So a lot has happened and its really daunting to write about, so i have been trying to not acknowledge it for the last week. haha. i have over 200 pics and lots of videos, i will try not to overwhelm you. i might break it up if i get overwhelmed haha
Basically we are just getting back to being home from vacation. We went to visit my grandparents for the 24th of July celebration. we havent been back to the valley since before rylie was born. rylie needed to see the ranch, and rex needed to meet my grandad reed who he is named after. we drove to broomfield and got to see the new house thursday night. then mom took ryker and rylie and drove down to manassa. justin, rex and i didnt follow till the next morning. the kids went to the parade with mom and loved it. we met them there and then went to visit the ranch for a little bit. we saw amber and her family and lindsay, josh, clay, aunt penny and uncle ed. it was fun to see them all. josh lindsay penny and edd ended up spending 2 nights the next week with us in broomfield. that evening we played at grandma andersons. we put the kids down upstairs and then switched them to aunt kristis for the night. bad plan.... poor rex didnt travel well and it was a rough night for all. but we had fun at the parade saturday morning. the kids definitely got the hang of collecting the candy. we still have a huge bag of it. we might give it away for halloween haha. we went to the demolition derby with brandon, alicia, katelynn, hayden, and clay. it was fun and better than how they did it last time we came. though we did mis the welded division. but we had to get home to some kiddos. sunday we made it to sacrament meeting before we drove home to broomfield. great trip! fun but awesome.
justin went home on tuesday and we spent the rest of that week and the next week and a half with mom in broomfield. we helped her unpack (though the kids were not so good at the putting away part) a few boxes. we were mostly good at keeping kids out of the way while grandma and grandad went to town moving boxes. we loved spending time (however short) with aunt alicia and uncle brandon as they came to and from work. days off were the best!
im going to skip a bit and move on to the reunion. we had a day where it was just the reed clan! ethan couldnt be there because of his new job he couldnt get the time off. but the rest of us were there. brandon and alicia drove round trip basically all the day before to pick up their girls from idaho. it was great! all the cousins loved seeing each other and playing. we spent thursday morning doing a project for my parents. we were helping caulk all their windows to help seal it before fall/winter come. in case you were curious, justin and i are really good at this and had no problem jumping in to help. we went on the roof and did all the upper windows. its just second nature now. ;)
that evening we went bowling. the kids had a blast! they all did pretty well, i mean for toddlers with bumpers and the ball slide to help. but still! we spent a lot of time helping them so when it came down to it they had played 1 and a half games and we as adults still needed to finish our game 1st. we had to pick up the pace a little after that, but we enjoyed it. the next morning we went swimming. the kids always love that. we all just chilled in the kiddie 1 ft pool but it was worth it. a little chilly with the breeze, but we still had fun playing and splashing around.
that afternoon we were all off to estes park! that whole day everyone was kind of getting in so we would say hi as we were all settling down getting into rooms and such. but we had a great evening. saturday was a lot of fun. brandon, dani, justin and i went and did archery in the morning. alicia and the girls, plus carlee and beez did rock climbing later. my parents did archery too in the afternoon. all in all there was a lot going on and we all got to do some fun things. we took the kids and did some really easy mini golf. ryker got really into it. he would push it to the hole in a shuffle board motion. it was hilarious. but we got through 9 holes in like 5 min! haha. we tried to make it last longer but after 15 min or so the rain started anyway so we headed back to the lodge. justin and i went out for a quick get away sat night for about an hour to celebrate our anniversary on sunday. 6 years! we have had a lot happen in the last year specifically with the house and rex and all that, but its been a great 6 years and i love him more than ever! im so glad he knows me so well and i am so glad we have such a loving relationship. still no fights so we are still doing well on our commitment to that with each other.
sunday was a little more mild. we had a family devotional in the morning. there was a local ward that had sacrament meeting at 1. and then people started taking off. we mostly just hung out at the lodge. the kids were not sleeping well at all so any nap or bedtime justin and i had to be in the room to 1. make sure they stayed in bed or to help if they needed the bathroom. and 2. to be quite on the off chance someone was actually sleeping. rex slept horribly. (unfortunately like most of this trip) but luckily i now had justin to help and we made it through. but boy oh boy were we happy to get home. monday morning at about 4am we took off for our long journey home. it was a crazy 14 hr drive, but we made it and were so happy to just be home.
playing at grandma greats!
he loved this tricycle. he played on it all day everyday
rylie loved these horses. Eli took her to pet a real horse and she was in heaven.
my mom said she come downstairs after that first night and ran to the horse and said horsie i love you!
loving the parade
they quickly figured out the candy part.
just riding with dad
lindsay giving an anatomy lesson with a cows heart
saturdays parade
he is just in it for the treats too. haha
even more candy! we will be giving this away till halloween!
rylie loved watching the horses
hanging out with uncle brandon and aunt alicia
eating his first bran muffin. it was epic, he loved it. he ate like 3 of them.
quad ride with the parents
stopping to 10 seconds to take these 2 pics gave us all like 15 mosquito bites. crazy!
4 generation pic!
rex with great grandad reed. They share the middle name Keith
lighting of the M in manassa
the san luis valley song! it just brings a smile to my face every time. classic.
reed reunion the kids were more impressed with the dogs on the other side.
helping seal the windows
sometimes a ladder just wont do the trick.
just dance with aunt carlee. its a fave activity
bowling!
mom says it helps move the ball where you want it to go. ;)
their attention span waned after a while.
ryker got really good about doing it all himself. he loved this orange ball and was very possesive of it. wouldnt let anyone else use it.
grandma got to help a few times because she loves orange too.
fun at the pool
grandma and grandad with all the grandkids.
driving through estes park. we loved this sign. it felt very canadian.
brandon rocking little Savvys bow for archery.
ya he is pretty much amazing. and a great shot. i sure love this guy.
so the pac n play didnt fit in the closet, but we put a bunch of blankets down and just put rex in the closet to sleep. he didnt like it so much. the doors also were not great about closing, so he could end up opening it a crack. he is trying to escape nap time! haha
hanging with dad
Rex and Brandon playing at the parade
