my hunk of love was here ..

oh be still my heart ..

nap time ..

because it is hard work to be a dog ..

faces ...

i just wanted to take a picture .. that was all ..

dancing ..

while we were on our workcation the kids had the opportunity to swim with the dolphins ..

they spent about an hour in the water with them ..

needless to say .. they want to get one for the pool !!

workcation activities ..

jeff and the kids were busy busy on our workcation ..

they snorkeled ..

crashed .. alot .. on the boogie board ..

and walked the beach ..

me .. i didn't get up from my chair .. 

first days ..

happy first days of school everyone ..

it's going to be a fantastic year !!

beach pics ..

working ..

we are really working ..

not playing in the sand or laying around in the sun on the beach .. 

promise ..

the train to durango ..

they rode the train from silverton to durango ..

cash has been looking forward to this for a long time ..

ever since toby and susie rode the train and sent him a postcard ..

the train goes right along the edge ..

my guess is his head was hanging out the whole time ..

yep .. i knew it .. 

i would be mad to ..

this is why cash didn't want to come home ..

this is why cash is still mad at me because he had to come home ..

who can blame him .. 

i would be mad to if i had to come home ..

i would rather be standing at the top of engineer pass

looking out over the mountains ..

the blue sky dotted with pretty white clouds ..

fresh air ..

huge rocks to climb on ..

nothing but mountains and sheep ..

and trees and granny and grandpa ..

are you crying mom ?

they are finally home ..

after what seemed like a very LONG time ..

ellie first words to me were .. mom .. are you crying ?

yes .. i said .. i am so happy to see you !!

cash's first words to me were .. mom .. we could've just "face timed" each other ..

why i asked ..

that way you could have seen me but i could still be in colorado with grandpa ..

so .. 

to say that they are happy to be home would not be real accurate ..

to say that they were happy to see me would not be real accurate ..

to say that i am feeling a little unloved would be accurate ..

but who can blame them ..

 just wait until you see the rest of the pictures and hear the stories ..

i would be mad that i had to come home to ..

please mother .. STOP calling !!!

my kids are having the best time ..

they don't want to talk on the phone .. they are to busy ..

they don't want to come home .. they are having way to much fun ..

so please mother .. STOP calling ..

there is a restaurant/bar in silverton called handlebars .. 

they love to go there ..

you get a clip on mustache ..

to funny !!!

ellie twisted hers into a handlebar mustache but i can't find the picture that my mom sent 

and i'm not about to call and ask for her to send it again ..

they also got sling shots ..

new rule .. sling shots and guns stay in the rb !

so then after mustaches and sling shots

they got to practice their cake decorating with sweet and wonderful lana .. who we ADORE !!!

she is teaching ellie how to make roses !!

i would call her and tell her to video this and pay close attention so that she could teach me but i have been told to STOP calling ..

mother !!!