I know that I am a few weeks behind but I never got a chance to write about our trip. We had a great time. There were a few mishaps.... like the hotel losing our reservation (that's what we get for planning ahead, for once), Erick having to drop out of the race at mile 16 to take his friend to the hospital after a pretty bad crash (everybody is O.K.), and Abbie and Emma puking on the drive home. Despite all of these things we had a great time. Lisa and I decided to do the 10 mile ride with the kids. Tyler and Jason rode thier own bikes and the girls were in the buggies getting pulled. It was 5 miles out, with a rest area with snacks at mile 5 and then back. After about 1 mile Tyler started asking me every few minutes when we would get to the rest area, and complaining that his bum hurt. I was thinking...Oh yeah, this is going to be a long ride. But after a few more miles he stopped complaining and enjoying the ride. By the time we got to the rest stop he was ready to turn back and head to the finish. He patiently* waited while we rested. (*by patiently I mean I told him that we would leave in 3 minutes and so he sat and counted to 180 out loud so we would know exactly when it was time to go.) I'm proud of the kids for doing ride the ten miles. We have been going to this race for years and it was really fun to be a part of it this year.
The next day was Mothers Day. We went to church there. It was so nice to have Erick sitting with us. Anytime any of the kids needed anything, I just pointed to Daddy. (He usually just watches and gives me pity looks from the stand). After church we went to the beach it was just beautiful. We spent several hours and over 100 pictures later (I love to take pictures at the beach), we found a great little restaurant and had a wonderful meal before we headed home. It was the perfect Mothers Day.
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Sounds like you had a relaxing Mother's Day. You deserve it!!! I can't imagine having to deal with my kids during Sacrament alone.
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