trip home part 2

after the fire.

hanging out in lake havasue

look at those muscles

hi ho hi ho

London bridges falling down.......

bird snorkeling

haven't showered in two days. we can only stand each other---true love.

posers

beauty

mommy showing Jae the latest dance moves.

creeping shadow

ahh we have come to the last blog of our trip. when we left off, we were almost into Arizona on Sunday. sure we will be home by that evening. while driving, mark noticed a truck slowing down near him. mark figured we might have a flat so pulls over.next thing i know, he is yelling that we are on fire.laughing and sure that he is joking, i am admiring the dedication he is putting into this joke. even going so far as to take off his hat and start hitting the tire. when he runs over yelling for the fire extinguisher, i now realize that hmmmm we may actually be on fire. i run out barefoot(not that me having shoes on really has anything to do with the story, but i wanted to show that i was trying to help regardless of any discomfort--gosh i'm a giver). well back to the story. as mark and i are frantically looking for the fire extinguisher in the trailer(well mark was, i couldn't get up cause the stairs were not down.) well, Anthony grabs two soda cups in the van, and puts out the fire. our hero. realized Elijah had seen a truck driver pointing down. he thought they were waving, and he waved back, thinking how nice and friendly he was.. so the fire is out, it is getting late, and than it starts to rain. mark is so tired, he has a hard time making since of the tow truck driver. we finally get into lake havisu, and the tow truck driver lets us stay in the lot so we can get looked at first thing in the morning. next morning, while the mechanic looks at the trailer, we look around and enjoy the beauty of the lake and London bridges. we were lucky the mechanic was able to get us back on the road early in the afternoon. our wheel bearings went out. after a few more stops along the way, we got home at 7 pm. we were all tired and stinky, but glad to be home. we have had an amazing time on this trip. i hope the memories stay with the kids for a lifetime. visiting with family and our awesome friends really made the trip very special. i hope all who read this can find an adventure of their own with family or friends.

"nora" "you look like my aunt","honkey donkey", Asher skipping, Billy bars, Noah"i believe you." Asher"i hate you", daddy falling off Anthony,