I spent the afternoon Friday over at my mom’s house with my brother and nieces. My aunt Mary-Anne and her boyfriend Craig were also there, but the day was about the girls – Sophie (pictured), 3, and Molly, 2 (baby Katie was over at her other grandparents’ house).

Most of the time was spent at the pool though the girls were less than enthusiastic about getting into the pool (though Sophie was eventually coaxed into the water). In the evening, grandma brought down our old toys (some in better condition than others) from the attic for the girls to play with bringing out the explorer in both of them.

Sunday we took a ride to my grandma's house so Andy (my brother) could rummage through the garage for "treasurers." He was a bit late as our cousin Kirstan beat him to the punch when she came for the funeral (as she left notes everywhere about what she was claiming). It was their first time at "gate gamma's" house, but the girls weren't impressed (Sophie referred to the place as "icky").

Around noon, it started to rain lightly which effectively put plans for further huntingk on temporary hiatus. Oddly enough, the girl who was so hesitant to get wet the day before had no reservations about running around in the rain. Go figure.