The Family spent last week in
Yellowstone. It's kind of a scary thought to think of all of us together like that for so long. Neither one of my brother in laws were able to go. Colette and Monica and I were bachelorettes together. Colette and I shared a room and I felt like I was at girls camp again staying up talking late at night. It was fun fun fun.
Turns out my camera broke while we were there so I don't have any pictures. I know Colette took lots of pictures I'm sure she will post some real ones on her
blog sometime or maybe not who knows.
My top ten list for the vacation
1. Mom bringing a 2 year supply of food for 4 days (we all carried a little extra weight out with us on our hips)
2. The endless fresh fudge search for Alysha's cravings (we got some finally thanks to Kim finding the candy store)
3. Driving in the ECHO with Colette jammin to Dancin' Queen, YMCA and Funky Town (I'm still dancing while I type)
4. The massive traffic jam caused by a Bald Eagle. Um.. we actually see those in Morgan all the time by the river it was funny they were causing such a commotion.
5. We couldn't find a picnic site to have lunch so we all blopped down in the Old Faithful Parking and had lunch. You should have seen the look on the Motorhome owners ace when he walked passed and there were 20 something of us sitting there eating it was hilarious.
6. Milo got a bug bite on his shoulder. His mom asked when he got it and he said he got it when he pooped. It was so funny. He thought the bite was from using the bathroom.
7. The hike at Mammoth Springs. At one point I was pulling Ethan, AJ and Gracie by the straps of my Camel Back... it was a good little work out. I loved it!
8. We got sprayed by a gyser when we did the Old Faithful trail loop. I expected the water to be boiling hot but Esteban and Easton said it was cold. I ran pass it before the water hit.
9. Jared smelling the laundry detergent and sniffing it up his nose. I have never seen a little boy so surprised in all of my life. He wouldn't stop sneezing and his poor eyes kept watering. It was so sad but funny!! Alysha and I couldn't stop laughting. She had to leave the room so she didn't wake up the kids.
10. Everyone..(okay not everyone) getting sick on the last day. The day we were coming home. Let's just say we had to pull off to the side of the road more then once to let someone puck. It was sick. Ooohh! but a good memory
Flying with Milo and Holly was really fun. It went really well. They both actually end up falling asleep and the flight attendants were great. We went to eat at Joe's Crab Shack which I love although I don't eat Crab. Kind of embarrassing I know. I am going to learn to eat Crab really soon. It is a goal of mine. Milo watched a lot of movies and would dance around. He is so funny. Holly just sleeps most of the time and can sometimes get a little cranky
We went to church on Sunday and then just hung out. Monday Monica and I went to find some places around town. Mostly just the Target which we found on our first try. While we were inside Target it started pouring rain. I'll be honest. I haven't seen rain come down that hard since I lived in the Amazon Basin in Brazil. It was absolutely impossible not to get yet. It brought back a lot of memories. So the gang is all settled in Texas for the next couple of weeks. It will be nice when they all come home again.
I had a Brazilian barbecue at my house last week for my friend Everton who is from Brazil. He is leaving at the end of the summer to play soccer for the University of Hawaii. I promised him that we could have a barbecue and eat Brazilian food before he left. The menu consisted of arroz e feijao (rice and beans), farofa (yummy yellow stuff), pao de queijo (cheese bread), carne e frango assada (grilled beef and chicken), vingarette (tomatoe and onion salad), and Guarana (Brazilian soda). It was so so yummy! It had been way to long since I have had the taste of Brazil in my mouth.
