It's been a busy summer for us here in Colorado. Tyler spent two and a half weeks away for some training, came home for two days, then spent another volunteering at Boy Scout camp. Because we knew he would be gone so much we made the best of the time we had when he was at home.
A guy from Tyler's work told us about a military appreciation day held at a small town in Southern Colorado. We loaded up the kids and made the two hour drive to Westcliffe, CO. They had lots of fun activities there such as:
A Huey gunship that flew in the Vietnam War.
Fresh mountain air
Alpacas
The Fort Carson Mounted Color Guard, who put on a fruit slicing, balloon shooting show for us.
Army trucks
Hi mom!
And Andrew's personal favorite, tractors!
He spent a good 45 minutes being pushed around on the toddler tractors
It was the longest road trip we took with two little ones, but it was worth the drive!
Andrew loves to play in the car
and wear daddy's hat and gloves.
Living in a tent near the airfield wasn't too bad. The infantry guys spent a lot of time sleeping on the ground or trudging through the mud all night to reach their objective. Tyler was sure glad he went aviation!
We were able to call and Face Time occasionally. Tyler was pretty busy and the reception wasn't very good.
He spent most of his time running the operations center, but he did get a chance to fly for a few hours. (Don't mind all the bugs splatted on the windshield)
June 5th was national doughnut day!
We got some free doughnuts holes from a local bakery with unique flavors and bought a peanut butter and jelly doughnut.
Andrew approves!
Andrew chilling with his hat on
Our little ones sitting on the porch swing. We always love playing outside.
Mommy and Sylvia got new swimsuits just in time for summer. We have a weekly routine of visiting the Library every Wednesday and the Splash Pad every Thursday. We took this selfie after getting back from the Splash Pad.
I'm (everyone's) so glad when daddy comes home! As soon as daddy took off his boots, Andrew put them on and started walking around.
We only had a couple of days together until Tyler left for Scout Camp, and we went for a walk together to enjoy the nice weather
It has been raining a lot here so there was lots of water in the creek and the vegetation was growing high
Andrew and daddy looking at bugs
The happy Carson family!
Andrew had lots of fun toddling around in his little shorts, crocs, and hat.
We even found a frog!
Take a hike!
Andrew loved exploring outside
He even climbed a few trees
Peek a boo!
Daddy snuggled our little ones as much as he could because of all the time he had to spend away from them.
They are a pretty snuggly bunch after all
Andrew loves helping out in the kitchen and I now think it's because he gets to sample the food!
Andrew going under cover at a Tyler's work party
Adventure Andrew
Meeting a friend's puppy dog
In closing, here's a picture of Andrew dancing with Mike Wazowski. We are having a great summer so far.
