The Faudin Family Come to Visit

Tag wearing Ty's motorcycle helmet...isn't he a cutie!!What a beautiful view

We were so excited for Rikki, Seb, Brice, and Damien to come and stay in our home for a few days! We don't get to see each other very often because they live in France, so we were so happy to have them to ourselves for a couple of days. They arrived on Friday afternoon and we got them settled and then had dinner. It was a beautiful evening, so we went outside and let the kids play. They had a great time riding the 4-wheeler. Unfortunately, something happened and the 4 wheeler wouldn't run anymore. I felt really bad because I knew how excited Brice was to ride it. Rikki and Seb were really tired from all their traveling, so we all decided to go to bed at a decent hour. On Saturday we decided to take them to Bunkerville Mountain and go for a Rhino ride. Normally by the beginning of June it is already sweltering hot outside, but this was not the case on this particular day. There were lots of rain clouds in the sky and it felt great outside. However, it was soooo cold when we were riding up the mountain. We were in shorts and I was freezing!!! I certainly didn't expect that and Rikki and Seb were really hoping for some hot weather! I think we were all a little shocked to be cold in June! We had a great ride up the mountain and Brice and Ty were having so much fun together. We came across some cows and they were not going to move out of our way, so Josh got his pistol out and shot at the ground and that got their attention. Brice kept saying, "Let's go shoot some cows!" We went up to a place called wiregrass and stretched our legs and let the boys get out and play. This is where the cows come to get water....there is a natural spring there (or at least I think that is what it is called). Anyhow, while we were there Tag found a nice cow patty and decided to stick it in his mouth! I was totally groused out! After that all he wanted to do was play in the cow patties! Then Ty decided to jump right in the muddle puddle instead of going around it, so his feet were all wet and he was pretty dirty! After our stop at wiregrass, we headed back down the mountain. It sprinkled on us a couple of times and we were just so happy that there was never a down pour. We were all dusty and dirty from our ride and poor Rikki and Seb were really dusted since they followed behind us.

We had a great day even though it was a little chilly. They guys took the kids home and Rikki and I made a stop at Wal-Mart and then grabbed Little Caesars for dinner. I think we were all really hungry because we ate a lot of pizza. We rented a movie for the night, but it wasn't that good!

On Sunday we headed to church and then took them shooting that evening. I love to shoot clay pigeons! I think Rikki and Seb had a great time too. I have to brag on my husband for a minute. He is such a good teacher when it comes to shooting clay pigeons. Rikki was saying how terrible she was, but after Josh was done with her she was killing it!!! Seb did really good and decided he did much better with one eye closed. We had a fun time and Brice and Ty even shot the gun once, but that is all they wanted to do...I don't think they liked how loud it was. When we got home we decided to play the Wii! Josh and Seb had played earlier and were competing in Winter Sports. I always have to get Dancing with the Stars out because it is too funny to see the guys do. I hate to admit it, but Seb and Josh were much better at it then me and Rikki! You should see Seb "stir the pot" toooooo funny!!! We stayed up pretty darn late playing the Wii! Poor Josh had to get up at 3:50am the next morning and he was really tired!

On Monday, we got things packed up and let Ty and Brice play in the pool! I was really sad for Rikki and her family to leave! I just hate saying goodbye to my family! It is especially hard when I know I will most likely not see them for an entire year! That is just too long in my book! They left around 1:00pm and Ty was sure sad to see Brice go.

I have to tell ya that Brice and Ty shared a bed and they had lots of fun. We kept hearing things bang into the wall and then there would be crying! We would go in to check on them and they would be jumping on the bed and they kept hitting heads and that is what all the crying was about! Eventually the "dads" had to go in and tell them to settle down and it was time for bed! I am just happy that they had such a good time together! What would life be like without FAMILY!!! I am so thankful for mine and all the fun we have together! Thanks again Rikki and Seb for coming to visit!