Hibberts Hang Out

Mom and Dad came out for four days August 26 - 29. We'd been looking forward to their trip all summer and it has quickly come and sadly gone by already. Luckily, the way Patrice and I figure it, they will have to come out for a baby blessing (at least one of them) early next year and for a baptism in November of 2011.

They picked up Patrice and Jayden Thursday morning, after only about five and a half hours sleep and then came down here. They got a tour of the updated but still not fully remodeled house and the garden where we saw the first golden orb weaver spider this year. Spiders freak Dad out, but we think they are cool. I should go see if she's still there and take a picture to send to Dad. He tried to get a pic, but it didn't turn out; he didn't want to get to close.

We headed of to the Indiana Art Museum's 100 Acres. With the gardens and the outside sculpture, we thought Dad would enjoy it and it was SUCH better weather than when Grant and Stephanie were out. It was spring warm with a breeze, which made it perfect for being outside. Dad took lots of pictures of the weekend and so those are the ones that I'll post as I didn't try taking any with my phone.

Playing on Funky Bones Sculpture

Hibb Sibbs & their Kidds

After IMA, Mom and Dad treated us to McDonald's lunch and then we went to pick up Eric. JT was waiting for us at our house when we got home. We had pizza, visited and the kids tried to swim, but after jumping in, said it was too cold.Graigry and Ro jumped in first and said it was too cold. Then when Nate came up to the deck all ready to go they said, "Jump in Nate!" Of course he did and as soon as his head was above water he did his fastest doggie paddle to the side repeating "IT'S COLD! IT'S COLD! IT'S COLD!" It was not very nice of the big siblings, but funny for those of us watching.

Mom and Dad helped us clean up and then everyone was off to their homes or hotel around eight o'clock.

Friday we went to the Children's Museum. Xela, Aurora and Graigry we excited because, one: they were excused from school to spend time with family and two: they got to go the the museum, something they don't often do because I usually go while they are at school.

The museum was GREAT! There was no one there, compared to other times. We could go where we wanted and stay and do what we wanted for as long as we wanted because it was so uncrowded. That hasn't happened in the last few times I've been so, it was awesome.

We went to the Rock Stars, Cars and Guitars like we did with Grant and Steph. We went to Egypt, requested by Dad but all the kids had a good time. We went to the carousel and scienceworks where we all got a little wet before having lunch.

Dad taking a picture
of me taking a picture
of Xela & Graigry as Elvises

Neta feeding me in the Eygptian tent

Aurora & Jayden having their own feast

I couldn't hula hoop around my waist,
but I could around my NECK!

The Clock Tower
It captivated the children for 20 minutes

Jayden was hilarious at the clock tower. He jumped up anytime one of his cousins got up to volunteer to do or say something and then he'd just get up, front and center to get the close up on all the action the "plumber" had to offer. It was so funny!

Aurora's favorite carousel horse

Neta loves going up and down

This picture is upside down
but you couldn't tell, could you!
I'm missing a piece of my leg.

Dad has always enjoyed taking pictures of kids looking into mirrors. There is one of me, on Halloween night before going trick or treating. I'm dressed as a gypsie and crying because I didn't want to go, but for some reason that I can't remember now, I had to go. Anyway, here are all the kids in this same mirror.

After four hours at the museum, we headed to Patrice's house for dinner. Before there, because it was only three o'clock, we stopped at a park for the kids to burn off some more energy after taking a nap in the car. It was at a school and had some fun things to play on. Again, Dad took some great pictures.

HEEVE!

HO!!

Graigry went all the way across the monkey bars

Eric chased me across a wiggly balance beam

Hey look! I'm flying!

We decided to play catch, the kids as the ball,

which was attached to a zip line thing.

It went a lot faster than the one at Ellenberger Park.

GRAIGRY

XELA

NATE

Before we were really done playing there were two kids that had to poop so we headed to Patrice's where there was a dash on the bathroom. Good thing she has three bathrooms.

We had a good time visiting and reminiscing about elementary school as Dad brought some things that Mom had saved since we were in first grade. Patrice's in-laws came over to help fix the garage and Brenda, her mother-in-law, ended up with all the kids in Jayden's room, keeping them quietly entertained while us Hibberts sat around the kitchen table enjoying ourselves.

Saturday we went to Anderson Apple Orchard. It's something we do at least once a year, usually in mid September, so we decided to do it early and take Mom and Dad.

This year they had a tractor that took you out to the rows that were ready for picking. Jayden and Nate were all about the tractor and could have stayed and ridden all day. We were dropped off at the Jonathan and Gala rows and picked ourselves a bag of each kind. Then we went to the Mollie Delicious apples. They were HUGE! They were also the only kind of apples that Eric liked. He isn't in to the tart or even slightly tart apples. The Mollie Delicious were too sweet for me (probably more so after eating a Jonathan and Gala apple).

Again, Dad caught the outing in photos.

Of course, I have on my best face for the photo.

I case you haven't been out there,
rows and rows of different kinds of apple trees.
You pick some, you eat some, you bag some
then you go home and it takes you over a month to use them all.

Patrice giving JT a taste test bite,
then he wouldn't let go of the apple,
or the apple wouldn't let go of him.

An Apple?
An Orange?
It's a very orange apple.

With our stroller full of apples,
we trekked back to the van.

There was a picture of Mom, apple in her mouth, lifting Graigry in the tree to pick an apple, but Blogger keeps flipping the picture so instead of horizontal, it's vertical and they are looking into the sky.  I tried to save it in different rotations, but it doesn't help.

After the apple orchard, JT went home to study and we went downtown to the war memorial. The last time I walked through there was with Mom and Dad, so it's been a few years. They've added a September 11 exhibit, if you want to call it that, which brings back all sorts of memories and emotions. Considering it wasn't the kid friendliest of places, they did rather well.

We hit McDonald's for lunch before coming back to the Scott house for dinner and smore's. The water in the pool was chilly, but the warmer day had warmed it up making it swimmable.

Sunday, everyone came to our nine am start ward so we could have the afternoon together to chill, eat and visit. Right after church Mom and Dad took a picture with all the Indy grandkids.

Fairly well composed picture,
thanks to Graigry standing on his toes!

All too soon, it was six o'clock and we shared some hugs and said our goodbye's. Mom and Dad had to drop of their rent a car and be at the airport in time for a 6:30 am flight Monday morning. JT needed to do some studying and Jayden hadn't had a nap so everyone headed out.

It's always great when family comes out. I wish we lived closer so we could see each other more often, but we will take whatever opportunity we get. The kids weren't very excited to go to school on Monday, especially Graigry who wanted to stay asleep after such a long out of routine four day weekend. Apparently Jayden asked to play with cousins early Monday morning as well. Oh, the pains of reality!