And he's off!!!

Last night Alex left for his trip to Colorado and Wyoming. He flew out with my dad to Colorado and then on Wednesday him and my mom will be driving up to Wyoming to see my brother. We have been sending Alex to Colorado since he was 3. It started with just a week long trip and now he goes for about 2.5 weeks every summer. This will be the first time he goes up to Jackson Hole to see my brother and he is going to have a blast. He loves just hanging out and helping my parents in the yard, going to the park and splash parks. Doing a little hiking and just playing. My mom still has a lot of our old toys...everyone remember domino rally ( hell yeah)??? She also has a lot of our board games, knex and legos and many more. Man toys were awesome in the 80's and 90's! They are also going to go to the botanical gardens and the childrens museum out in Colorado. When they go up to Wyoming they will do some hiking and take the tram to the top of the tetons. They are also going to either do a white water rafting trip or just a float trip. Next weekend they will head to Yellowstone so Alex can do the junior ranger program for the day and of course see Old Faithful. I warned him of the smell but I don't think he believed me! And since my brother has a bike race next weekend my mom and Alex will be heading to my borthers friends horse ranch. He is going to get to feed the horses and then they are going to surprise him with a horse back riding trip. He is going to have a blast!!! He always does and it is nice that he gets to have a lot of one on one time. While he is gone we will be hanging with the 2 little ones for the most part. Next weekend we are taking Zach camping while Addie is with grandparents. I can not wait. I don't know when the last time Zach had Rob and me all to himself...especially for a whole weekend! The next couple of weeks will fly by I am sure but it is a good way to end our summer vacation!