Giant marshmallows & the Moon

Tonight the kids roasted giant marshmallows that we found at a local store

here. They thought it was cool, but prefer the regular sized ones. We also

brought out the telescope and looked at the moon, and took some pictures.

I just love looking at the moon and all the little details. It an amazing thing

to see.

Swim Lessons & Free Lunch

Today was the last day of swimming lessons for the kids.
They have enjoyed it even though they were not feeling
good the first week. Everyday after lessons we walk over
to the park and the kids enjoy a free lunch. After they
eat, we sit and relax under a shade tree and let the kids
play for awhile. We'll still go get a free lunch till
summer is over, the food is good and free is even better!

New Mexico Beach

So, we've been going to the Alameda open space lately, which is located

on the Rio Grande river. There is a small beach area that the kids can play

in the sand. The kids asked if that's where we could go again last night.

We hauled in buckets, sand tools and a huge blanket to lay on. We set up

our spot and then head out to explore. We let the kids play in the river,

and we even tracked across a shallow area (ankle deep) to another island.

We found all kinds of driftwood, animal tracts and even a small pool of water

filled with tadpoles. We filled up a bucket and brought the tadpoles home.

The kids loved playing in the water and the sand. We didn't get there until

7:00pm so we enjoyed watching the sun set as well. Who says we have to

live near a beach? We will be making many trips here over the summer

as the children love it here and so do we.

Happy 30th b-day / Father's Day!!

Well, today is Patrick's 30th B-day / Father's Day. I woke him up
around 5:00 this morning for his birthday surprise.... A Hot Air Balloon
ride! It was fun being able to see the whole process of the balloon set-up.
Patrick helped quite a bit. The ride was very cool with some great views.
It was a pretty neat experience that Patrick & I enjoyed. Patrick said
that he had a blast! A BIG THANKS to my friend Tracey who watched
our sick kids SUPER early in the morning!! It is rare that we get out to
do something just the two of us so, we really appreciate it. After the
balloon ride and breakfast on the ground Patrick went rock climbing
with his friend. While he was gone the kids and I worked on his cake.
We made him a chocolate cake with a boiled peanut butter frosting.
The kids decorated the cake with candies. They were happy when Daddy
got home and opened up their gifts. All in all it was great day. We still
need to have our big dinner of ribs, twice baked potatoes, corn on the cob
and Cesar salad. We love you hope you had a great day!!

Another one with Pneumonia

Yup, Miss Savannah went to the doctor today. She got her fever back
this week and her cough has been horrible. We hope everyone will finally
be feeling better and we can get on with our summer.