You can't tell by the picture but that's Little Rascals, Projected up onto the barn. The kids are snuggled up with their cousins in the treehouse, the summer wind is keeping us cool and I'm pretty darn sure that this night makes the entire drive from Georgia worth it.
Tonight I put Lorali to bed at 8. When I went down at 10 i realized that she had gotten into my old Barbie's. Yeah, I stayed up late playing that too. ;)
Okay so the Internet situation here hasn't gotten better. Thank freaking goodness for my iPhone! That being said, I'm putting the disclaimer out now... Expect shorter posts, lower picture quality and more typos. ;)
Other then that the trips been awesome. We're keeping busy around here, even if that means we're busy in the treehouse (which I think Ethan has been in more then his bed) or busy running through the sprinklers. Now that we've been gone three weeks I'm really, really actually missing Doug. The kids have started asking daily when we get to pick him up from the airport and even Owen just giggles when he gets to talk on the phone to Doug. Less then a week though and we'll be watching a Waterton sunset together again, as a family.
This morning we trekked west to Kennecott and Ethan loved it just as much as we thought he would. Lorali on the other hand was begging to go sit in the car with her night-night about 10 minutes in. I can't tell you how much I love taking my kids all around the valley and seeing them live it all as much as me. Ensign peak and Timp. caves are this next week. Anyone want to join us?! ;)
Today we're soaking up the sun and enjoying time with my big brother. I love summertime in Utah.
Whew! After a little computer drama I'm back online. Oh how I've missed you! Okay so the quick version of the trip thus far... The first week we spent in Chicago with my sister, April and her kids. It was a blast. SOO much fun. I really loved the city and the family friendly atmosphere and I didn't even mind the weather. Ethan had a rough time the first couple of days. He was throwing 3-4 fits a day and it was down right exhausting on me. I'm not sure if it was the lack of schedule or a new place and new people or what but he certainly worked it out and has enjoyed every minute of the trip since then. Last Friday we left Illinois and drove 12+ hours into Wyoming and then Saturday morning finsihed up the last leg and drove up to Mom's house around 2pm. We were playing immediately and I had to bribe the kids to get out of the treehouse to take them to the Lehi Round-Up Rodeo. They of course loved it. This week we've just been enjoying family. The kids have played with their cousins Maya, Brynn, John and Jess. They've been spoiled by their Grandma and have basically been suction cupped to their Bampa. I, of course, am loving every minute of it all. We are definitely missing Daddy but, it'll be less than two weeks until he's flying into Montana and we're all on our way into The Park. So, everyone in Utah- please call me, e-mail me or even stop by, I'll be here until the 16th. (and then again for a week Aug. 7th-14th). More soon, I'm back- I promise!
