Flash Back Fun Summer Times in Lubbock
This is a post about this past summer, but I can't move on until I update with these so just take a little time machine walk with me and let me get these out-- especially since we just added another little one, this really needs to get done!!!
Science Spectrum Fun- It was animal weekend so they had tons of fun animals to hold and play with. We got to see a tiger show and Elli and Grace even rode an elephant. It was a ton of fun.
While staying in Lubbock, we took a short vacation over to Ruidoso, New Mexico. My girls loved playing in the woods and building a real fort with Granddaddy. Everyone helped, even our twins- That's how Cheri and I refer to Tanner and Sienna now.
Relaxing on the deck
Sienna is all smiles here, but she was not a happy camper when she was hit by the water on the boats.
Dad set up a tent and the older kids got to camp on the deck next to the condo. It was too windy to do it each night but a couple nights made coming up to Ruidoso even more fun. There were bears that we saw around the woods so we didn't feel comfortable letting them camp in the forest.
Of course we all had to get hunting gear and practice being native americans in the woods!
Ice cream with cousins, swimming, and horseback riding! Sienna couldn't have been happier up on that horse. She was screaming with delight and thrilled to be lead around. We had wanted to all go on a horseback riding adventure together, but they were all booked up for the week.
We also made a Backrub Town T-shirt for my dad for his birthday. It was made of felt houses and marker and each of the kids helped with one of the houses. We even had a school, hospital, and gas station. The kids had a great time giving Granddaddy a "massage" with the toy cars.
Gondola, hikes, and swimming completed our mountain retreat.
Back in Lubbock enjoying some fun in the sun!
Granddaddy is the best!
Independence day! Happy 4th! Laura and kids got to come to Lubbock for the 4th which was great.
I just love parades. American pride just explodes from me and I am just so happy!
We went to a special celebration afterwards with my grandparents and I won the award for who had come the farthest. It was a win for the whole family and a fun recognition for my grandparents.
4th of July swim party and Fireworks fun. I totally got spoiled this Independence day!
This was a church activity. I just love that Dad was doing the sack race with all the kids. He fell pretty fast after starting! Loved it!
Sienna took these moments to just lay down in the soft grass. I hadn't really realized it but she really had never experienced grass like this since we had been living in big city Taipei.
She was relishing her moments in it.
The girls had a great time with cousins on Granddaddy's boat. Elli looked so snazzy in her glasses.
Grace performed some great "tricks" on the tube that made the ride quite exciting.
Elli also took swimming lessons all summer and went from not wanting to ever put her head under the water to jumping off the diving board and swimming over to me. It was awesome.
More fun at science spectrum: This time Ryann and Cozy joined us.
And we had lots of other adventures in Lubbock. We had such a wonderful month there. I loved how all the kids got along this time and each had there buddies. Sienna seemed to take ownership of tanner and kyle and Elli was attached to Grace at the hip. I'm really grateful for them to get to spend so much time here.
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