Our trip back HOME

After pulling an "all-nighter" we arrived home at 9:30 in the morning on Father's Day. HOOFTA! The only time we stopped was for gas and potty-breaks. This was truly intense, but boy was it nice to be back home. We were all so excited to see everyone that late nights and early mornings were a daily occurrence. We visited so many people and had so much fun! It was so nice catching-up and seeing the little ones...some of which weren't so little anymore. Now I have to try and blog this trip; I fear it might take me a while, so bare with me. Good things come in small packages; right?


Recap:

Our first stop was Tony and Laura Zito's house.

Laura and Tony...These guys are as nice as thy come!

Breanne and her cute family

They planned a very nice super; steaks and all sorts of different homemade salads. Also, to our surprise Joe and Sandy cut a graduation short and Laura drove all the way from Helena just to see us. We feel so loved. These people are the best aren't they!!!

Dominique, Tyler, and Tanner

The three kiddos playin' and hangin' out. Tanner is a year younger than Tyler...he's a tank hah?!

The next day we went to Sandy and Joe's house for a homemade breakfast. They made pancakes, hash browns, bacon, sausage, eggs, along with fresh raspberries. We felt like royalty! We love these guys!

Tyler and Sandy Zito. There is no such thing as too many hugs!

Dominique and Sandy...she's a favorite; can't you tell?!

Kris, Joe, and "Little-bit." There is a story about this darling little poodle. She used to be Sandy's dog, until of course Joe retired. Now Little-bit has a place at the table, gets her own cheese-burger when going to McDonald's, and doesn't hesitate to paw Joe if he isn't feeding her fast enough. Joe made Tyler an ice-cream cone and guess who also got a treat. Yes; you guessed it...Little-bit. I have always loved this dog, and she is definitely one of the Fam.

Dominique got to wear Sandy's sunglasses; just darling isn't she!?
Like I said; she's a favorite!

Continued. . .

Dominique!

Dominique...Dominique...Dominique!!!!
I noticed the other day that Dominique went through yet another growth-spurt! All moms know what this means...new clothes, new privileges, and more attitude. Dominique is such a wonderful and bright girl who does anything and everything to make you smile. This blog is just for her, to show her that she is cute, sassy, fun, and my whole world. I love you little girl!

Make it a PARTY!

It is certainly time to visit home!!! To be honest, I never thought that I would be saying or doing this. However, living in Eugene, OR, is somewhat like a permanent vacation! We do something adventurous almost every weekend. We recently discovered a gorgeous spot by the Willamette River and take advantage of its sandy shore and cool water.

Last weekend we decided to take our inner-tubes and float down the river. Kris directed the way, and Dominique and I shared a tube. IT WAS AMAZING! The Willamette is a pretty calm river, although we were able to find a few "big" waves. Kris even had to save us from a tree-branch...THANKS HONEY! Due to the fact that I had Dominique sitting on my lap, stirring was quite difficult, as one could imagine.

We are looking forward to reuniting with all our loved ones! I love carousing from blog to blog making sure that I stay up-dated on daily/weekly news. I have thoroughly enjoyed staying in the loop by blogging; this is a new treat and makes living so far away not so difficult. However, I miss all those hugs, late-night games and BBQ's, slumber-parties with the kiddos, river expeditions, etc.

We should arrive in Billings Monday or Tuesday. We are very excited to see everyone, SO LET'S MAKE IT A PARTY!