Last Camping Trip of '10...sniff sniff

So, we decided to load up and head west...Caprock Canyon that is. I just want to say, wow! how I miss blogging. So much better than Facebook...in my opinion true friends will read your blog but then again if you share w/FB all your friends can read your blog!!! hahahaha That was dumb, sorry.

Back to camping, we loaded up or I did on Friday while Botos' had to paint the practice field, talk, work, talk, meet, talk, eat w/Nippert, talk and he finally made it home!!! Folks this is what we did on our camping trip. Wait one more thing...what spot is the best spot to camp at in your opinion? Ours is the one closest to the playground & the bath house (Botos' morning duty) STINKS!

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Campsite before the Botos' took over...

Camp is SET...don't hate the party lights...; )

Cora in her Cheer Pose...under the Party Lights

Jantz telling us how to cook marshmellows

Silly Kids!

Looking for fish...

My little Waterdog!

Cactus looks like a snake...?

Water break in the shade!

Jantz showing us how tall he is getting.

Cora & I chillin' under the cliff.
Daddy is that the light at the end of the tunnel?

The Light at the end of the tunnel!!! Found it...
the light to AC!!!! Jantz is down w/that...

Thumbs UP from Cora

Buffalo...
Glad these two love each other, they were both close to the edge!!! Despite the hot weather, long long miles walked on hiking trails, climbing up mountains, riding bikes, playing tag, the love & joy of these two kids were awesome! PLus there are too many pictures to put on here. Just a few were of a rattle snake & a mule deer that just happened to walk up behind the kids as they were swinging!!!

A shout out to Gary & Faith Self, whom we got to see at the same campground! Its always nice to see a familiar faces...

Until next time...Mamabotos

Let's Bowl, Let's Bowl...Let's Rock'n Roll!!!

So we had to go to Altus to pick up Botos' rent-a-car while his truck gets fixed. I told Botos, 'Let's take the kids bowling & eat there!" He said ok. It was a surprise for the kids, they have never been bowling other than playing bowling on the Wii! Here is what happens when the Botos' BOWL!! Enjoy...

Got our PIZZA!! So stinkin' good...

Botos helping Jantz get his ball.

Jantz getting ready to Bowl!!

Daddy & Jantz exchanging 'High-Fives!'

Botos looking on to see how he did, well none of us could see..GUTTER!

Cora Lee's turn!!!

Cora showing her good side!!!

Pizza is gone!!! Yum Yum Yum

Jantz playing Guitar Hero!!!

the winner is... Botos! But I was catching up...

Kids Rock'n Rolling on Guitar Hero

Father & Son battling it out.

Came into town, 2 beautiful Rainbows!!!

We did see a full Rainbow...the boys rode one car & the girls rode in one. When Cora & I saw the full rainbow. Cora yelled..."Where is the pot of GOLD!!!"


Until next time...Mamabotos.

3000

3000 miles is what I have now on my new car. Urgggh...what is it? We don't want to drive it to put miles on a new car but that was the whole reason to get a new car so that you could be the one to put the miles on it instead of someone else, a used car?!? lol.

Last Monday was a day...a day where we experienced our first broken bone. Botos nor myself have ever experienced a broken bone. Monday evening, I was helping my parents clean up & rake leaves up at the apartments, where they maintain the yards. I came home to get all 4 kiddos to take them to a birthday pool party (which was on Tuesday, no Monday). No party, so I went ahead and took them w/me back to the apartments to finish up. So we are cleaning away, kids are playing at the small playground. I had walked by many times, every time I would walk by I would see all kids playing, no biggie. Mom & I were carrying everything back to the truck to go home.

We were then met w/a lady (whom was sitting there watching all the kiddos play) walking w/Jantz holding his arm...broken! I just got a sick feeling in my stomach. So I drop everything, go to pick him up and take him to the ER...then came my dad to help hold Jantz. We haul butt to the ER, on the way I call Botos and told him to meet me at the ER, Jantz had broken his arm from falling off the monkey bars. Of course that is NOT something he wanted to here... So we get him in and he is just crying crying crying! Nothing I can I do... don't know his pain. So Botos & I are now in the back w/Jantz, by this time my parents had taken the other 3 kids home.

He was given a pain shot, which it finally knocked him or calmed him down so that they could do x-ray. Now, there is nothing funny about a broken arm BUT as the x-ray tech & nurse were trying to get him to give a thumbs up...Jantz shouted, "My arm is broken! See its broken, I can't move my fingers...Arm is broken!!!" LOL

After the x-ray, it showed 2 broken bones...could not reset here in Childress, so Botos & I took little man to Amarillo. There we were, awaiting the surgeon, nurse, everyone was ready for us. Very thankful for that. By this time it was around 11:30; the Surgeon was ready to do pins & plates if need be. Thankfully though, he did not need major surgery. Jantz goes back at 12:25. At 12:45 the doctor came back out and said he was all done, able to set the bones closed. Soooo, we head back to get Jantz, he looked so sad & worn out from crying so hard but he was resting and at ease. By 1:30, we three headed back home to Childress.

There is no good time to break an arm. This all happened just days before his 4th birthday, getting a new bike, supposed to have a swimming party (which we were going to have anyways, but due to the weather we did not.) Then it rained for days, even on his birthday.

Jantz turned 4!!!



I cannot believe it, my little man is growing up...he was most excited about getting his new bike.
He got his bike in today (July 6), which he could not ride due to his broken arm...but all is well, we will be traveling to Amarillo to get his hard cast on. Hopefully we can get a "water proof" cast. Heard they lined it w/some type of bubble wrap instead that cloth...I don't know but I do know that we will find out tomorrow!!!!

