Home at last, but lots to see and tell...

Well our trip was cut short due to possible weather complications. So we headed home Sunday in the hopes of not driving at any point on snow covered roads. We were met with success and really quite beautiful driving conditions.

Kaitlyn has done quite a bit of driving this trip in hopes of getting the mandatory 50 hours that is required for her drivers license. She left Colorado with 30 hours and has accumulated about 17 hours on this trip.

Our last visit with Grammie and Papa found the temps dropping and when Papa mentioned a park nearby I decided that since we'd be in the car all the following day that perhaps a stop was in order.
See the cloudy skies? The temps were really dropping at this point and though my kiddo's tend to produce their own weather temps while playing I knew we didn't have much time, as Mom's temp dictates how long they get to play outside!
This is a huge park in Allen, Tx. There are sails placed sporadically through the area. Interesting to see and obviously even when they are at a distance they are fun to play with. Kristina and Kaitlyn attempting a optical illusion. I messed up the shot as I didn't have my glasses on. Sorry girls!














A bit of fun racing down the slide!


We're off! Sunday morning came and I packed everyone up and we were on I-75 by 5:15 Colorado time. A long day ahead of us. We watched movies that Renee and Denise gave the girls and the little ones played with the new toys they received from them. It really helped to pass the long hours in the car. Thank you to Renee and Denise!

I did have Kaitlyn stop along the highway so that I could jump out and "pick cotton" that had blown off the cotton trucks or off the plants themselves. The kiddo's have never touched cotton before and I wanted them to feel the plant and experience it. They were so excited and amazed
to see that it didn't feel like a plant or look like a plant. Then we talked about all the things that they have that ARE cotton.


Home at last and fading fast I took this end of trip picture. I was exhausted and jumped in bed at 8 p.m. I slept until almost 7 a.m. I haven't slept like that in months now.

As I checked through my list of blogs for interesting posts this morning I found Karen's blog to have been filled with a delightful surprise. She posted on a couple of babies who are dear to me. I have never met the family though I almost feel like I know them through Karen. These little ones were born on my Dad's birthday and are having a bit of a rough start as they were born very prematurely. Check out the blog for pictures and a update. Thanks Karen! for the great surprise.

Also Bonnie (my daughter) posted on a delightful way to pass the time if your stuck in the house! Check it out!

Jessica, (my first baby girl), is posting on the terrible weather for Oregon and people's inability to navigate it. Sounds all to familiar.

p.s. Skies look like snow today!