Author: eaumaison (Page 76 of 207)

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Three injuries before 8:30 AM.  Two head bumps and one pinched fingers.  Ahh, the early mobility phase.

This place is just a couple minutes drive away and free! We will definitely be back this summer.

Days on trip: 5

Miles driven: 1,158

Roadside potty stops: 1

Restroom potty stops: 4

Chicken Run viewings: 3

Hours of iPad gaming: too many to count

Sam naps skipped: 0

Jack naps skipped: 3

Fatboy sandwiches consumed by me: 3

Peanut M&Ms consumed by me: ~ 270

Mornings slept in by me: 1

Diaper blowouts: 3

Loads of laundry: 2

Cousins visited: 7

Photos uploaded to Flickr: 62

Toys received by Jack: 10

Toys received by Sam: 3

Falls out of bed: 1

Total head bonks to boys: ~8

Alpha-bots recovered from long ago lost: 1

Replacement Alpha-bots imported from Japan just in case: 26

Requests for McDonald’s by Jack: 5

Requests for McDonald’s granted: 3

Weird Utah billboards observed: 14

Items missing upon arrival in Arvada: 2

Ounces of Diet Coke consumed by me: 376

Swimming dips: 3

Swimsuits packed by me: 2 per boy

New swimsuits waiting at Mom’s house: 2 per boy

Sunburns: 0

We didn’t rush the return journeys.  On Sunday morning the kids got out all their wiggles while I searched high and low to gather all our stuff back into the car. 

At the height of Jack’s Frozen obsession, he bemoaned my lack of grandfather clock so he could recreate a moment.  Wish fulfilled:

We tried to get a nice picture of Grandma with her two great-grandsons.  We succeeded in taking the pictures, but I’m not sure if any of them are nice.  There’s a lot of silly to wrangle.

We bid our good-byes to Layton and stopped in SLC to see Andy and Jenn.  The dogs were thrilled. 

Then it was time to origami Dad into the backseat for a long drive.  He kept the boys happy by plying them with french fries, blueberries, and cookies.

Ah, such a beautiful sight!

 
 
(He tattooed his name on his fist.  What a thug.)

This was taken as we pulled out on the road.  Both boys were asleep by Palisade.  It was the easiest of the four drives, for both traffic and kids’ moods. 

Today?  Happy to be home, playing with new toys, taking extra naps, and exploring the crawling skills honed in Utah.  Boy, do I have some baby-proofing to do.

I’ve been meaning to take the kids to Utah for ages.  I still hadn’t met my new adopted cousins, who have been here for years.  Plus visiting the rest of my mom’a side of the family, and my brother and his wife, so we really needed to visit.

The next afternoon we packed the car to its limits, trapped Dad in with luggage, and made the next section of our journey: Layton!

Gah!  I hardly took any photos of my cousins!  Crap.  I was so tired and trying to keep an eye on the kiddos.  Maybe my mom has some she can share.

New toy positioned by jack after I tucked him in:

Last week.

Start with a little sleep.  If Sam sleeps until at least 6:15, that’s a good morning.  If he lets me go back to bed for twenty minutes after I fill his tummy, that’s even better.

Exercise first thing to get it out of the way.  Sam plays on the floor and dances to Ke$ha with me.  Meanwhile Jack gets himself up and is watching Digimon in the kitchen. 

Breakfast next.  Leftover crumpets (yay for Trader Joe’s!) with fruit and smoothie.  A fried egg for me.

BWAA HAHA HA HA!  They had zucchini in their smoothies!  I win at mothering!

Shower and style my new do, that I dyed last night.  Summer always makes me want to do something new with my hair.  This might be the most fetching self photo I’ve taken in years, despite the broken dresser and unmade bed.

Sam took a nap and we cleaned Jacks’ room.  It was remarkable because we did it together without tears shed by either party.

Then off to the usual story time.  

 

 
Oh wow.  There they are.  Beautiful.

Stopped at MickleDonnull’s for cold drinks and a bag of ice before having lunch at home.  Sam is starting with some leftover hamburger, and Jem thinks Sam is A-OK. 

Quiet time for both boys – the best part of the day.  Sam woke up shortly though.  I have him play while I finished up some work. 

Not pictured: Me having an anxiety attack over Sam coughing and sneezing this morning.  I can’t break this healthy streak yet!