we had another busy day!! kassie spent the whole day with us and was a HUGE help with the kids!! i think i should have had a kid at 15 so that i could have a 14 yr old to help out with the babies...KIDDING!!! but it's SO helpful to have an extra set of hands! after nap, we met grandma tappy and grandpa gary at the park. malloy and rex went on their first merry-go-round ride!! malloy rode a horse the first time and rex sat on a bench with kassie. malloy sat very still and held on so tight to the bar with no expression on her face. she was pretty nervous! we got off and as we're walking away, she told grandma "i don't like that" and pointed to the merry-go-round. but after playing a little bit she wanted to try again and sit on the bench. she liked it better on the bench and rode a few times before it was time to go back to grandma val's for dinner with aunt amy, kassie, and aunt nini. the kids LOVED nini - they thought she was a riot!!! they had a fun visit with everyone and went to bed early!!!