A little morning sunshine--day 29

Day 21--lest we forget

Longest day of the year highlights (sorry no photos):

-sharing my bed at 2:30am with two kids--one with bad dreams, the other cold and moaning

-packing the car AGAIN for another marathon trip

-saying goodbye to the West once again. Hello South, I've missed you.

-six good travelers in the back seats

- no barfing

-laughing my head off in the front seat with Robin driving

-singing along to the muppets with my kids. Something's are truly timeless

-lady at the park yelling at me for telling her kid to stop yelling. Hmmm. Wonder here he gets it?

-the McDonald's poop incident--I wouldn't call it a highlight, I suppose.

- making it back to El Paso in time to run to my favorite jewelry store at the mall

-losing my car in the Dillard's parking lot and freaking out because it had been stolen. Again, not so much a highlight. But why are there two shoe departments at the store and how is a person supposed to keep them straight?

-one day closer to seeing my sweetheart.

Today is our last day of vacation. Whoot! Whoot! I will be sleeping in my own temperpedic bed tomorrow night! I can hardly sleep, I'm so excited!

The actual 14er--day 19

So I did make it to the top of a mountain in Colorado with an elevation greater than 14,000 feet above see level (a 14er, for anyone who doesn't speak native coloradoian).

We drove to Mount Evans today, the highest paved road in north America. This picture was in the parking lot; we proceeded to climb a few hundred additional feet to the summit--around 14300, I think.

So ya, I climbed a 14er while I was here.

Day 18

I decided to hike a few 14ers while I was in Colorado this week:) I'm amazing, I know. Actually, this map of Colorado is at a new park near my parents' house. It had an awesome spray park and an even more awesome treehouse play ground.

The favorite feature of the kids was the cement slide right by the entrance. They would run though the water, get completely soaked and then slide down the cement slide like otters. Pretty fun. Until we realized that they had each shredded the seat of his/her pants. Boo.

Day 11

We are having a great time in our vacation! We went boating with the Webbs today and had great water. I have a lot of photos to share, but here is Andy's first ever kneeboarding run. So proud of him!

Day six

Well, so much for preparing to leave on our long adventure at 3am tomorrow morning. I have two little barfy boys. I stopped bothering putting clothes back on Thomas after his second outfit was soiled. I also am on my third outfit after being barfed on multiple times.

Thankfully Josh is old enough to make it to the potty to barf.

It's really the little things that i find to be grateful about: kids that barf in the toilet and not all over me.

Day 5

Summer road trip #1

We drove to robin's house today as the first leg of our el paso, Utah, Colorado trip.

I get points today for the hour we spent at the park in Fort Stockton during lunch. And the fun ice cream treats from the gas station when everyone's heads started spinning.

Thomas made himself right at home in Robin's cupboard.

Summer break, day 1

So after I picked both boys up from their last day of school, I took them out for a celebratory lunch. We talked about the fun things we are going to do this summer, the plans I've made, etc. I informed the kids about the list I've been making, brimming with ideas of fun adventures to make everyday of summer break special. Certainly I can't let them waste the summer just watching tv.

So, here is day one: Cheerios necklaces. And they only watched tv during rest time. Woohoo! I did it!

School's out for summer!

Phew! I made it. I'll admit it. I cried when saying goodbye to both Andrew and Joshua's teachers. What wonderful women! They have enriched my boys' lives and certainly left them better than they got them last fall.

Now what are we going to do all summer to fill our time while Kraig works?

For posterity

I have so many photos on my camera of the silly things that Thomas does, it was hard to decide which to post. But here he is this morning in my closet, trying on every piece of clothing in my dirty clothes basket. So so so funny.

Proof

This photo is just to prove to the world that kraig took a day off this summer to go swimming with our family. Well, with the kids, anyway. Apparently I wasn't there.

You might think I'm crazy or cruel to have tommy in the life vest. He does appear to hate it. But the kid has no fear of water. I do believe he is giving his best attempt at wAlking in water.

Memorial Day

Look! Another photo of the fun things my family does and I'm no where to be seen.

We had a picnic breakfast downtown at Zilker park. Some friends from kraig's work joined us. It was a good time. Then we enjoyed a nice bike ride around Lady Bird Lake. Oh wait. It would have been a nice ride if we wouldn't have run into the Triathalon, knocking us off course by about two miles. Austinites are serious about their races.

Ice skating!!

I took Andy and Josh ice skating last weekend. I'm not much of a skater, myself, but I can make my way around the rink no problem. It was a little hairy at the beginning, but the boys caught in just great.

By the end Josh was zooming around. Seriously. Maybe I should abandon the gymnastics idea and get the kid into speed skating. He could break Apollo Ono's records in the 2036 Olympics.

A few things to catch up on

I suppose if I am going to be posting swimming pool photos of others, I should subject myself to the same scrutiny in my swimming suit, but alas, I am always begins the camera :) shucks!

Mom and Dad Webb came to visit! We had a great time, despite the scheduling conflicts of Kraig's work. They got to spend a little time with both boys at school; we took a trip down to San Antonio to the temple; ate good food; indulged in a few gallons of BlueBell icecream; went to church. Our schedule was jammed packed!

Thanks for coming to visit, Mom and Dad! Come again soon!