Road Trip to Vail

Our daddy received a trip from his company to Vail, Colorado for all his hard work. We were excited about going but weren't look forward to the ten hour drive with a two year old and a nine month old. But we loaded the car and hit the road.

We broke up the trip by stopping in Moab, Utah. We stayed at this western ranch that was pretty fancy but of course this is the only picture that I took. It describes perfectly how Jensen felt to get out of the car.


On Wednesday we made it to Vail and took it easy the rest of the day. We did go find ice cream that night in Lionshead. That was the start of our nightly tradition of getting a cone.

The next day we hit the slopes. We rode the Gondola up to the top of the mountain. Jensen loved it of course. Lucy got a little scared when it started to rock or we hit a bump. At the top Jensen ran around loving all the grass that he just doesn't seem to see at home.


Lucy posed nicely for mama.

While the kids had their naptime, Quincy rented a bike and rode it down the mountain a couple of times. It seems like the thing to do in Vail. Everyone is on their bikes. Quincy bikes every morning on a stationary bike but said that was nothing compared to going down the mountain. He said he only crashed once when he was trying to put his phone back in his pocket. Luckily he wasn't going fast.

We (by that I mean me) wanted a perfect family picture with our family at the top. This is about the 12th attempt and second time up the mountain. It still has a wiggly two year old in it.

Oh well.



The next day we drove to the top of the Rockies at 12,095 feet. It was freezing up there and still had snow patches.

We grabbed lunch in a little place called Aspen and then headed to the Grotos. There we tried to hike with both of the kids. Jensen didn't like being in the backpack very much but after awhile he feel asleep and woke up happy. We were trying to find a waterfall and a snowcave. We were struggling. We could hear the waterfall but just couldn't figure out how to get there. Finally we headed back and asked a fisherman. He said the waterfall was down this other path about 30 yards. Well, we got our exercise for the day anyway.

The last day we headed to Vail Village to see what they had for the kids.

We found really cold splash pads for Jensen. It was water from the river I swear. He warmed up to it and didn't want to leave.

It was too cold for Lucy so she posed some more by the pretty flowers.

We did find her some ice cream. She would eat the whole cone if we let her.

We also found this pirate ship park for them to play on. It was complete with a crow's nest and a plank.

Later that night we let Jensen play on the grass while we enjoyed the cool weather. We both weren't excited to go back to the Las Vegas heat. Jensen kept himself entertained by watching the bikers on the bike path. He even pulled a "Big Daddy" trick and threw a rock on the path.

We didn't want our trip to end. We took that as a good trip and it was.

Thanks daddy for all your hard work to earn the trip!

Back in Style!

Well little Lucy decided last week that is was time to crawl. It was funny because one day she wasn't crawling and the next day she was crawling across the floor. She hasn't stopped since. She loves to be right where her Mama is. The only bad thing about her crawling is our carpet. Let's just say it doesn't have a lot of plush in it anymore. This leaves Lucy's knees all red.

Luckily she has three pair of leg warmers that are the perfect solution! They actually serve a purpose now besides being way cute. Not like when I wore them in the 80's.

Who would have thought that leg warmers would ever make a comeback?

My crafty neighbor, Marian, made these for Lucy. I found this site if you are interested in making some for your little crawler.

Lucy's other pairs are from the store so if you aren't feeling up to being crafty, they have them at your local Old Navy or Target.

Her new trick this week is to pull herself up. She looks like a little dancer already.

We see a lot more of this view from Lucy now!

Fourth of July

On the 3rd of July we celebrated the 4th in Logandale with family, food and fireworks. It turned out to be a nice relaxing day.

Lucy was all dressed up for the holiday thanks to Grandma Haworth. It's good the holiday was stretched out over the weekend so she could wear all her outfits.

Jensen loves Grandpa and Grandma Haworth's dog, Snickers. He even likes to feed him bones which I am still scared to do.

I love this shot. Boy's best friend.

We had a family baptism to go to on that day, Quincy's cousin's daughter. After, we all headed back for a much wanted swim.

It started to feel like the fourth finally when the fireworks started. By then Lucy had worn herself out from the day and feel asleep. Jensen liked the town's fireworks that were a mile away, but didn't care too much for the fireworks his uncle bought. He wouldn't let Quincy out of arms reach even when Quincy was lighting the fireworks. We were all enjoying the fireworks until Uncle Kev dropped a lighted (illegal) firework on accident. Serious Russian Roulette with the firework. We all ran but had no idea where it was going to go. I had Lucy in my arms and was trying to run with her. Luckily it headed towards some bushes. It did spark a little but was put out quickly. It was a great laugh (later) even though I thought I was running for Lucy and my life.

Lucy enjoyed her first 4th of July or should I say 3rd?

Daddy's Weekend Adventures Part 2

A couple of weekends ago we were sitting around the house and needed an adventure. We weren't sure where we were going but we got in the car anyway. Quincy came up with a great idea. He took us to a baseball park that he had heard of from a coworker. It actually is on our part of town which isn't usually the case.

Now this isn't just any ballpark, this ballpark consists of six fields that are replicas of major league fields. They have softball leagues that play on them. It so took me back to my softball days and I yearned to play again. Complete with my green glove, a bucket of sunflower seeds, my favorite girls laughing as we run out onto the field, sliding into the bases, and pitching. All of it!

(okay maybe not running bases)

One thing on my bucket list is to visit all the Major League ballparks. Quincy joked that we visited five new ones that I haven't been to and in one night too. He is way ahead of me when it comes to visiting ballparks so maybe I need to plan a baseball trip without him this summer.

Quincy in front of the green monster at Fenway field.

Wasn't he just standing in front of the real one not too long ago without me?

Jensen loved running around on the green stuff.

Dodger Stadium (the only one I have seen in real life)

The Cincinnati Reds old ballpark Crosley field.

Wrigley field complete with the ivy wall.

The Big A at Angel Stadium

(The pictures of the old Yankee Stadium didn't work out too well. No one was playing on that field. Maybe no one wants to play on that field. )

They also have two different playgrounds for the kids to play on. Jensen just kept climbing the stairs and going down the slide. He loves our family adventures.

To end the night we hit the batting cages. Quincy was an old pro. His little league Chubby Cubby days are paying off. I remembered why I don't play softball anymore on my second swing. An old softball injury came back leaving my arm out of socket. I put it back in place and finished my turn. Next time I will remember to warm up. Ouch! Did that hurt for awhile!