Mountain Retreat

The view from the balcony of the condo
Kids enjoying the sight....
.....and cookies
Dressed in red white and blue

Ready to swim at the rec center....for mere minutes before getting kicked out. Oh just kidding. Sort of. Fine Vacation Cuisine: Pizza Hut
The only picture of me from the weekend. Taken right after crying my eyes out watching My Sister's Keeper.
How incredibly relaxing it is to eat out with the children. Exactly why we mostly ate in ;-)
My movietime companion. She is a great date. Yes! She's (PG) 13! No! I don't mind if you question my parenting choices to take her to this movie! You can go ahead and yell at me right through your computer now if you wish. I'm fine with that! : )
Dolly snoozing in the closet
Playing at the park waiting for the fireworks show
We sang the National Anthem while watching fireworks from our bus because we're corny like that. Yeah, seriously. Kindof makes you want to make plans to hang out with the dorky Deutsch family next 4th of July, eh?

Independence Day~every year (as I get very old) I grow to appreciate this holiday more.
I don't know how many countries allow the adoption of HIV+ children. It's got me thinking that living in the land of the privileged and the free, we hold much hope in our hands. We have the opportunity to open them up to offer what God has graced us with to others. I want to not squander it with personal insatiability, nor take the responsibility of prosperity lightly. We came home to this:
The change of pace was the best part of the trip. I rarely knew what time it was. We ate when we were hungry, slept when we were tired, played in between, and breathed deeply as we took in the sights of God's magnificent creation. The kid's repeatedly said, "It's beautiful here." We were glad they noticed and grateful for the chance to get away from our normal day to day.

There were only 2 things on my Weekend Wish List we didn't accomplish:
1)Going on a hike
2)Getting a new tattoo
To be continued.....