When things don't go your way--even on vacation--sometimes we have to have this pouty face (which she does very well) and then we have to have big brothers who try and make it all better!
After moose days and icecream--Brynn, Layne, and I took naps, and Caden and Aunt Nell headed to the pottery place and picked a cool airplane to paint and decorate--he loves being spoiled by his aunts!
Will be fun to see the plane all fired when Janell brings it at Christmas time!
Right next to Jake and Janell's house some horses graze in a field--Caden and Brynn thought
Uncle Jake should feed them, but they were not brave enough to try--although they did pet them!
Due to the drought this year, Delta had canceled fireworks on the 4th of July, but lucky us, the weather was better and they rescheduled it on the Saturday that we were visiting. So we headed to the lake area with blankets, games, and popcorn and enjoyed the beautiful weather, glow sticks, and an awesome fireworks display!
Sunday morning we went to church and then headed to Grand Junction for some time at Chuck E Cheese. The place was pretty empty, so we gathered tokens for all of us and hit the games!
Later that day, the kids wanted to try horseback riding. Jake's brother and his wife have horses and live nearby, so we headed to the country for horseback riding. Brynn and April took a turn 1st and even though she was a little scared at first, she loved it and rode about a half hour and would have gone more if Caden had not been begging to go as well. Caden rode with Uncle Jake and he did fine, but once up and back the long driveway was enough for him!
That evening we went to Jake's parents' house. They live in Delta as well and ate pizza and grilled peaches on the grill with ice cream--what a yummy treat. Rick spoiled the kids by building a campfire which was a hit because you have to throw sticks on the campfire you know! Such a relaxing evening!
Monday morning, we were hoping to go swimming, but bad luck and the pool was closed, so we took a walk, played at the park, ate lunch, and loaded up--and hooray for us, Aunt Nell came back to Kansas with us! She was a great sport sitting in the back of the Edge between 2 kids stuck in the middle, but she handled it well and got to answer questions and watched many movies! Luckily the hotel in Denver had a pool, so the kids, Nell, and Layne jumped in and swam before we crashed for the night and made it back home to Salina on Tuesday.
Vacations, as we have come to find out, are never perfect with kids, but it was a good trip, and we loved visiting the mountains and seeing our family!
Thanks for hosting Janell and Jacob--love you and Duke lots, and you have a cool tire swing!
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