A day in the mountains

Sometimes you just need to get out of town for a day. We rounded up some of our favorite people in the name of tree cutting and firewood gathering and headed East.

If I hadn't have had to pee so very badly, I would have missed this gem.  It's in the men's bathroom at Middlegate, NV.
Yes....I had to pee THAT bad.

Emmer's looking pretty good in Bob's carhartt

I found me a baby to love on.  And got out of wood carrying. 

 

My happy place

Found some good treasures

 

 

Emma and Davey bonded over a bag of doritos years ago. Instant friendship.

Sunday Morning

I took my mom to pick out new rose bushes for Mother's day.  It's hard work wandering through the nursery, choosing colors, and picking plants that have a nice fragrance. 

Bob wandered off to find some of his favorite kind of people.  I found him sitting with strangers, drinking orange juice, and discussing the amount of hair each one had hiding under their cowboy hats.

My creepy, crawlie loving girl

Hey mom, have you given Todd a hug today?

Not quite summertime

The girlchild walks around with boots and her swim suit on hoping against hope that the dad will take pity on her and set the kiddie pool up.

Reminds me of the days I used to ride the horses with my gymnastic suit on.  Only she has a way better haircut than I did.

She can thank me later.

And my mother can pay my therapy bills.

A breezy Sunday afternoon

Easter Sunday traditions with my family involved heading out to the salt flats for a potluck and kite flying.

We haven't done much of that since I became the parent and I felt like I was missing out.

Apparently, if you wait until the Friday before Easter to go kite shopping though, you will have to settle for angry birds.  Not my first choice, but they assembled quickly and were a hit with the under 6 crowd.

It wasn't quite windy enough to get the kites to stay up for any long period of time. 

But we have them now and I have sufficiently impressed the little people with my kite flying skills.

Never a dull conversation

Girlchild: Hey Bob, we get to go to Uncle Mike's house tonight and eat crawdads?

Bob: I don't think I like crawdads.

The Mom: You like crab, you might like them.

Bob: Mom, did you know that Shaggy and Scooby suck the juices out of the crawdad tails.

Me: That's how people from the South do it.

Bob: When I grow up, I want to be a people from the South.

Working the System

Bob: Mom, is your back still hurting?

Me: Yes.

Bob: You should tell your boss that you need to go home early and rest.
And on the way home you can pick me up.  But you should come get me before naptime.
Okay?