co part 5

going up, up, up

Ahhh! This could be home!

Scoping his escape route..

We were all so happy up there!

Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!

What an adventure!

Hanging out!

Took it all in, breath by breath.

Fed the chipmunks...

I think they should be ready for next winter.

Viewfinders, hmmmm?

We are ready to go back.

Co Part 4

Camping in Estes Park!! We camped for two nights at Jellystone, with a 6 yr old, 4 yr old 2 two yr olds and two babies!! It was a lot of work which we expected, but it was really a lot of fun! Here is Andy and Ryon setting up camp.

The nap time challenge..... What to do with babies when your tent is too hot to sleep in? Well, here is the beginning of the walk.
And here they are at the end of our walk and stop at the park.

This is our last morning at the campsite. In between there was a lot of exploring to be done. No time for picture taking then.

Here I was standing upright with both feet on the ground and Ben was above my head. That is how big this boulder was.

Of course we had to run into Yogi!!

This view was from our campsite. Wish I had taken a full shot of our setup.

COLD at night. I would guess near 35 degrees. During the day it was a bit toasty.

Waiting on breakfast.

Still waiting.............

This was actually taken when we first got there. Just uploaded out of reverse order.

CO part:3

We did a lot of hanging around enjoying each others' company. Played with babies..........

Spied on babies...........
This is something the girls do often I guess. Standing at the window picking leaves off the vine throwing them out after being shredded into millions of tiny pieces. Sounds like fun, yes?

Ben is going to get me for this.When we're at home he likes to change clothes a lot!! like 3-4 times a day. We call him our own personal Fashion Consultant. He usually goes for his P.J.s. He loves pajama day!

I guess he decided it was ok to make himself at home. Found some pink ferry pajamas that seemed soft enough. After the laugh I took him to the room to get his clothes back on. He had the girls underwear and pink socks on as well!!!! I couldn't believe it. He didn't see any difference. This is what he does on a daily basis. What the heck??

Hope you enjoyed that at Ben's expense!!

CO: Part2

The second or third day we went to a great park and fed the ducks, and had a picnic. So much fun! Andy and I both got burnt. The kids had sunblock on. I always neglect myself when it comes to sunblock?

This sweetheart has a blue tongue from an m&m cookie. It was a challenge to get her to look up at the camera. I finally got it later on in the week.

In this picture it looks like Ben has fallen in. Well, he didn't but AJ did. I didn't take any pictures of it because he was embarrassed.

Micah had a rough time. She cut a tooth and had tummy issues while we were visiting. And possibly altitude sickness?

This beauty was exactly like Ben, only the girl version. I was excited to finally get a chance to live around her and watch her. Her and Ben didn't get along very well. they had moments though.

Here they are, all three. Three tiny people whom I adore. I miss this family so much .

Baby El was a charmer! He smiled and laughed basiclly the whole time we were there. Thank you El for sharing your room with Micah! We miss you.

This is the youngest and the first time I got to meet him. Sad, but true.

Colorado: Part1

We left the house at 7pm with intentions on driving through the night, while the kids slept. Ben had a rough time of it. He could not get comfortable. I couldn't believe what we saw. Flat plains of Colorado. Were we lost?This is the East side, or Nebraska side, of CO. I didn't realize there was so much farm land.
This is El. He has a superb Superman impression. Don't ya think? He is about 3 weeks older than Micah. Though she is a lot taller.

I don't remember what time we arrived, hang on, let me count. I think it was some time around 11am. Colorado is an hour behind us, and we still haven't got back on Texas time.

Anyway, we just lounged around, enjoyed the kids and drank until the sun went down. The temp was perfect and the food was good.Here is their first dinner together! 6 kids under the same roof is fun! Yes, fun!

Behave or be hived

Ben has followed A.J. around for a long time now. I guess he has been copying him since he could walk. He now wants everything to be exactly like A.J.'s. I don't necessarily remember my little sister being that way. I do recall a time when it was impossible to be alone for more than 2 minutes at a time. Long enough to go to the bathroom. A.J. is o.k. with it at the moment. I pray that he remains patient with Ben. Here they are, "surviving". Survival is a game that A.J. loves to play, but never cleans up. Hes always looking for "supplies" and stuffing bags full of everything he deems necessary. They are cuteness!

Micah, had a rough weekend. We went to Southlake Town Square on Thursday and had coconut gelatin at PICCOMOLO. Of course we had to share the goodness. she also just finished Amoxicillin 3 days before. So there is an allergy that we have narrowed down. She woke up covered in hives Sat. morning. Poor baby. After lots of sleep and a dose of Zyrtec. She is in recovery. The hives aren't completely gone but looking much better!

I thought she looked really strong in this picture. A natural Superwoman.

Here is a glimpse of the 80's party. This one is me after I had been drinking and took off my humongo heart hoop earrings!

I don't like any of the pictures that were taken with me in them. This one is the worst! My shirt is sitting on me in a funny way. Check out our neighbors though. Look at the Zebra striped spandex. He also had on black cowboy boots and a hand drawn tat. We had a blast. I wish more people had dressed up!