We had a rough start to leaving on our trip. The last day of volleyball camp and the day before we were leaving, you know the day we were packing everything up, my mom called to tell me the girls had lice! No way, not again right before we leave for a trip!! We had a massive downpour of rain (5+ inches in one day) causing a leak in our HVAC closet because of a poorly place pipe in the roof. And Kenney had a really hard time even driving home because the roads were so flooded. It was crazy. We finally got everything in order smoothed out for us to leave the next morning.
We drove to Savanna and Kevin's house in Cortez, CO to spend some time with them and explore the area around their house. It was beautiful there, and the weather was dreamy! We went to Mesa Verde National Park and enjoyed hanging out at the house with their family. Savanna spoiled all of us with treats, homemade pizzas from the pizza oven, s'mores, yummy waffles, snacks, and more!
The PT facility also had some water leaks.
Can you believe that is all we packed in the back of the van for 7 people for 9 days?? That's so pretty good packing!!
The saying, "When it rains it pours" never made sense than it did then.
The slip-n-slide was a hit! Landry's new birthday present and tumbling mat was so fun!
Typical Damon, haha!
The pizza oven was awesome and we all got personal pizzas!!
These girls had so much fun together! It was perfect for them.
Savanna brought out all the things for the kids. She had the slip-n-slide, water balloons, a trampoline, golf for the boys, a fire pit, and more. The kids were loving it!
It was pretty fun watching them slide around!
They were getting the hang of it here.
Then they got some confidence and added some soap. They were having a great time, and I loved watching them!
Mesa Verde
While we were so close and had a free pass to get into National Parks, we decided to check out Mesa Verde. The cliff dwellings were pretty cool, but I was more impressed with God's creation and beautiful world around us. We also found some areas where the kids climbed around and played hide-n-seek.
We didn't make reservations to get any closer to the cave dwellings, but we could still see them pretty well.
These dwellings weren't in the cliffside, but we could walk around them!
I bet the kids that lived here 100s of years ago played hide-n-seek too!
Enrique is one of Kenney's patients that was in a really bad car accident halfway through his senior year. He was hoping to be able to walk without assistance at his graduation. Kenney was super excited to see him be able to achieve that goal!
Pulling up some beets
Eating with Nanny and Aunt DeeAnne at Might T Burger
I hope going to church will be a positive influence in my kids' lives.
Enrique with his mom
I sewed a pair of pants with my mom
Radley checking the growth of his sunflower.
Mackenzie had a great time pushing Logan around in his wheelchair after he had surgery again.
Starting Jaylen early
I have a feeling this is just the beginning of this type of pictures
I was actually shocked when Kyler said he wanted to play baseball again. I thought he would have fun with his friends, and I knew he was much better than he thought he would be. However, I didn't think he would actually play. The season started off pretty rough, but Kyler stuck it out and ended up having a pretty good time! His confidence grew which helped his hitting, and he enjoyed being around the other players.
Kyler's first year in senior league was Conner and Jace's last year. It was fun to see these guys play against each other. They made the game a lot of fun for Kyler and helped him to relax and enjoy the game.
This was a really nice hit!
He had a couple hits like this through the season, but we were super happy he made contact!
Kyler is not a risk taker and his coach is! It was funny watching the two of them when he made it to base. She wanted him to steal on every pitch, and he would only do it if she knew he'd be safe.
Kyler was able to get a good hit off of Jace pitching. Kyler had quite the cheering section!
Jace got him back the next time they faced off by catching the foul ball Kyler hit!
The kids have all done so very well this year in school. They work hard and help others kids along the way! All of their teachers have the best things to say about each one of the kids. They all racked in the awards.
I hate these dang envelopes they give the kids because they always hold them up almost blocking their faces.
Bentley on stage with her classmates. She looks huge up there, but the kids to the right of her are the smallest in her class.
Aunt DeeAnne and Nanny, along with Oma, Papa Dude and Zadi were all able to make the elementary awards assembly.
Radley was so happy, and we were so proud!
The award he was most happy to receive.
So proud of her brothers!!
Kyler received so many different awards. He's loved by all.
Kyler was #2 this year. I don't think he was too disappointed since it was one of his friends, but I still think he'll keep trying to get that spot back.
Damon received a lot of awards as well. He works so hard so that he will never let anyone down. He also doesn't realize that he is so much smarter than he realizes.
I knew Damon was going to be in the top 10, but I think he was just as surprised as us when he was #1!! We know he is more than capable, but didn't realize he was putting that much effort in since he rarely brought home any work.
