Cool Colorado

The second "half" of our vacation was spent in Colorado at Uncle Stephen Grove's cabin--which was totally awesome! We took 2 days to drive there--about 7-8 hours each day. We hadn't been on that long of a road trip with the kiddos yet, and we were not sure how they would handle it, especially Macie, so we planned on splitting it up in to 2 days. They did super, and loved staying in the hotel room on the way! James and Katy Garner and their adorable girls, Shelby and Zoe, came too, since they were already in New Mexico with family. Callie and Shelby became friends quickly, and had great fun together, letting Jack join in on some games. The game of the week seemed to be something they called "sickness"--which consisted of Jack being sick in some way, and the girls giving him medicine at the hospital--I had nothing to do with this game! The weather was incredible--down as low as 26 degrees at night, up to high 70's or 80 during the day--just wonderful. We went on a hike up the mountain to a waterfall one day--all the kids made it, even Macie! (Mommy was a little nervous in some places!) Stephen's nephew Montana came along with him, and he was great with the younger kids--looking after them, entertaining them--a huge help. So polite and such good manners--kudos to David and Sara, his parents. Thanks to Uncle Stephen and his family for letting us use the cabin--we had a great time!

Callie's "Kiss" Tongue

Callie has an amazingly long tongue, and when we were in Rockport, everyone encouraged me to document it!

Rockport Relaxation

We are in Rockport this week with Jane, Bill, Scott, and Alli. Lots of beach, swimming, fishing, and RELAXATION!! The kids are doing boogie (spelling?!) boards for the first time, and loving it! They are also fishing--a 3 year old with a hook on a line is quite scary--and Cal caught 2 catfish yesterday from the pier. They both can actually cast really well! Macie is not having the best time, bless her heart. It's pretty hot for her to be outside, and she HATES the life jacket on the boat--not her dream vacation, I guess.

He is Done!

Bryan finished the Bar Exam last Thursday--Yea!!! I really think he feels pretty good about it, even though he'll never actually say he thinks he did well--that would jinx it of course! We won't know results for 3 months--but we won't dwell on that--we're free!