The first order of business was a stop by Target for a few items, including new bouncy balls for the boys. Rio and Oliver LOVED these balls and you can see the cart was filled to the rim.
At Grandma and Grandpa's house, running around with the ball.
Thursday evening we went into Shane's house and Oliver discovered the toy guns. He was quite interested in how they worked. 
Uncle Shane enjoyed teaching Oliver how to load and shoot the gun. Two days later Uncle Jerry arrived with a play sword for Oliver. Well... I guess this is what Uncles are for. 
Another one of Oliver's favorite moments of the weekend was all of the super juicy melon. His favorites were the cantaloupe and watermelon. Yum! He loved to let it run down his chin, elbows and belly. Here Rio and Oliver are having a watermelon snack. Yum!
On Friday Grandpa moved the cars out of the shop so the boys could ride the tricycles. I'm not sure that he anticipated ALL of the boys would be excited about this.
Even Shane's dog Dude wanted to join in the fun with Keith.
Friday afternoon we heard Grandma, Oliver and Rio having fun in the living room. When we peaked out to see what was going on, we found them wresting on the floor. Go Grandma Go!!!
Oliver LOVED wrestling with his cousin Rio.
After a day of riding tricycles, eating melon and wresting with Grandma, a bath was much needed.
With two boys to bathe it was an assembly line of scrubbing.
Having fun in the tub!
Shane and Rio 
Keith, Carrie, Oliver, Shane and Rio
Saturday morning Grandma introduced Oliver to the garden and he came out with a fresh carrot, plant and all.
Later Saturday morning we took Oliver to the Valley fair. Mom and Dad have lived in the same house since 1978, only a few miles from Valley and we had never been to the Valley fair. It is very small but it is a great place to show Oliver some farm animals. He LOVED it!
Keith and Oliver checking out some cows. Every time the cow would "moo" Oliver would "MOO" right back, a little louder each time.
This is what we found in the pig pen. It's not every day that you see a kid sleeping with a pig that is bigger than him. He sat up after I took the picture (I guess he wasn't sleeping after all). I asked him what the pigs name was and it is "Snuggle Bunny". How perfect!
There was even a baby exotic miniature cow from India. Well.... it was from right down the road, but these cows are from India according to the owner. Oliver really enjoyed petting the month old cow.
For lunch we ventured up to Waitts Lake. Usually the beach is packed but I think the cooler weather and Valley fair kept the beach clear of people. After lunch we went out to check out the water. When I was a kid it was a big deal to spend a day on this dock working on my tan.
After Oliver's nap we discovered the peas growing in Grandma's garden. I had forgotten how good fresh peas from the garden were. Oliver discovered them for the first time. Yum! 
Mmmmmm Peas!!!
Oliver enjoying Grandma's sand box in the back yard Sunday morning.
Shane, Jerry and Carrie
Dad, Jerry, Carrie, Oliver, Keith and Mom 
Sunday afternoon we took Oliver into Spokane to go to Riverfront Park. He LOVED feeding the ducks and geese.
Oliver enjoyed playing on the slides in the little people playground.
A view of the Spokane River
Family photo above the Spokane River.
Carrie and Mom
Oliver playing beneath the clock tower.
Big Belly laugh 
Look... Oliver found a horse in the park!
This big red wagon slide is the coolest thing ever. My friends and I used to play on it when I was in high school.
Saturday morning Grandma introduced Oliver to the garden and he came out with a fresh carrot, plant and all.
Later Saturday morning we took Oliver to the Valley fair. Mom and Dad have lived in the same house since 1978, only a few miles from Valley and we had never been to the Valley fair. It is very small but it is a great place to show Oliver some farm animals. He LOVED it!
Keith and Oliver checking out some cows. Every time the cow would "moo" Oliver would "MOO" right back, a little louder each time.
This is what we found in the pig pen. It's not every day that you see a kid sleeping with a pig that is bigger than him. He sat up after I took the picture (I guess he wasn't sleeping after all). I asked him what the pigs name was and it is "Snuggle Bunny". How perfect!
There was even a baby exotic miniature cow from India. Well.... it was from right down the road, but these cows are from India according to the owner. Oliver really enjoyed petting the month old cow.
For lunch we ventured up to Waitts Lake. Usually the beach is packed but I think the cooler weather and Valley fair kept the beach clear of people. After lunch we went out to check out the water. When I was a kid it was a big deal to spend a day on this dock working on my tan.
After Oliver's nap we discovered the peas growing in Grandma's garden. I had forgotten how good fresh peas from the garden were. Oliver discovered them for the first time. Yum! 
Mmmmmm Peas!!!
Oliver enjoying Grandma's sand box in the back yard Sunday morning.
Shane, Jerry and Carrie
Dad, Jerry, Carrie, Oliver, Keith and Mom 
Sunday afternoon we took Oliver into Spokane to go to Riverfront Park. He LOVED feeding the ducks and geese.
Oliver enjoyed playing on the slides in the little people playground.
A view of the Spokane River
Family photo above the Spokane River.
Carrie and Mom
Oliver playing beneath the clock tower.
Big Belly laugh 
Look... Oliver found a horse in the park!
This big red wagon slide is the coolest thing ever. My friends and I used to play on it when I was in high school. Here come Keith and Oliver down the slide. 
Rio and Oliver having fun and holding hands on the way to the airport on Monday.
Oliver is very serious about reading the airplane safety card. You never know when you'll need to know what's going on.
Thanks for a great weekend! We hope to see you all soon!!
Rio and Oliver having fun and holding hands on the way to the airport on Monday.
Oliver is very serious about reading the airplane safety card. You never know when you'll need to know what's going on.
Thanks for a great weekend! We hope to see you all soon!!
If you are wondering, Keith really was riding. Check him out!
