Friday, July 25, 2008

24th of July

Last night for the 24th of July we did fireworks in our cul-de-sac with our next door neighbors, the Dicksons. We had a great time and so did the kids. Alexis was so excited and after just about every firework fizzled out she would run to me and ask for more. In fact, you can see her in action in the last picture below.

Here are some pictures of the event:









Memory Game

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory (or more) that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing (but you don't have to) and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Home

Ok, we are home safe and sound. More details and pictures tonight when I have time...

Monday, July 21, 2008

Pictures

Ok, since I don't have lots of time to detail our trip, check out some pictures by clicking here.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Yellowstone - Day 1

Well, it is the end of day 1 of our big Yellowstone adventure. First, I'm happy to report the Yukon (back from the shop after four weeks of repairs) made it just fine with no issues. None that we noticed anyway. :)

Day 1

11:10 - We finished packing up the rig, stopped by the bank, and headed off to drop Sausies off at Russ and Sue's house to be taken care of while we are gone.

12:00 - Leave Russ and Sue's house to head for West Yellowstone!

12:02 - "Dad, are we almost there yet?" (repeated every 1.8 minutes) :)

5:20 - Arrived at the Kelly Inn. Unloaded the Yukon, put kids and Missy in long pants (56 degrees and rainy on and off), and loaded back up to head for dinner.



6:20 - The Outpost appeared to be a Mom and Pop type of shop and we thought it would be great. It turned out to be mediocre at best, but it filled our bellies up.



7:25 - I was headed back to the motel because I was ready for bed. I was instructed that we were going into Yellowstone for a while and THEN we could head back for bed.

7:30 - Being the obedient husband that I am, I headed directly around the corner to Yellowstone. After only a few minutes this is what we saw:




8:25 - Heading back to the west entrance of Yellowstone there was an amazing sunset. The pictures don't do it justice, but here they are anyway:




9:40 - Back at the motel room, we were trying our best to keep the kids quiet when Hunter jumped out of bed holding his mouth. He had wiggled his loose tooth (number 7) so hard that it had fallen out! Great job Hunter! The newest missing tooth is the upper empty spot. Now he is waiting anxiously for the three missing teeth to come back in so he can eat normally again. :)



It's too bad we didn't warn the Tooth Fairy that we would be at the Kelly Inn in West Yellowstone. He'll have to wait until we get home to have her visit.

Now we'll try our best to get some sleep...

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Slacker

Man I'm a slacker...I need to get posting!