10 on 10: June 2012

One photo, every hour, for 10 hours, on the 10th day of the month. 

 Yes! I did it! And on the 10th for that matter. We were up in Pinetop at Phil's parent's cabin, it was Sunday and we traveled home that day.

My view from the kitchen window. The kids and I went up last Monday to give Phil a quiet empty house so he could study for his board exams. Apparently he got stir-crazy and missed us (warms my heart! Plastering your home with images of your family helps too.) and drove up Friday afternoon to surprise us. Phil says that Max was so excited to see him when he walked onto the back porch of the cabin where we were going to eat dinner that he was shaking.

Needless to say, the kids were stuck to him like glue the remainder of the weekend and he obliged their every whim. Lucky ducks.

We played ping pong after sacrament meeting. Ahem, only made it through one meeting (barely, we still left early, just before the closing song). Rhett was tired, the kids hungry since they didn't eat their breakfast and I was exhausted as well since I had been up during the night with a congested and sad Rhett.

Kate fell in love with this outfit that she is wearing. A sparkly pink bedazzled cheerleader costume and she had to have a pink tutu underneath it. Top it off with pink plastic heels and a baby doll. Not pictured is the tiara she broke.

Rhett crashed after church and slept for over 2 hours. Wish I could have done the same. Sweet little lamb.

In the one o'clock hour we were packing, cleaning and prepping lunch. We loaded the truck, cleaned our room and bathroom and ate lasagna, salad and crusty bread. Phil indulged the kids with a Heath Klondike bar. Even Rhett. He loved it and his enthusiasm necessitated a quick wash down.

Driving home and watching Thomas the Train. 

Three hours later we rolled into town. So happy to see our exit! Rhett was done, we all were.

Dinner of cereal, thanks to an empty fridge and then we washed away our travels.

Rhett had a rough night yesterday. We thought he had allergies up north as he was stuffy and had a little cough. He would perk up during the day and nap well. Nighttime was a whole different story! He slept in my room and cried and cried. Breaks my heart that he is uncomfortable and I don't know what to do to help him. Is it teething, does he have a cold? I asked Phil to give him a blessing and prayed that he would rest well that night. Finally at midnight he settled and was up crying at 5am. He has already taken a good nap this morning and is a bit more himself.