Dunes like Oman…
Crazy 4 wheel drive road that broke our truck eventually- expensive camping when you are towed to Moab.
Petroglyphs and arches.
First camp site in Needles.
Second camp site with sundowners
Kids doing projects in am with cocoa
Joint trail with hall of karyns..
Brotherly love
I like ski time in the sun- but I need to get away for warmth…
Off to MX with family. Beach time with cousins and sunburned day one because we did not learn a darn thing about sun and skin. When Birch has his skin cancer removed everyone remind me.
Heading to Espiritu Santos for camping. Cole still wears his fast suit ( speedo ).
Our camp site. I miss Africa tends with colonial furniture- but these were great.
Paddle boarding, kayaking and swimming with sea lions.
Typical Cole nap in Kayak. David harassing sea lions and gets bit and takes a pic- no skin broken like on Aunt Rebecca.
Family photos
Mt Kilimanpoop named by the kids and sacrificial alter to for dead fish to the sea birds. I have never seen Birch whack a fish on the rock to kill it when it was only half alive like that before. “ Putting it out of its misery before the sacrifice.” - All circle of life.
Lots of great days on this trip.
Colism: “ the word Christmas mom has Christ in it- like the Jesus person.”
Colism: “They go us mixed up – I don’t like legos. I caught that- I do not really like legos. “ ( trying to be nice so he doesn’t lose money from Whining Jars we have)
Colism: “ can we play Wii “ 8 million times a day
School ended with the traditional singing events. Funny because in Africa we did concerts or plays like every week. Here it is rare- ughh.
So we started off with xmas eve at new friends house. Kids did snow ball wars and we all had a great meal. Tracked Santa and left a note. He drank the beer and Rudolph left chili prints. Then we had our own day of presents, presents, more presents. Cole loved the BB gun but birch loved the books.
Left to ski with Mona and Mike and kids in Essex. Great stay. Ended with downhill that the kids were not ready fro after three years in Africa- so some meltdowns and knee injury for mom- but made it home ok.
News years eve we made our own special fancy dinner- china from the wedding and silver from Anne. We had emperors black rice and whole trout for the boys. ( Like in Kenya they said)
New years day lots of outdoor playing, chores, tamales for lunch, and maybe a movie. With no TV funny not to hear USA football in the background.
Missing Africa friends a lot this season- seems like I need a gin and tonic.
