Looking forward...

Well, we didn't do much on July 4th.  But on the 3rd, we headed to town for the County Fair.  It wasn't as good as last year, but we still had fun.   A fair just isn't complete without a cut-out of John Wayne.  I got pictures of the girls also, but Ella made me promise that I wouldn't "put it on my blog, text, email or Facebook."  HA!!  So, I'll take one for the team. I really took this picture for my dad. :)

There were a few games and of course, pretzels and nachos.  We shared a pretzel because I really wanted to spend my money on the "U Top It" yogurt place.  We love going to Spoons in College Station, and this was almost as good.

Ring Toss game

We took a picnic lunch and ate with Jason on the 4th. But there wasn't really anything to do in the evening so we just had a normal evening.

On Thursday we went back for swimming lessons, but they didn't get in the water. It was a little too chilly, with a heavy wind.  Also, there was a storm brewing in the sky.  So they talked with the kids about water safety and pool rules.  The girls were disappointed but they were shivering just sitting near the pool.  I hope it's warm enough this afternoon for them to get in the water.

They will have to miss the last 2 lessons next week because.... WE ARE GOING TO YELLOWSTONE!!!!

We really wanted to make the trip this year, but we weren't sure it would work out.  Jason can't take any days off, and it's about 7 hours from here, so a weekend isn't enough time.  But, he can switch days with people, so he switched and now has 4 days off in a row.  That makes it rough this week because he won't get a weekend. He will work 10 straight days, get 4 days off for the trip, then work a regular 5 day week.

So we are leaving next Thursday evening after work, and will spend the night in Cody, WY.  We are going to camp in the park for 3 nights.  We will have 4 days in the park to look around.  We are hoping to make the short trip down to the Grand Tetons also.  
We are all very excited!  Jason went to Yellowstone with his family as a teenager, but the girls and I have never been.  So you can look forward to picture overload when we get back.

Last but not least, our 12 year anniversary is on Sunday.  We have a babysitter lined up and we plan to go on a date! :)

Happy Anniversary to my parents today.  July 6, 1968.  They have been married 44 years! WOW!  I wish we could be there to celebrate with them.  We love you.