Me: Not for breakfast you don't.
D: Ginger eat me!
Me: She gave you kisses.
D: We need to go to the store to get another Minion-ferret!
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(7/14) Work day for Dad & me, and Sarah had the kiddos. Poor boys are going to have two super early days this week. But it's for a good cause: camping this weekend! Can't wait!
(7/15) Work day for Dad, and I had the kiddos. We hit the gym as soon as the daycare opened, and then got all cleaned up to go and visit Helen. She used to take care of my brother and me as kids. She's 95 and is still exactly how I remember her. The twins met her dog, and they keep telling me "So fun at Bella's house!" They're like me in that they learn the dogs' names first, then people. Helen lives with her grandson and two kiddos, one of which is a 3 year old boy. They were all over his toys and had a blast! Hopefully he'll be home the next time we visit. I picked up C on my way home - he spent the night with a friend. The twins slept hard for the ride home and didn't even wake up when C scrambled by to get in his seat. Sounds like he had a fun time!
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(7/17) I took today off from work. I woke up to a quiet house and got to enjoy my coffee with no interruptions for a whole hour. Then, once the littles were finally up & fed, I hauled them to the gym for some more QT with my book. We ran a few errands afterward, and then came home for lunch. I was in the middle of that when Sarah called saying she'd just been in a car accident and could I come grab her boys? We piled in the car and grabbed the boys - thankfully, her car and everybody in it were fine. Her kids ended up joining us for lunch and a quick visit. After they left, I put C in charge of the littles while I finally got around to getting us packed to head out for camping! We reserved a group site up at Coal Creek, along the Mountain Loop Hwy. Perfect site for all of us! We had 2 pop-ups and 2 tents, all centralized right next to the creek. We all got in and had dinner, and got a roaring fire (thx DeForest!) going. C hauled wood and was a real trooper all weekend.
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(7/18) We all woke around 7ish this morning and had breakfast by the fire. The littles argued over whether they needed hot chocolate or cold chocolate, and Melissa made mochas out of camp coffee and hot chocolate. I took Deedles over to explore the other side of the campsite and he promptly fell in the river. It was already starting to heat up, so I just changed the top half, and left him in his swimming suit for the day. The kiddos were in the water pretty much all day - whether it was climbing up on the rocks, playing with clay, or just sitting with their feet in the river. We planned to do nothing today, and we accomplished it nicely. We had a potluck this evening. Burgers, hot dogs, corn, roasted veggies, kabobs - just some of the items. S'mores, rice krispie treats, and brownies to top it off. And there may have been a plethora of adult beverages. The littles zonked out almost as soon as their heads hit their pillows. C managed to stay up with us and watch the stars start to come out, but we all turned in before it got really dark. Doing nothing is exhausting apparently.
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(7/19) We broke camp after breakfast this morning and came home to get cleaned up. We didn't feel like cooking so took the kiddos to Red Robin for lunch. D insisted on having carrots and ranch, but then got mad that his lunch didn't come with every side listed on the menu. I shared my fries with him, and he finally ate his carrots, but the boys were punchy after a long and very fun trip. The heat didn't help either, and we all about melted before Dad brought us Slurpees when it really got hot. I saw 100℉ pop up on the car's dash, and the recorded high was 94° for the day. Bleh! We questioned leaving the river big time.
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(7/20) Monday again - back to work with me, and Dad has the kiddos. It finally cooled down enough to turn down the wind tunnel (fan). A high of 72° today? I'll take it!
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