Lucky Day

Ya know that sinking feeling you get in the pit of your stomach...

when things suddenly become quiet....

a little too quiet...

a tiny part of you worries for their safety...

but deep down you know your just in denial....

because you know what what quiet really means....

surely you've seen it all....

......lucky day, lucky day.

Sand Dunes

The weather has been so wonderful lately we've been checking out all the hiking spots we've heard about since we've been here. A week ago Saturday we went to The Great National Sand Dunes....or something like that, but they are the largest sand dunes in North America. It was a whole lotta sand. In the spring there is a river that runs down across the valley and eventually just sinks down into one of the largest aquafers around, so even though it all looked completely dry, the kids were able to dig down just a foot or to and find water. Austin dug really deep down with one hand and pushed through to a complete water pocket.....I was just waiting for them all to go sinking down and float away.

Austin and Phil hiked to the top and I stayed back with the rest who were completely content to slide and climb over and over....except Bingham who would slide and then have me toss him back up a little at a time like a frog. We saw a lot of people there with slides or boogie boards but nobody seemed to actually be able to slide down a dune. Then right as we were leaving this little family came up and showed us the tricks of the trade so we will have to bring sleds when we go back in the spring.

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Back to school with a little warning

Since Soni started school she hasn't stopped bouncing off the walls for a second. You can tell it is quite an emotional/stimulating/slightly overwhelming ride she's on. Here's a little excerpt from her prayer the other night:

"I love school, it rocks (pause) and rolls. I miss my mom, but I like playing with that one boy; can you tell my mom to get a play date with him again?"

Don't know if I should be quoting prayer on my blog, but it cracked me up. I guess she didn't have a lot of faith that I would get the message from God because she reminded me with this little comment:

"Hey Mom, can we call up that one kid in my class and say 'Schools out, scream and shout, do you want to have a play date?'"

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, me and Bingham have been pretty tight buddies. He loves helping me with whatever I'm doing, and surprisingly for a 2 year old, he REALLY is quite helpful; he's quite a funny little kid too.

This is what Eve's been up too...learning to smile pretty with a little bling. I think she's pretty cute.

Austin and Soni have a little back to school warning to share....

Just because they are labeled "safety scissors" doesn't mean they won't cut your finger if your not careful. Seriously, these are scissors we've had around for years and have never been successful at cutting anything and now.....well, that's two band aids on Austin (because he didn't believe it really cut him the first time) and one on Soni (cause she didn't believe him either times)