Galveston wknd

Here is the Cody man. So much fun to be around!

G-pa pulling the babies to the coast.

Micah and Cody enthralled.

Aj building a sandcastle. I have big plans for future sandcastles! It's too hard while they're so little.

Ben digging a hole.

Micah and a snack. As if she would be doing anything else!

Cody pooped out.

And Micah did soon there after.

The last morning we went shelling.

They had a lot of fun.

Handsome!

Chasing the birds

And this is how we all felt when we got home.

4TH

We had a full day on the 4th of July. We decided to forgo our traditional bash with the neighbors and be with family this yr.

we have been enjoying watermellon frequently this summer. It is so refreshing!

Micah wanted the camera.

Here is Ben in all his cuteness!


Catching up..or trying to!

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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.

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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.

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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!!

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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.