Brian has been out of town a
ton this month. We've seen him collectively just over a week out of the entire month. Luckily my mom and dad live so close that I can take the kids to go visit and have dinner with them. It's a welcome break when I do because the kids and I get sick of each other (can I say that without anyone thinking poorly of me?!?).
Anyway, last night we were up at the grandparents' house. Jackson was watching a little show with my sister Whitney that teaches Spanish words to kids (we don't have cable TV, so he thinks watching TV is a novelty). Whitney announced that Jackson had learned to say 'lightning' in Spanish. I thought, "cool! I don't even know that word in Spanish!" So I asked, "How do you say 'lightning' in Spanish, Jackson?" He said "Lightning....in Spanish!"
I hope that makes sense in the written word, because it was hilarious! We all laughed. He had no idea what was so funny.
As for our update for May, since I've only written one other time this month, here are some highlights:
I finished teaching my Spring Yoga class. It was a great class, and I have a whole new session starting next week with new students for the summer. I'm excited. I have also been asked to teach at Girls camp and for an Enrichment night. Luckily being pregnant doesn't get too much in the way! I am still able to run, lift weights, and continue my own personal yoga practice with this pregnancy. I feel as healthy as ever!
We had a really late snow fall on May 24th! We lost some branches on our rose bushes an other perennials around the yard, but our trees were spared. We got at least 2 inches! I couldn't believe it! Brian has the camera with him on his trip, otherwise I would've posted pictures, but our tree branches were touching the ground and most of our spring flowers and shrubs were flattened. It was a SAD day. Many neighbors lost trees which split down the middle from the weight of the snow, or lost large branches. There was damage seen everywhere. Luckily we haven't planted our garden yet! Our pool was supposed to open for the season that day, funny huh? Talk about global warming!
Friends and I hosted a baby shower for a high school friend of ours at my house on Tuesday. It was one of the best showers! The decorations were just exploding everywhere, the food was excellent, and the company and games were fun. It was exhausting, to be honest, but so fun.
Zoey caught the flu this week. She was quite sick, but is now on the mend. It was a rough couple of days and nights, and being a "single parent" while Brian is away makes it even more draining. Yesterday was her first day off medication and without a fever all week! Yeah!
Brian comes home today. We are looking forward to seeing him and hearing about his trip. He had some fun contacts out in DC and ended up eating at the capitol building with an ex-congressman/lobbyist for telecommunications and the senator from Nevada ~ wooo~ he's with the big guys now! I'll let him post about his trip because I actually think it was exciting as well as business.
That's been our month!
We drove up to Washington this weekend to surprise Elmo for Father's Day. It's a 10 hour drive...if you don't have kids! We cut the first leg of the trip into three sections. Our first pit stop was eating lunch at a taco van in Burley Idaho. It was muy sabroso!
Zoey is our little food lover. I had to get a picture of her trying to eat this peach. It reminded me of Jackson at that same age. I was eating it, actually, I only has a bite when she asked for 'some' and I never got it back!
We had a lot of this going on....what is it about long car rides that makes you so sleepy? The kids did pretty well on the drive, much better than I expected. However, we did have some "moments" which I don't have pictures of!
Our second stop was in Jerome, Idaho to visit my grandpa. It was the kids' first chance to meet their great-grandpa and I HAD to get pictures of that. It was a very nice visit and the kids had a couple of hours to stretch their legs. My grandpa keeps a very well-kept yard and garden and Brian likes to pick his brain for information. Jackson and Zoey liked the dogs. They tried to feed them grass, like they do horses, but the dogs were just interested in licking their hands and the kids thought it was because they liked the grass. ha ha! 
We made our third stop for the day in Caldwell, Idaho to spend the evening with my Sister and her family. The kids had fun playing with the cousins. Here is a bath picture Jackson may come to hate when he gets older.....but his face is so darn cute in this one! 
We left early Saturday morning to finish the drive to Kennewick. We arrived just after lunch and made a doorbell surprise (although we suspect he knew something was up)! We trained Jackson to say 'boo' at the door and both he and Zoey practiced saying it in the car. Over and over and over.....
We were fed really well! Yummy home-made food is so nice when your traveling. Jackson helped grandpa make pancakes on Sunday Morning. Here are the boys in a Father's Day shot. We spent a lot of time just catching up and talking. We had the chance to visit the pool, playground, and go on a drive to see some local sights. In these moments were the tender things I wish I could have caught on film...like Jackson reaching up to grab Elmo's hand as they walked side by side to the pool, or the million times Jackson asked grandpa to come 'get me', or Zoey saying "good morning" and "I love you" to grandma and grandpa. It was so wonderful to see the kids warm up to them since they've been away the last 9 months. 
The visit was so worthwhile. We had a lot of quality time and we all enjoyed seeing Elmo and Judy. It was hard to believe the weekend was over by the time Monday morning rolled around. We made a straight shot home that day with only one stop for lunch in famous Baker City, Oregon. It was a cute town, and I made Brian buy me some fudge from a local shop that was Delicious! Nearly 12 hours after we left that morning, we rolled into our garage, and it felt good to be home and off the road! To all our astonishment, Zoey didn't want to leave her car seat and actually CRIED when we took her out, begging to get back in!
