I am so far behind in my posts I can't even keep up. I will try to update everything of importance that I have missed in the past 3 months. I can't even believe it has been that long! Time flies by so fast!
May 2009 There were field trips, graduation from Pre-school, the last day of school, and of course Memorial Day weekend. Brayden went to the Math and Science Museum in Grand Junction where he got to do hands on experiments. He had a blast! Gavin's field trip was to a sheep farm here in New Castle, just up the road from us a way. They got to see all of the baby lambs, help feed some with a bottle, and hold them. Both Gavin and Miranda got to hold a lamb, very sweet! I might add that baby sheep are very cute! Not so cute as a mama!
After all of the madness of field trips there was graduation from pre-school and the last day of school. Gavin graduated pre-school on the same day that Brayden had his field trip, having to choose between both children is not fun. Brayden was very understanding and was okay that Buck and I went to Gavin's graduation instead of going on his field trip. It was Gavin's turn to have Mom and Dad's complete attention! Gavin's class had a great party and ended with a very cute program for the parents. Mr. Lindenburg the Principal handed out certificates to those graduating and moving on to Kindergarten. The kids thought that was awesome!
The last day of school brought on our first camping/4-wheelin' trip for the year as a family! What an exciting weekend!!! (That is totally an understatement!) We decided to go to Green River, Utah and camp and from there we went to Temple Mountain down by Goblin Valley, and also to Thompson Springs, which is East of Green River about 30 miles. I don't think that Mother Nature is very happy with me. Every time we have decided to go out riding it has rained, but not only rained, down poured! When we showed up to our camp site in Green River, let's just say that it was the most ridiculous camp spot you could ever imagine. We got our money back and searched for a new site (at 10 pm). After calling every hotel/motel/inn/shack/and campgrounds, it was apparent that we were not going to find a spot real easy (who would on Memorial Day weekend!!), meanwhile, we needed to park anywhere that we could so Jon and Sherry could go and save Sherry's daughter and friend Jake bullock who had broken down on the freeway back about 20 miles or so. I don't know who I felt worst for Jake and Chelsea, the kids, or Jon and Sherry, the very nervous parents! Love you guys! It worked out just fine, Jon had a tow strap in his truck and pulled them back to where we had parked back in Green River. The night was just getting started, by now it was about midnight, no place to stay and no bathrooms close by available for use. It made for a great time! We decided to stay in our vehicles for the night and set up camp at a campground the next morning when an opening became available. Can I just tell you that I am soooo grateful for my bed and my home! This is how the bed situation went: Buck, drivers seat; Me, passenger seat with Miranda on my lap after several attempts to have her sleep on the row of seats behind us; Brayden on the seat behind the front seats; and Gavin (with the most comfortable bed in the truck) in a sleeping bag on the stack of "stuff", mostly pillows, sleeping bags, and padding underneath him, up above the back seat where it was a perfect fit just for him. The kids seemed to fall asleep and aside from Brayden falling off of the bench once in the night, they did really well given the circumstances. Buck and I on the other hand, let's just say that we were both in and out of, I wouldn't call it sleeping, resting our eyes; we would glance at each other chuckle, laugh, and say what a great time we were having! It was definitely a NIGHT TO REMEMBER!!! Good times! The camera was buried or I would have pictures to show you our little bunk house! Just try to use your imagination, I'm sure that you will be able to picture it!
We finally found a campsite at the Green River State Park the next morning about 11 am, set-up camp, and found ourselves in our tents while we endured yet another rain storm! Sunday and Monday were different, we got to take warm showers, eat yummy food, play games, enjoy each others company and finally ride! Although while riding around Temple Mountain, Sunday afternoon, we had just finished our little "stroll/trail ride", were eating lunch and a crazy flash flood and hail storm raged into the area. The washes that we were riding in that were completely dry while we were going through them, now had about 3 feet of raging water running through them. I can't believe the weather, it is absolutely crazy and definitely unpredictable. I am so thankful that we were not back in them when the storm came in! After the weather cleared up and we could get through the road that had been washed over we headed back to Green River for an enjoyable evening. Monday, we went to Thompson Springs, about 30 miles East of Green River and road up to the Indian Reservation. It was such a pretty ride, we saw several petroglyphs and beautiful wilderness. Of course, the rain couldn't stay away. We were almost to the top and another storm came in, just not as bad as Sunday's. We endured! From there our fun and eventful weekend came to a close and Buck, the kids, and I were on our way to Utah to work for a couple of weeks.
I could go on and on of the events of that weekend, but that was about the jist of it. We had a great time and it was definitely was a "Memorial Day Weekend"!!!
