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We have been Airbnb hosts since September 2011 and we have one family that has visited us every year in June. They were pregnant with their 5th child in the first year and now have 6. These kids are the best behaved kids I've ever been around. They are also outside kids. They don't play video games. They run around barefoot on the gravel driveway, play Frisbee, chase frogs and catch fireflies. I look forward to seeing them every year. It's a joy to watch kids really play. This year I offered to tie dye with them.  When they visit they are here for 3 nights and are gone all day until about 7 pm. To accommodate their schedule we tied Thursday night and dyed Friday night. They told me the colors they wanted Thursday so that I had everything ready to go when they got back Friday. I washed the shirts out Saturday morning so that I could soak them all day. A final wash about 6pm and I had the shirts ready when they came home Saturday evening. Dad declined a shirt but Mom participated. She and her only daughter went pink/purple with their shirts.  After they got home they donned their shirts to send me a family photo.  They are a very happy family! I'm already looking forward to their visit next year.
6/15/2017 01:30:26 pm
It is is something those kids will always remember. I limited TV and did not have cable or video games when the kids were growing up and one became a mechanical engineer and the other a chemistry professor. Of course, they now have all the bells and whistles of cable service. Oh well. 6/15/2017 02:50:52 pm
What a wonderful treat for them all. I love seeing all of the smiling happy faces. 6/15/2017 06:22:55 pm
that is so neat that they keep coming back and that they have kids that know how to play outside!! you really do not see it that much anymore - I do wish more people would encourage their kids to play outside.
Hedy Hahn
6/16/2017 09:17:09 am
I have two grandsons who won't go outside because of the bugs we have at our cottage on the river. It just breaks my heart because they want to stay inside all the time. These parents must be teaching their children something good !
patty
6/16/2017 11:49:20 am
How cute is that family!!!!
Michelle Eno
6/16/2017 04:45:35 pm
Fabulous!!!!! 6/16/2017 11:24:08 pm
thanks for sharing this story with us. i found it very uplifting. always good to see a happy family and kids that actually play outside. thanks again. patti in florida Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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