We just returned from vacation and it was nice to get away. Joseph attended his annual medical conference and this year he chose Denver, CO for his destination. While Joseph was gone I decided to spend the week with my mom so the kids and I would have more excitement.
While Joseph was in Denver he went snow shoeing at Rocky Mountain National Park. I'll admit I was nervous having him go snow shoeing in the mountains by himself but he did take all of the "Boy Scout" precautions i.e. --water, food, bright orange vest, whistle, compass, lighter, etc. He had a great time at RMNP and he said it was a perfect day for the trip. Joseph also decided that he loves Estes Park, CO and is ready to move there...probably won't happen.
Elk Crossing! Joseph said there were about 20 of them.
There is a black and white bird on this tree. It was Joseph's little friend that followed him looking for a snack. At one point, Joseph took off his glove and the bird landed on Joseph's hand. Cool!
The rest of the week Joseph attended 24 hours of class and the temple twice. He called us multiple times a day so we could stay up on the events of each day.
The kids and I had a great time at my mom's house. Rebecah and Kimball really warmed up to Heather. Most mornings my kids got up early...6:00ish...and the first thing Rebecah would say was "Kiss Heather?" I had to tell her that Heather was still sleeping.
We were lucky to be in town for David's baby blessing and it was fun to see him again. He is cute and Rebecah enjoyed being able to hold him.
Playing with Amy.
Rebecah and me with David.
Holding David.
Heather and I worked on crafts while I was there. I had made her 10 shamrocks to hang on her curtain rod. I also made about 12 Christmas tree ornaments for her and about 40 ball lantern ornaments. The ball lanterns were made with pastel colors so they are perfect for Easter. Heather shared her bounty with me and now I have some decorations all ready for Easter and the supplies to make a few of the ribbon trees.
Making the ribbon ornaments.
Christmas Tree ribbon ornaments
The shamrocks had different green fabrics on them and different buttons. They turned out really cute! If I do say so myself.
Post-craft pictures
Kimball doing a craft of his own. He wanted in on the crafting action so we found stickers, colored pencils and paper for him.
Kimball really missed his Legos while we were gone. Next time we'll probably have to bring them with us. To help ease his separation anxiety my mom broke out the K'nex and Kimball was much happier.
Kimball sleeping in Heather's new recliner. He LOVED that chair. Anytime Heather wasn't in it, he was.
One of the best parts of the week was sitting with my mom and Heather each night at our respective computers and we would all Index together helping each other as needed. It sounds a little boring, but we all enjoyed it.
The vacation ended a little rocky with Kimball and Rebecah getting a little sick. It was Rebecah's first time throwing up...I'm still sorry about the carpet. Kimball didn't have his first vomiting episode until he was 4 so it he could always make it to the designated bowl...not so with Rebecah. She had been complaining about her tummy hurting, but I just thought she wanted Tylenol because I had given some to Kimball. I'll now pay more attention to her in the future. On the way home we were on some windy roads and she complained about her stomach hurting so we got out ASAP so her stomach could rest and we made it home without incident.
