With the Kids

My in-laws are away for a week on vacation. My mother-in-law usually takes care of my niece and nephew during the days, so it was on me to take over for a few days while she's away.
Day One was on Friday last week, and it was exhausting. I started the day at their house helping out there, and found it tough to try to work with the kids under Breanne's feet. The kids were very attached to their mom at home, so I brought them back here to my place for the afternoon to leave Breanne to rest. They were very tired and cranky. Max was everywhere, and Verona was full of attitude I recognize from when I was young. When they left in the evening, I was exhausted. I just started crying all over the place telling Eric about it.
Day Two was so much better. A total turn around. I got more rest the night before, and that helped a ton I'm sure. I was able to be so much more patient with them, even when the attitude came back for a long visit in the afternoon. Max took a nap that day and so that gave Verona and I some time to spend together and to understand each other a little more and enjoy each other's company. It turned out to be a really good day with them, and I had a lot of fun.
Day Three we spent the day with Eric's aunt's family (from Saturday's waterpark adventures). She has four kids, and Verona and Max love spending time with her youngest two. They played all afternoon and I got to spend the time with Jordena, which was really nice. I really enjoyed chatting with her and getting to know her and her family a little more. The day went by so fast, and the kids were super cooperative when it was time to eat and time to leave. It made my life really easy and fun yesterday, so I'm super grateful for Jordena for opening her house to us.
These are the pictures I manages to snap in the process of running around with these wild little ones.

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