the house, Tiny put Wrenzy's slippers on in a creative way.

I gave her a bath, and she was very upset. Such sorrow during bathtime is totally uncharacteristic.

Turns out she was scared of the drain plug, so she had to be sad the whole bath. Should I be concerned about her irrational fears?

Team Stripes played outside:

We had dinner and then hit the road. As always, tearing Ever away from her cousins was nearly impossible. It was a nice little visit, and I promised Ever a longer cousin visit this summer.