Wow, this has been a really long and busy week. My mom came in to town to stay with me while Chris went on his trip. It was so nice to have someone get up with Maggie and change her diaper at night. Mom would bring her to me and say, "Okay she's ready to eat." I appreciated her help so much. I hate that she had to go back home today. She could just move in forever and I'd be happy. We still had quite a bit going on this week, so she probably is glad to get home and finally rest and relax. I did hit my limit today when the air conditioning showed signs of having problems again today. Cross your fingers for me that the AC guys are out early tomorrow. For now I'm bunking over at the in-laws house. Thanks goodness MIL thought to give me her keys!
I have missed Chris being here a lot and I think Cam has too. We've bunked down together every night, except last night because Pawpaw was in town. Cam was animate that Pawpaw had to sleep in his room when he came to visit.
Every time I talk to Chris he's doing something really fun and exciting and it's almost like talking to a kid in a candy store. "Oh we did this and then we saw this and then we played here." I think it was such a good idea for him to get to spend this time with both his dad and his brother. I was thinking back on the last time the Chris & Erik had extended brother time together. It had to be at least 5 years ago when Erik lived with us in Euless. That's a long time to go without getting to just hang out and have fun with your favorite (okay only) brother. Not that we haven't seen them at the holidays and so forth, but it's a bit different.
The boys have already told me that they plan to make this an annual (maybe semi-annual) trip. They are going to pick an away Rangers baseball game travel to that city, see the game, play a round of golf and come back. At some point, I'm promised, Cameron will be traveling with them. I think he'd really like that, because he's missed his daddy a lot this time.
I think it's only fair that I'm going to have to start picking a city to visit and go on a girls trip to it. My first pick is Vegas in either April or May. We'll see how Chris handles the kids by himself. I have a feeling that they will spend quite a bit of time at Nana & Pops' house if I'm away for a few days.
And of course, we have a family vacation coming up next month to visit that big whale in San Anotnio. Can't wait to see what Cam & Maggie think of that.
Then we both did the bungee trampoline. Cam was embracing the 'daredevil' aspect of this and really shot up into the sky. And he was laughing the entire time. As soon as the girl brought him down he said "Let's do it again momma!" 
Finally we did the trapeze. I wish I had a shot of Cam doing it because he was awesome. He didn't even want to let go, he just kept swinging. Momma was a whole other story. I got up there, thinking I could totally do it. This is right before the guy says go. No need to see the shot right after it, I feel flat on my face into the yellow part. There is a video, but I'm not sure I need to post it, it's quite embarrassing how un-athletic I am.
The day was so much fun, not just getting to do the activities, but spending it with our buddies Owen, Aiden, Ethan, Caroline & Sam. I just wish I had remembered my camera too. But thank goodness Mrs. Sarah had 2 so she could catch my less than graceful performances.
The Bayou - we searched for dragon flies.
The teachers at the bayou read The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle and then the kids made ladybug hats.
Me wearing Cam's ladybug hat. I am starting a whole new fashion statement!
Our magnifying glass for looking closely at the bugs we caught. The school's director, Mrs. Becca, caught a lizard for Cam. He was very excited. 
Using the net to get the bugs. 
I must point out that both Sarah and Preston are absolute fish in the water. I was so impressed with how well they handled themselves in the water. The above pic is right before Cam started flipping out because they had moved away from the steps. He likes the water, but not enough to move away from the step area. I guess we need some more lessons.
Maggie & Me in our wet suits.
Maggie was so tired and knocked right out when I got her out of the water and dressed. Preston was watching over her and making sure she didn't move anywhere.
As we were leaving the boys looked over and we saw something strange.
This squirrel was just laid out on the concrete. He was alive and had a nut in his mouth. I have never seen a squirrel do this. There has been much speculation on why he's like this - fell out of the tree, trying to stay cool, so hot he couldn't move another muscle. What do you think?
