Manchester Day 2 & 3

The sleeping tree...

John made a delicious breakfast.

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Every morning (and night) Gunnar had to lie down while I put medicine in his ear. Then he had to stay there for 10 minutes.

Ady loved to play with Chance.

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Izy in the dirt.

The Miles familyAfter breakfast we went exploring.Of course the boys, including JD, had to climb on the roof.It was a beautiful day!We found amazing sea creatures.

Ady and IzyAfter we left the beach we found this huge hill. Coby, Gunnar, and Izzy climbed to the top.There were some pieces of cardboard left on the ground so Chance thought he would try to slide down the hill...

Dinner time...Hot dogs

Every time I looked at Chance he had marshmallow all over his face.

Manchester Day 3

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I woke up with this lovely creature above my head...

Time to pack up.

Before we left we went and played botchy ball (I think that is what it was called) and volleyball. It was so much fun. Until the sand got so hot we were afraid of getting blisters on our feet.

Gunnar, Izy, Alexis, Coby, and Tyler

We had such a wonderful time. Thank you guys for going with us. I can't wait until we do it again.

Camping at Manchester State Park

As we were packing up to go camping for the first (and only) time this summer Gunnar informed me that he had an ear infection. We called the doctor and were able to sneak into the office before we headed out of town. Sure enough...another ear infection. I am glad he realized it before we left. Poor baby. We got to the campsite just before dark so John had to hurry and pitch the tent.We were so happy to be camping with friends. The Miles and Walks.

Jenn, me, AnalisaMy favorite part of camping is sitting around the fire at night and having smores.

Chance, Analisa, JD, and CobyAt 10:00 sharp we all got in trouble for laughing and talking to loud. Apparently they have a very strict quiet hours policy-which includes a fine and/or eviction (both of which we were threatened with).We tried to be quiet but it was very difficult. We literally had to whisper. Oh well. We had fun anyway.

Analisa introduced us to smores with Andes Mints...yummy!

On our way home...

After a fantastic time in Arizona it was finally time to head home. We were planning on taking about three days to make it back to Washington.

Another hotel room.Coby telling friends we were coming home.John trying to find a restaurant.We decided on The Old Spaghetti Factory.

Waiting for our table.

We woke up in the morning and drove and drove and drove.John drove most of the time but he kept getting tired so I had to take over for a few hours, a few different times. Ugh! You can tell how much I love driving.

We saw beautiful scenery all along the way.

After driving about 9 hours the first day we were somewhere in Oregon near the end of the second day. We were looking for another hotel room to stay in for the night. It was getting late and we were ready to go to bed. As we were searching online for rooms we decided that we might as well try to make it all the way home. We were ready to sleep in our own beds. Needless to say after driving about 15 hours (in one day mind you) we finally made it home.

We had a fantastic trip but it was so nice to be home and in our own beds.