Big Brothers

Collin's job in North Dakota was one of the many casualties of the COVID-19 virus fallout. He decided to come to Texas to spend some time with friends and family before heading off to Oklahoma for the next chapter in his career. While he was with us in Texas, the kids really enjoyed spending some down time with him at home. And Kevin was becoming a more familiar face as well -- he showed up often at Connor's baseball games to spend time with the family. 

One of Connor and Kaitlynn's favorite activities with their big brothers was to take a ride in their fancy sports cars. Collin has multiple vehicles but his Viper is his baby, and Kevin drives a Corvette that is incredibly loud and fast. One day after a baseball game, Kaitlynn was able to experience the full throttle of the Vette and her eyes were HUGE as she was pushed back into the seat!

Usually when Collin comes over, Kaitlynn suckers him into board games of any kind. He's such a great sport about it, and the guys never miss a chance to tease Kaitlynn for her cheating, I mean winning, ways. Haha.

On one particular visit, Connor and Kaitlynn had a rare moment of sibling camaraderie when they attempted to come up with a way to get on Collin's nerves while he was relaxing downstairs. Apparently there was a well-devised and phased approach entitled the "Bother Collin plan" that was thoughtfully brainstormed and constructed before execution. The red stick figure marks their target. Cracks me up every time I see this! Spoiler alert: the plan did NOT work. Collin was on to them from the beginning! 

On another occasion, Kaitlynn challenged Collin and Kevin to a headstand duel. To our surprise, the boys were great sports and actually pulled off the feat quite well. We laughed and laughed. Of course, Kaitlynn had to show them how it was really done, only to be toppled over by pillows thrown with brotherly love!

The extra time with Collin and Kevin has been a bright spot in an otherwise dreary spring/early summer due to the current pandemic situation. Jeff and I have been so thankful for the quality time that we have been able to spend together as a family.