Driving through the mountains. 

Just outside of town. 

Kayla shoots down the slide so fast that Mommy has to scramble to catch her. 

Chloe shoots down the big kid slide. 

Chloe at the park. 

The kids' favorite slide at Columbia Park. 

Mikayla takes a break at the park. 

The Invisible Wife

It has come to my attention that I am only going to see Robin for four hours a day during the week. Home by 5:00, in bed by 9:00.

She sent me some pics today from her current worksite.

Looks really environmentally friendly. I can't imagine how the radioactive tumbleweeds keep ending up in Oregon.

The radioactive mom. 

The drilling site. 

The drill. 

Is That Normal?

So the kids are finally laying down for their afternoon nap session and I go in to check on them. (You know, to make sure they aren't playing)

The room smells like ass and Mikayla is sitting on top of her sleeping sister reading a book. (Yes, they do have separate beds)

Mikayla is the smelly one. Again. (I just changed her before laying her down)

So, I decide to pick her up and change her before the methane in the air causes an explosion. She runs to her bed as I walk in the room and is already laying on her back and when I put my hands under her shoulders to lift her up. Her back pops from head to butt.

I'm immediately filled with intense jealousy followed very quickly by fear. I look at her. She stares back at me like, "and?"

While gathering up the Hazmat kit for the insuing biological cleanup, I put her down in the living room to see if she can still walk. No worries.

Then that intense feeling of jealousy returns. I wish there was some giant person to pick me up and pop my back like that.

Daddy decides to hang in the fort. 

Digging for gold. 

The kids fed the birds at the park and Mikayla got brave enough to yell at them. 

Chloe's thinking bird-ka-bob! 

Mine! 

Mine! 

Chloe decides to wave a stick at the seagulls. 

Mine!