I took advantage of the opportunity and took Rosie out to scope out the path and then the ultimate destination. Once I found a spot that I thought would work, Opa and I went out on Rosie to scope it out again so that he could mow the path and then mow the picnic spot. Once that was done, Josh was in charge of setting up the picnic and then hanging the piñata.
And, of course, no riddle challenge would be complete without tattoos and sunglasses!
So, the rules were that we would all walk down the path and along the way, each kid would have to answer a riddle. If they got the answer wrong, they couldn't proceed any further and would have to go back to the house and eat all by themselves. Ha! Kidding. Clearly, we tailored the riddle to each child and made it so they could answer it. We're not out to have our children fail here.
Avery was first....
Then, Annabel
Then, Charlotte. Unfortunately, Charlotte wasn't really feeling the riddle challenge at this point of the game. Don't worry - she had some lunch and pepped right up again.
Then, the Al-Man
And....we made it to the end!
Once we got there, the kids all took a turn hitting the piñata that Grandma had stuffed for them. Needless to say, this was right up Al Man's alley. And, thankfully, for once, there were things that he actually liked in the piñata - not just candy! Someone knows her grandson!
After the piñata adventure, we had our picnic lunch, which was delicious.
And, after lunch? The kids played on Rosie. For, like an hour. It was delightful. No crying. No arguing. They just played and made up stories about where they were going and had fun. The best part? This meant that the parents could all sit around and eat and drink in peace. It was wonderful.
Slowly but surely, the kids started to get tired, so it was time to go back. All of the kids piled into Rosie and Uncle Will and Grandma drove them back to the house for nap time. It was a fun day had by all and another fun memory for all of the kids (big and small)!
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