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{the weekend}

Monday, August 02, 2010

We have lived in Kentucky for 3 years now (as of today actually!)& have not even begun to put a dent in seeing what is near by. This past weekend Rod was off so we packed up & joined the Sowby family & headed into the woods to stay in a cabin & explore a bit.
The boys loved running around the wrap around porch with Suede & Ellis. Presley cooed at the breezes & sun shine.
Red River Gorge Kentucky...
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Photobucket Britton stole Suede's kroger balloon...& then let it go. it floated right up to beams. She was not very happy. Her loving daddy had a plan...& a rope!
Photobucket what a lucky girl!
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craig's brittany helmet...
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Rod & Craig set up a swing from the porch for the kids. We lowered the little ones 20 feet & Rod would give them pushes. Maddox LOVED every minute of it! he just laid back in the harness & put on a big fat smile! scrunched nose & all!
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After we got all 6 kidd-os down to bed (Mads gave us a run for our money, but Rod came up with a no-fail way to get our guy to stop crying & go to sleep. ) We had treats & hung out in the hot tub. Ill tell you this...Taralyn & Craig win the "cutest couple" superlative in my year book! Those to are all osrts of cute!
Saturday was a lazy morning. we got out the door after hanging out in jammies & some more porch play. We are so so so proud of T & Britt. Not a single complaint on either hike. Not a "I wanna a snack." or "Im tired." "not even a "I want to play wii." Those two were naturals. Tre liked being the trail blazer. we had to remind him not too go too far ahead. I carried miss. presley in a front carrier while Rod carried Mads in back carrier. It worked out very well! Im now not as intimdated by hikes with little ones. I didnt realize how much I missed mountain hikes. again...so proud of my tough guys!
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what a stud...
Photobucket Craig is an avid climber & converted Tar many years ago. They took us & really made it fun!
to keep the kids safe while on the ledge we....well...see for yourself...
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Photobucket yup...we tied all the kids to a tree.
Ellis makes some pretty fabulous faces. this is my fav...
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Photobucket Suede makes hiking look good in her pretty dress & sweet curls!
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Photobucket (mads has his choo back. we made it with out for a while. but now hes cutting 4 teeth at once. he needs his chooch. poor boy!)
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T's turn!
I give my big boy credit! he tried twice & really wanted to overcome his fears. in the end he wants to try again some day!
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Photobucket Go Taralyn! that girl can climb! up & down in no time at all! a pro!
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Photobucket momma snuggles...
Photobucket Here I go. I had a great cheering squad down below! Im glad to say I made it!
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your up hott stuff....
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Rod had been before & was tough stuff!
now miss. suede, who like T, was not too impressed, but will be trying again!
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Photobucket after 2 hikes & some haning on rocks the kids were hungry & tired. We did not get back to the cabin until 7pm. we fed the children & let them splash in the hot tub. I am pretty sure that after all the little ones were snoozing I zonked out on the couch.
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The whole trip was a hoot. & EVEN those moments when all the kids were crying at once make me chuckle.
I learned a few things on the trip...
a) I am way out of shape! haha. holding my body to a rock was pretty hard considering I have a body made of jello right now.
b) I sell my kidd-os short. they are pretty tough boys.
c) There are tons of gluten/dairy free treat recipes out there!! check it out HERE.
d) We have great friends who are good examples to us!we really do!
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We are home now. lots of things are happening this week & next. busy..just how we like it!
Thanks Sowby family. your awsome!

6 comments:

Kalen said...

Very cute! Who needs the gluten free/dairy free diet? I didn't know it was something you were showing interest in. I follow a slow cooker website where the woman cooks gluten free often! It's linked on my blog... check it out sometime!

Jenni said...

ill check that out kalen! Maddox & I are both gluten /dairy free right now. me for presley while nursing to help her tummy digest. & Maddox because we are seeing if he is intolerant. he is a very miserable cutie pie. so we are trying ot out to see if there is a change.

marie said...

The weekend looked fun!

Amy Houseman said...

what a wonderful fun trip! you sure found a beautiful place to go! love all your pictures of the kids hiking! Way to go on rock climbing too! i'm impressed!!!!

marie said...

Presley is just beautiful in her blue dress it really brings out the blue in her eyes. I love seeing the boys.
Love all..

Kim-the-girl said...

That looks like SO MUCH FUN!!! I'm totally jealous. And you look fab.u.lous. I don't believe your body is jell-o, not one bit. :)

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