gifted and talented

reese overheard me talking to a friend about another girl in the second grade who was in the gifted and talented class at school. reese replied, "what? they don't think i am gifted and talented? have they seen this..."

i love reese's attitude! and the girl does have some moves!!!

family vacation

every year we have a family vacation with just the 5 of us. usually, we go to the beach because that is my favorite place to go. this year, colin wanted to plan a trip to the mountains. i told him if he planned it all, i would go wherever he wanted. he chose south dakota. it was a fantastic vacation packed with lots of fun from morning until night (colin's vacation itenerary is like none other). in the evenings we had a fire every night because it plummeted into the 40s! i'll have to admit, it was a nice change from the 3 digit temps we returned to in texas.

the highlights of the trip included ....

hiking

mount rushmore

horseback riding thru the black hills

touring the wildhorse sanctuary where hundreds of wild mustangs roam free

swimming in the chilly cascade falls

we also saw some wild buffalo up close

and wild burro

our time in south dakota ended with a drive thru the badlands

i couldn't leave south dakota without getting a pic of my little mountain man in a coonskin hat

backyard pirates

my girls were watching jack for me while i cleaned up the kitchen. i looked outside and had to take a pic. they were playing pirates. aaaaarrrrgggg!