The summer goes so fast

This visit was the most fun I have had in a year, they really helped to pull me out of my slump. We spent a few days at a water park, went to a couple of movies, played lots of board games, rode bikes, rode motorcycles, went to an arcade, did minuature golf (Zander made an excellent moving obstacle..... kinda like the windmill) took walks, talked, and spent true quality time together. I laughed more than I have in ages, I feel much more like my old self!

Then came today.....




This morning we had to get up at 3:30 a.m. to get the boys to the airport for an 8:30 flight. We have had a FABULOUS summer!!!! Too bad it flew by like crazy, when we left Adam and Aidan this morning to head to Phoenix Aiden Tanner was crying his eyes out because he missed his dad already, Dylan was clearly sad, but too big to cry, and Adam was feeling the sadness pretty badly as well. We drove down and got to the airport with over an hour to spare, so the boys decided to teach Zander all the joys of moving sidewalks. The airport was dead, andwe were at a very remote gate, so we had the place to ourselves, so the 4 of us walked, ran stood, and layed down (okay not all of us on that one) on the moving sidewalks in a circle, down and back, down and back about 20 times. Zander would not step on on by himself but he was a pro at jumping off at the end just perfectly, never fell once (though I WAS right there in case) They taught him that laying on your tummy for most of the ride and making strange noises is super fun, running the entire way is even more fun, and jumping at the end is what all big kids do!





Then came the inevitable time when we had to say goodbye, Zander took it hard, as you can see from the picture, he cried for quite some time, then for about the next 2 hours said "Dylan, Tanner, home" He sure does love those kids (Lynz included) The took off and got home just fine. Tomorrow they start school in LA, a big step and very exciting..... and we will be counting the days until the next vist! Hopefully we won't be missing our sweet Lynz for that one, it was lonely being the only girl without her!