Today was truly a day of epic proportions! After a full day of Kendall and Jordan, ages 9 and 7, we took on Mikayla and Ethan, ages 5 and 4. And what a fun, full day it was…and a completely different experience!
We started off the day driving to Balboa Island, taking the Jeep on the car ferry across Newport Bay. Even Carrie, who like Ed had lived in SoCal all her life, had never been on the ferry before. Basically, you drive your car on the boat and the boat does the rest of it for you. The kids got a kick out of being on a boat…in the car!
Believe us, Ethan was enjoying it way more than he looked like in the pic.
Afterwards, lunch at Ruby’s and a carousel ride…
So what next? Nothing could have prepared us for just how much wetness was about to ensue….behold Castle Park: home of the water cannon bumper boats! Carrie was perhaps the smart one, staying off the boats. Ed, on the other hand, got a thorough soaking along with Mikayla and Ethan!
After taking the kids to see Ratatouille (grown-ups, especially you foodies out there, see this one. We’re serious. Best Pixar movie yet…especially for grown-ups), dinner proved to be fruitful, with Ethan even learning to write his own name! 
Now we’re home, and both Mikayla and Ethan have taken to Sophia…they both learned quickly to be gentle with her, and Sophia returned the favor with lots of love.
Great day…it was a trip too because people really seemed to think Mikayla and Ethan were ours…they certainly could pass for them, couldn’t they?
We’re gonna miss all four of the Facey kids so much!
lots of kid action on your long weekend! it’s so crazy how you hang in shifts. eric n shirley sure must have had some much needed r & r!
Great job baby sitting! Sounded like so fun! Wanna babysit Laurence and I?