Out N About

On April 29th, Steve had his vascectomy. The kids and I dropped him off and picked him up 45 minutes later. We pampered him over the next couple of days and let him watch endless movies. Poor guy; his only weekend of pure rest comes after getting a medical procedure!! The kids and I tried to stay out and about over the next couple of days to allow him to have rest. He recovered wonderfully and didn't need to have the house to himself for three days, but I wanted to give him the quiet and rest that doesn't come with taking two college courses, working full time, and being incredibly hands on with raising the kids.

I enjoyed just "hanging out" with the kids as my life had been very busy over the prior weeks and I had not been able to spend leisure time just enjoying the kids company. Of course, spending time with mom meant spending time outdoors.

Hiking Catherine Creek in Washington.

Learning to identify wildflowers: the hike had signs identifying the flowers.

Not your typical view of Mt. Hood.

There is a farm in Washington that has zebras, camels, buffalo, giraffes, etc. It was our mini wild life safari.

That camel looks "weird."

Pure exhaustion at 4:30 p.m.