Rebecca (Penner family) visits
News ·Sunday October 22, 2017 @ 12:00 EDT (link)
My sister Rebecca, her husband Theo, and their two boys, Zico (6) and Tiago (4) came to visit us for a few days, arriving Friday evening and leaving Sunday morning after breakfast. It's the first time they've been here (maybe their first time in Indiana?), and Rebecca is the first sibling to visit us out here.
I admit I had some concerns about entertaining the boys, but as can be seen we found plenty to do. Theo and I built a fire in the pit out back—the boys helped gather wood—and we all roasted marshmallows. They also had a lot of fun playing with my old transformers, which were out from some boxes we'd brought back from my parents' place (they are selling). I had expected they'd be curious about them as historical toys, but apparently some toys are timeless.
After breakfast Saturday morning, Honey and Rebecca went shopping (picked up at least an Instacrate, which are great). Theo and I went back to the range and shot my RRA AR-15 rifle and a Springfield XDM pistol (the boys came back, but were a bit young to shoot). Everyone helped load magazines. Rebecca shot the AR-15 the next day.
We also took some rides on the riding mower, with the boys steering but not quite able to reach the pedals; down the drive almost to the road, and around the back yard a little. I also hooked up the wagon so both could ride (it's a small tractor, so one on a lap and the other on the wagon, then switch). They also enjoyed playing in the playhouse out back, and playing tag.
We found that GameCube controllers work on Mario Kart Wii (and one source compared and found them the best for karts and second for bikes), so we were able to race for a while and Honey showed us all how it's done.
We hope y'all can make it back sometime, and other siblings can visit too. Mother and father are expected to come by in November.
