may long weekend

ida loves the cabin
kids + grass
idas new ride
eli playing softball
c.j. prepping rockets for the kids
too cool for school

eli + cole {i love both of their expressions}
eli, cole + carson
the kids + popsicles
i asked the kids to do some kung-fu at the count of 3.  i like cole and eli's version...
me + e at school
crystal valley
eli's "church of latter-day saints" - his need
eli's "crystal valley museum" - his want.  i love that it is right next door to "the gap"
eli + crystal valley
elis artwork

whooo.

just a few pics from the last few days.  {i am trying to type fast, ida is fussy and i have taquitos and sewing on the go...}

the day eli got out of school for may long weekend he had a dealio at school to show what his class had been working on for the last few months.  they had constructed a very impressive town which they named "crystal valley". {eli said he voted for the name "kidstown" but some of the kids thought that the name of the town would have to change when all the kids in the town grew up.... logical...}

every child had to make a house and 2 buildings.  a want and a need.  eli made a "church of latter day saints" for a need and a museum for a want.  i loved them.  well done!

the next day we packed up and drove out to the cabin in windermere.  it is so great out there. especially for the kids.  they are all old enough to play and get along.  we don't have to be too terribly worried about them running around outside.  it was wonderful.  the weather was HOT. we sat around eating spits and chatting in lawn chairs out in the sunny outdoors. the kids played in the sprinklers, hit golf balls and baseballs around and hung out in the boat in the garage.  it was a real nice weekend.  

we came home on sunday night so that c.j. could leave this morning for montreal.  

i just got off the phone with him.  he was sitting in a restaurant by himself and couldn't order a thing off the menu because it was all in french.  {he eventually was able to order french onion soup and some crepes - ooo la la, it sounded delicious.  we wish we were there with him.} 

i am working on a quilt for myself while c.j. is away.  it is the feminine version of the quilt i made for c.j. a while back.  keep your eyes peeled, i will post pics soon!