Hey Y'all

Hey Y'all

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

2 Weeks Out West

Hello again! We finally made it home last Friday. We went on our 2nd annual 2 week family vacation out West. This year we had a pop up camper and visited a few new places. We had a little tire trouble and lots of road construction along the way, but we still had a very fun, exciting, and relaxing time! I'll let the pictures do the talking. Here are just a few that highlight the trip! (Reminder: just click on the picture to see it bigger!)

Great Sand Dunes Colorado





On top of the "High Dune" (650 ft)


Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado




Snowball Fight:


Junior Rangers:


Grand Teton National Park Wyoming









Little Bighorn National Monument
Junior Rangers:



Rooney Ranch in Montana





Yellowstone National Park Wyoming



Sam Lost his first tooth while watching the Grizzly Bear:






Sam Lost his 2nd tooth at Old Faithful:


Arches National Park Utah


2 Delicate Arches:


Junior Rangers:








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Enjoy and thanks for checking in on us - we miss all of you!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Summer Time!

Well, we've had a fun summer so far. We haven't had too much going on. This past week it got over 100 everyday. (A few days up to 107!) So, we've done a lot of swimming.


Here is a video of the kids racing:


Sam decided he wanted to grow is hair out this summer. Thankfully he changed his mind after just a few weeks. He got tired of his bangs itching his eyes.
Here are the before and after shots:



We love icecream, so here is a picture of Sam at Baskin Robbins - or should I say, Jack Sparrow:


On July 4th we got up and headed out to our friends ranch to do some fishin'. We had lots of fun - it was a beautiful day - and I had caught the biggest fish of the day, until Sam reeled in a 21 inch catfish. He was so proud!





Adrian has a little garden in the back yard. All the plants must really like the heat! Knee high by the 4th of July?


We headed to downtown Lubbock for the big fireworks show. Here is a picture of the kids while we were waiting for the fireworks to start.


While we were there a girl from the local newspaper asked if she could take our picture. This was in the spotted section of the Avalanch Journal.


Layne crashed before the fireworks even started.


With all the riding lessons going on, Sam wanted to get in on the action. Here is a couple pictures of him with Skid. He did a good job riding and now thinks he is a real cowboy!



FYI - we are leaving this Friday for our 2nd annual 2 week trip - so it will be a couple weeks before I can update the blog again. We are heading to Colorado for a few days, Wyoming for a few days, Montana for a few days, Yellowstone for a few days, then Utah for a few days. So, when I do post I will have LOTS of pics!