Friday Jody got home from a very long week of work. I guess he worked around 60 hours while I sat and mulled over which park to hit, whether I should have a second Corona at Jen's house or how I was going to summon the energy to hit the pool again. He got out of the truck with a six pack of Mikes Margarita's for me and a heart melting smile on his face. I mean, can I be any more spoiled? I was supposed to have dinner made and a beer in hand for him after a week like that! Anyway, we rushed him in the house to open his present from us and examine his handmade cards. Why I didn't photo any of this is now beyond me and why I have not a single photo of Jody with the kids for Father's day is another unforgivable faux pas. Everything we got him fit perfectly, a major coup for me! I never seem to get just the right thing! Then we chilled for the rest of the evening and Jody and the girls went and picked up QDoba for dinner. The next day we packed up way too much stuff and headed up to Wind River Ranch in Estes Park for the night. Jody had some work to do up there (surprise, surprise!)We went swimming which was such a hoot with Nick. I put this life jacket on him and he just swam around all proud and giddy. Hilarious. Eden mastered swimming on her back across the pool. Kaitlyn just ran around worried that she was too hot in the hot tub and too cold in the pool and finally deciding she should just supervise. Jody eventually chased us all back to the cabin which due to some confusion didn't have sheets and towels yet. I jumped into some clothes and it wasn't a moment too soon because a breath later three men were in our room with us trying to insist on making our bed for us while I washed my makeup off in the sink. I shook hands blindly because I hadn't found my glasses yet and was trying not to be rude. I don't know how I managed to keep the giggles at bay during this serious discussion but we did manage to get all of those men out without them making our beds for us. I think that if I had let them do it, I'd have to have been allowed to video tape it for America's Funniest Home Videos. Especially the tall guy with the handlebar mustache and straw hat. We meandered around the ranch on Father's Day morning while Jody worked (of course, see the pattern here?) the kids fed the horses, we inspected the work Jody was doing, we played on the playground, pretended in the ghost town clapboard building thingy and had a good time. We finished things off with another trip to the pool and then headed back down to Longmont. I got rib eyes, corn on the cob, grilling veggies and some fresh bread and we made what Jody thought was the best dinner in months. We polished the night off with raspberry milkshakes. That was our Father's Day and I think it might be one of the best!
A few funny moments I'd like to document for laughter later.
Eden: Kaitlyn, have you ever kissed a toad?
Kaitlyn: Nooooo...
Eden: I have.
Kaitlyn: Did it turn into a prince?
Eden: Well, no but it was really funny, he was just sitting there staring at me and I held him like this and kissed him. (giggle giggle)
Nick has ratted all over the Wind River Ranch and he stands surveying a wooded area. He says "Mommy, the bears are through that jungle."
Kaitlyn sits staring at Karhys in the bouncy seat with the vibrator on. Her assessment "I think it feels to her like she's going up into outer space".
She also found it so interesting that Karhys liked the quilt on the wall that she asked Hannah if she thought it reminded Karhys of something she had at home.
One more on her, we are trying to watch something on TV and her terrible Handy Manny music on the computer with the computer game is so loud, we beg her to turn it off. She casually goes to the volume settings and turns it off. How many barely 5 year olds can do that? I honestly don't know. Maybe it's fairly common but I guess it doesn't matter when something becomes an accomplishment for a child, it's still just as amazing.
