Archie was held by my dad for the first time:
I got to see my mom’s lush lilacs in full bloom:
Can you smell them?
The kids blew bubbles, thanks to my mom’s purchase of a gallon jug of soap and 24 colorful wands and pipes:
We enjoyed glorious weather. Archie wore the hat his four big brothers have worn, too. It’s not a hat, it’s a legacy:
More hats, more smiles:
The evenings found the kids outside, digging in the dirt with grandma’s gardening spades. Harm to real plants was minimal:
The drive home featured a visit to a Wendy’s drive-thru in Silverthorne, where a grouping of parking lot pine trees prevented a foodless escape. It also featured a white-knuckled drive thorough thirty mountainous miles of chunky fog.
Even the perilous drive couldn’t slough away the restorative power of family, lilacs, bubbles, dirt, and sunhats.
Sounds like a good trip. =) I love the picture of Archie with your dad holding him. He’s got the family face, just like my kids all have the “Riley” face.
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Love it! Lilacs are my favorite flower–I can’t wait for them to start blooming here! I could smell them, too. Fabulous photos!
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LOVE the pic of big sister with baby brother! Your daughter is beautiful.
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I loved your pictures, Gretchen. So glad you had a wonderful time!
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How lovely. I miss lilacs. AND your daughter is gorgeous! I love the pic of her holding her baby brother.
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restorative. just what I was thinking. perfect.
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The lilacs are my favorite – i love the smell but i wish they bloomed longer than 2 weeks!
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The way Archie is looking at your dad is just lovely….
We had a pair of hand-me-down overalls! They’d been through some ridiculous number of friends’ babies – eight or something – and then my girl, a friend’s baby, my boy, ANOTHER friend’s baby and back to MY Baby! They’re off on their further adventures now.
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I planted lilacs this year. I can smell them as soon as I walk out my front door even though only one has any flowers yet. I hope my neighboors aren’t allergic…
Sounds like a wonderful time!
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Family + lilacs + bubbles + dirt + sunhats = superhuman vacation.
All you needed was a radioactive spider and you’d have been set for life.
Sounds healing and refreshing.
Great Fun Post… I can’t believe how big and cute and chubby your littlest nut has gotten!
You are killing me with the lilacs. Oh how I love them.
Fun trip! Fin pics!
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I just love these photos, especially the one of Aidan and Archie. She is just so lovely.
Sounds like a restful and relaxing visit (despite the adrenaline-infused ride home).
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That sounds great. I agree that Aidan is so gorgeous.
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