14 posts tagged “fun”
This week we took the family camping. What an adventure that was for the little ones! They were talking about it for a week before we finally went. Frank was away at Scout camp, so he couldn't make it, but we had a great time anyway. Our friends own a campground just outside of Estes Park, CO, and we go once a year for them to see all the kids. It's just beautiful. If you ever come to Colorado, check out Drake Campground on the Eastern side of Estes Park, (shameless plug!) Here's a pic of some of the bunnies that they were letting the kids pet, (Oh great, now they all want a bunny for Christmas...)
And here's a pic of a tributary to the Big Thompson River. It runs right through their property and into the river which is just a few hundred yards downstream. Just upstream from where this pic was taken is a campsite pretty much right on the river. We stayed in one of their cabins, but when the twins are a little older I hope to camp there. It's one of my favorite spots in the whole place.
Oh, and as for the title of this post... We were enjoying a nice dinner, watching all the bicyclists entering the park heading West, (Colorado is big for bicyclists. We get some world class riders coming here to train, but I digress...) when suddenly my Honey sighs and says, "They're going the wrong way, France is that way."
And so it goes. :-)
Because I was asked...
Okay, so she started out pink...
And is now purple. Her hair is a little faded in this shot, due to the chlorine in the swimming pool.
However, you can see the color pretty well in this one.
So this week has been another adventure! This week my husband's computer was infected with a rather nasty piece of malware. We have no idea where it came from, but it apparently damaged the master boot record. Ugh. After quite a bit of research we seem to have found a solution and we called a tech guy to fix it for us. He's recovered all of the profiles except my husband's, which is f*****g encrypted. This guy seems to know his way around a computer, so hopefully he can crack it. I'm just terrified. I haven't backed up or pictures since February, and I don't want to lose them.
Also this week we had a two day backyard camp-out! We thought we'd give it a try to see how the twins take to sleeping in a tent. Day one was great, day two... Well, I ended up back in the house around five AM to try get some sleep, (ask my husband.) The twins took to it so well that I don't think we'll have any problems next year. Now, we just need to get them some fishing poles! :-)
And finally, to celebrate the fourth, we had a barbecue last night since my Honey had to work tonight. We had my ex-in-laws over as well as on of our neighbors. It was a small affair, but we had a great time. Tonight my husband came home just in time to meet us at the city park near our house for the annual fireworks. It's actually an all day event thatculminate in the fireworks. We enjoyed the band they had there, the kids had cotton candy, you know, all the good stuff! I love watching them there. They launch them over the lake and the reflection combined with the pyrotechnics themselves are just amazing.
I can't believe how many posts I missed! I just spent an hour reading as many as I could...
Okay, I know the pic is the wrong sex, and the hairdo needs help, but you get the idea!
Let's see, last week I passed my state boards, so I'm now employable. So now I'm in the process of finding a decent job, that pays well, but mostly has longterm potential. I'm not the kinda girl that likes to try out jobs. I feel it a waste of time. The most important thing to me is educational reimbursement. I would love to continue my education at an employer's expense. :-)
We just picked up new luggage for our trip. Boy was that a fiasco! On the front page of a large retailers ad this week was a set that was both economical, and came with bonus goodies, (I love bonus goodies. I married my honey because he came with a food processor...) At any rate, we purchased said luggage, only to find it was missing the aforementioned items once we got home. Errrgghhh. A few phone calls, and three trips later we got it straightened out, with the help of a fabulous employee that went above and beyond, (Thank you again Jackie Gooden!!!,) we now have our luggage. Yeah! Now I'm going to start shopping the dollar stores for cheap toys I can stuff in our carry-ons for emergency purposes. In case of emergency apply crayons and coloring books...
One thing my daughter and I accomplished this week was a special suprise for my MIL, (Shhh, Stevie.) :-) It's kinda corney, but hey, we only see her once a year, may as well go for the full cheese. Hopefully she'll love it, and if she doesn't? Well, she can always stuff it in a closet somewhere as soon as we leave. :-)
So Trevor has decided he's a pig. It's so cute, he'll walk around oinking for hours, and should we forget he's a pig, he'll come stand right in front of us and oink. I listen to them through the baby monitor at night, and sometimes Langdon gets in on the game and will answer him by barking. I remember the older kids having a fun imagination too, but it's neat to watch the twins play together; to see what they come up with. We know this game will lose it's shine soon enough, so I'm going to try get my Honey to capture it on film. So, for now we have a three year old pig, and the occasional three year old dog. :-)
For all those out in Voxland, Happy Father's Day! :-)
For my honey we just made him the obligatory breakfast in bed, after he slept in of course. When the twins could no longer contain themselves we all paraded into the bedroom, woke him up, and presented him with breakfast and gifts. I was so fun, they were so excited watching him unwrap his presents, you'd have thought it was their birthday all over again. Let's see, we got him some shorts, an indoor putting green, and time at a local driving range, (golf, see a pattern?) I almost got him a Calaway baseball cap, but he's glad I didn't. I figure, if I'm going to be a golf widow, I may as well embrace it!
Okay, let's see if this works. I'm shamelessly copying Stevie, and attempting my first video clip. (It's flattery if credit is given and no copyright infringed, right?)
This is a clip of the twins ploaying outsid in the sprinkler, nothing Earth shattering, but fun none the less!
Okay I copied this from Cheeky Monkey... Who picked up on this meme from Heather and also Dewitte (who got it from Cori).
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search
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b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.
The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your flickr name
Okay, so a while back I was asked to post pics of some of the crafts I've been working on. Well, it took forever, but I finally got around to taking pics of a comforter I finished recently. (In my world 'recently' means anytime within the last calander year...) At any rate, even though it has been a few months, here's a couple pics of it. You can't really tell by the pictures, because I took them outside in full sun, but the colors are really bright and vivid. It's a king size comforter made from bandanas that were hand dyed in India. Really warm and cozy, but will soon have to be put away for the summer.
Here's Logan holding it up for me. This is one side...
And here's the other. It's nothing compared Queen Of Fractal Beauty's beautiful quilts, but I'm happy with it. I'm hoping to make some more bedding for the twins soon, as they could use some summer blankets.
While looking through my pics on my computer, I happened upon these... It's been a couple years, but Logan spotted this while we were on the highway heading for an errand. Luckily I was exiting the turnpike anyway, so we went looking for it to see it up close. It was pretty neat, and not something you see everyday.
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