We had a great trip to the wild west and wild it was with snow, cold and wind, but it did have alot of sunshine too! In spite of the crazy weather, we had a wild and crazy time of fun with our kids. We didn't do anything spectacular but just hang-out and I think everyone would agree it was great! God always knows just when your kids need some special attention and it was Dan and Elizabeth's weekend to get ours. Ministry can be rewarding and challenging so it was perfect timing for us to go and love on our kids. The trip home was tough, we got a late start and traveled through the night. For the most part all the kids did great, but poor little Victoria she cried most of the night. It was so hard leaving her strapped in her carseat when I knew she just wanted me to hold her and snuggle. Once we got home it was within minutes and she was out and slept 6 hours; pretty much everyone slept except Colson and I. He busied himself with toys and I busied myself with unpacking. I took Dave and Casey's car (they were so gracious to loan us their car for the trip) and had the oil changed, washed and vacuumed and drove it over and swapped it back for ours. On my return home I needed to stop by Walmart, and had the oiled changed in our Saturn, washed and vacuumed it, arrived home to continue with some laundry, thankfully I had done most of it at the kids, and finished unpacking our luggage. Den was so sweet; he unloaded the entire car, after driving 16 straight hours, then he helped me put all the laundry away and took care of all the luggage. What a guy! Our trip was great, its been 10 years since this family had any type of vacation so it was much needed.

The rest of the week we have a few day trips planned, an indoor waterslide, shopping, dinner, and maybe a game or two of bowling. None of us are ready to jump back in the car and ride for any length of time either. It sure is good to have the boys home, my how we missed them! I posted some pictures, in three parts, so I hope you enjoy a few shots of my family and our vacation!