Final Day with Shannon, Jenna and Allsyon

It's Saturday evening and Shannon and the girls are on the road heading home. The house is quiet, sure needs to be put back in order, but we had a great time.
This morning we colored about two dozen Easter eggs. We always add vinegar to the dye for the brightest colors.

Realized that just regular crayons do a much better job than that wimpy waxy white one that comes in some of the coloring sets. Used a variety of colors to draw on the eggs before dying.
Shannon and Allyson patiently using the red dye.
Well into our egg supply.
We woke up this morning to some strong wind, but it died down a bit in the afternoon and we walked over to the playground. It was warm and sunny, Zoey came along, and Jenna rode her bike the whole way. The play equipment was updated last year and is an improved set up.

Kiera and Allyson coming down the slide. It was slick and fast!
Jenna, Shannon and Kiera.
A few skills stuck from that week of gymnastics summer day camp.

Allyson spent the majority of the time swinging. She loves, really loves, the swings.
Jenna and Kiera on the play structure.

The girls drove off about 3:30, should put them back home by 9:30 tonight. It was a fast trip but Shannon and I agreed we felt like we had made the most of our time. Kiera has always been Jenna's favorite Auntie and Allyson is following that path too. I woke up Friday morning to Allyson in the upstairs hall heading towards the computer room where Kiera and Jenna were camped out calling "Kier-WA, Kier-WA!"