Summer Vacation in Eleven States

This year we decided to take a trip out west to visit family and to go places we haven't been before.  We left on a Friday and planned to be gone for 17 days.  Here are pictures from the first day of traveling.  We left at 4am eastern time hoping the kids would sleep for the first part of the drive.  They were a wide awake for a few hours than finally drifted of to dreamland.  Joshua stayed awake the whole time.  He was a barrel of laughs by the time we stopped that night at 10pm mountain standard time.

Pet Store

The kids love going to the pet store.  They love to walk around and see the animals, but they mostly like that they have kid sized carts.  They get to push them around and collect the stuff we are going to buy.

Sleeping Arrangements

Rachel's room is upstairs and lately she has felt a little lonely being upstairs all by herself.  So, we have been letting her sleep in Morgan and Gracie's room.  Here is a couple of pictures Ryan took one night when they were having a sleep over.

A Photographer is Born

The kids have figured out how to use the camera on our cell phones.  When we are not paying attention, they love to take pictures and it doen't matter what the subject matter is.  They will take pictures of anything.

Emily's Birthday

For my birthday this year Ryan and I went out to dinner and then celebrated with the kiddo's over cake and ice cream.  The kiddos all went with me to Cold Stone and picked out my birthday cake.  We had to take a vote and go with the majority because it was hard to decide what kind to get.  I wanted strawberry cheesecake, Josh wanted cupcakes, Jaxen and Gracie and Morgan wanted Cookie's and Cream, and Rachel wanted chocolate.  So, we went with Cookies and Cream.  Then we showed the kiddos my new bike.  Now we both can take the kids on bike rides, which makes it a little easier to keep track of everyone.

Ohio Trip

Ohio Trip to Uncle Andrew's and Aunt Stefanie's House

In June, Ryan had to attend a meeting in Ohio and took the family along.  While he was working, we enjoyed the pool and room at the hotel.  We then made it a weekend and drove to Andrew and Stefanie's to visit the boys.  The kids had a great time.  We played, explored and saw a movie.  They love to visit their cousins in Ohio, even if it is a long drive.

End of School Activities

Field Trip to Teusink's Farm

Josh had a Field Trip to an animal farm and Ryan was kind enough to tag along.  Josh was in heaven to have his dad there with him.

Field Day

Morgan had Field day that second to last week of school.  Ryan went to cheer her on.  Unfortunately,  the weather was rainy and wet, so they held it in doors.  They did a great job of coming up with indoor acitivites for the kids to do.  They had a great time and Morgan loved having her dad there to watch.

Botox Again.

Unfortunatly,  May was also the time for Josh to have his Botox injections again.  He was not happy to be going to get a shot, but he loves the trip to the store for a pop and treat afterwards.