more stories from the vacation to arkansas

Miah got to sleep with Mom in Garden City, KS. Since she has been working on lying still when she goes down for the night, this gave Mom cuddle time and a good night's sleep which we both needed. We made a record trip from Colorado Springs to Garden City--somewhere around nine hours (should take about six and a half, but we did stop to see Opal).

Grandma and Aunt S. thought I was crazy for taking this picture after Kellen and Miah's ninety-minute photo op in the park not a half hour earlier, but they play together so well that I had to have my own picture. I can hardly wait to see the pictures from the park. The two were enthralled with the bubbles, but the best part was with Kellen's wagon. Miah got out at the bottom of the hill and helped push the wagon, with Kellen complacently still sitting in it. You could see her little calves straining. I don't know if that was funnier, however, than when I placed a handful of Teddy Grams on the picnic table to keep them still. When Kellen thought Miah wasn't looking, he crammed a handful into his mouth. Not to worry though because Miah picked up the remaining crackers and put them in his mouth for him. What a pair.

After playing in Kellen's sand box it was time for a bath. You can tell Miah is used to having the entire bathtub to herself and going where she wants. Kellen didn't like it when she made her way to the other side of the tub, whether Kellen moved or didn't move.