aruba...two of two

we've already been home for a week.  we were so excited to get back to our kids.  it's been a crazy seven days since.  two sick kids.  one following the other.  all that sleep that we caught up on, gone.  lost once again. 

 cranky, runny nosed, watery eyed, coughing, feverish little kids serve as reminders of why we go on vacations...

extra long, extra warm embraces, rhaspy little giggles, achey arms limply reaching up to you, the mom and the dad, the only ones they really want for comfort in the hours of ailment due to the common cold, are why we're so excited to come home.

they need us.  and we need them. 

thank you, though, for a much needed get away...

{anyone who knows our family will know exactly who would leave one shoe on in a barefoot feet in the sand picture??? 

 any guesses...der der der}

{my "little" brother, zac}

{zac jumping in at the last second for all of our couple pictures.  therefore we took two everytime.  one with zac, and one without.}

{parker makes really good breakfast!}

{luggage cart racing}

{pink "nilk", in honor of sadi}

thanks parents for the fun family vacay.  thanks for organizing everything and letting us tag along.  thanks clint for making it possible for us to travel and spend some quality time together.  thanks, dear husband, for getting on an ariplane, four airplanes, and flying across the ocean, even though you hate it, for my happiness.  thanks aruba for the wind to keep us cool in the scorching sun and raging humidity.  thanks snorkeling  and flea market adventures for the memories. thanks white sandy beaches for your beauty.  thanks "golf" card game  for showing some true competitive silliness.  thanks marriot ocean club.  thanks for nothing marriot surf club.  thanks ambien, {you know who you are}. thanks boys, for the subtle attempts at being clean.  thank you, thank you, thank you cadbury chocolate and fish tacos, and yummy salad, and smokey joes and diet coke.  thanks lack of shopping for saving me money. thanks "the city", for keeping me entertained on the plane.  and us weekly.  thanks "hachiko" for making us cry on the plane.  and thank you for all those who helped take care of our babies and our home.