Until next time...Mamabotos

Tuesday

I heard from Botos; he was sad, it had rained all day so no games that day, but he still had a great time tailgating. Me & the kids have been hanging out doing much of nothing other than swimming. All kids can swim, dive under water for sticks, rockets, or rings. I am proud of them all!!! We attended Addi's & Shaylynn's Birthday Party last night at the city pool; kids had an awesome time.

Speaking of Birthday's; Jantz will be celebrating his 4th birthday this July 3rd (turd). We are having a swimming party at the Elks. The Theme: Cars (Lightening McQueen & Mator). He is so ready to be 4. He has accomplished a lot being a 3 year old: riding his bike w/no training wheels, swimming, no floaties, no lifejacket, saying his ABC's, & I am sure much more just can't remember at the moment. One night last week, the kids & I all rode our bikes around delivering his birthday invitation. It was very late...between 9 & 10 so sorry folks but it was a nice night. Aaron was our leader since he had a flashlight tied to his handlebars....hahaha. The conversations you have riding a bike, these kids are crazy!!! All couldn't do anything but laugh & go along w/their questions & stories... great memories.

Well out to tackle today, lets see what we can destroy, make, or accomplish.

Until next time....Mamabotos

Let me tell you my FRIDAY!

Lets see...Friday it was. We didn't go swimming, due to the fact that Botos was getting ready to leave to head out to Omaha Nebraska for College Baseball World Series!!! This is something he has wanted to do for a long time. Hopefully we can do this every year or every other year. He took the Camper and the new car! Which is awesome because I feel so much better with him driving the new car instead of his truck. Which the truck is about to go ka--plooooeeeee! But that truck means a lot to ME... that was my first vehicle to buy, right after college. Then I got married, he took the truck and gave me a Ford Focus (standard). Yeah, we moved to San Antonio, Hill Country, I am driving a stick shift in the Hill Country!

Let me tell you about this one time: Oh lord... ready? Ok. So I am driving and I come to a stop light. Slight hill, ok a big hill incline. I look in my rear view mirror and a cop car pulls up behind me. I'm already nervous enough & now a cop behind me, driving a stick shift in the city, hill inclined. So Botos is freaking out too which doesn't make things any better. Light turns Green...I start to take off and it DIES!! So I am trying to hurry up, re-start the car, Botos telling me to hurry, Cop car behind me!! So I finally restart the car..but this time, I gunned it, back wheels start to burn rumber!!! I start to swerve from peeling out, in front of the cop, the car that was beside me was of head of me, but not much longer cause I beat it across the intersection!!! OH...lord help me, I just knew now I was going to get pulled over. Thankfully, in the end I made it safe back to my house, didn't get pulled over, & Botos said he wasn't riding with me again!! LOL.

So back to Friday, Botos pulls out of the drive way at 5; Gave him a hug & said, "Do you have the tickets?" Botos: 'Nope!" So he runs in to get the tickets. Said Good-bye's again. So I load up the kids, bathed to make it to VBS. Phone rings, its Big V (Dad). Asking me to bring the red trailer to Estelline to haul junk off from my Aunts house in Estelline. I said sure, no problem. But there was a problem, how am I going to back the truck up to the trailer w/out Adult help? Aaron is here to save the day!!! Thank the lord he hangs out w/Pappy because he is Pappy Jr. made all over!! First thing Aaron says is, 'Casey you don't have a hitch!' Oh, crap! So I run home, no hitch or ball...of course not, Botos has it on the Armada pulling the camper. Now what do I do, my Uncle Kyle to save the day! He had an extra one for me to use...So I go back to hook up the trailor. Phone Rings-Botos this time. "Hey babe, did I by chance leave the camper keys at home?" I don't know, I am trying to hook up a trailor. "Can you go look for me, so that I can put my mind at ease?" Sure, I run back home to see....Yep he left'em on the counter. Called him back and told him. Next question,"Can you meet me between Goodlet & Childress?" Ok, so I load up all kiddos, we start driving. Remember, VBS. So we meet, give him the keys and we head back to C-town. We hook up the trailor, yes Men I did. We leave to go get gas and then off to VBS. Pull up to the gas pump, NO WALLET! Go back home, get wallet. Go back to the gas station, we are waiting for a car. I decide to go ahead and go in and get snacks & drink. Go in, got 3 corn dogs & 2 burritos and drinks. Come back to the truck, doors LOCKED!!! Oh crap...go back inside the gas station, asked to borrow a phone, called my mother-in-law, she brings up the spare key. We get in, pull the truck up to pump gas. While waiting for the spare key, we all enjoy our corn dogs & burritos in the bed of the truck!!! Cool.... lol. Start pumping the gas, I feel something spraying on me, so I stop the pump, it stops spraying, I pump, it sprays! There is a hole the pump hose!!! Great.... so I have gas on me now, 4 kids whining because we didn't make it to VBS, a dad who is waiting on me in Estelline, & a hubby that is now off to Nebraska!!! Wheeww.... we finally leave the gas station and make it safe & sound to Estelline. THE END!!!

Unitl next time.... Mamabotos

Kids

So on Wednesday, I decided to take all 4 kids swimming. Nothing new for me, but it might seem to others. First of all, I got up, slept in... but Cora slept till 10:30...Lazy Bones!

So we get up, pick up the house. Put on our swimsuits, oh wait the kids slept in theirs!! Its summer time....so 11:30 rolls around, I order pizza and our friend Lauren is going to pick it up and bring it to the pool to join us! I go by to pick Aaron up from Summer School & then off to get Kennedy. I know at Debbie's the kids lie down from 12-2:30. I walk in and Debbie tells Kennedy that Casey is here...Kennedy pops up and yells "Yeah I am going swimming, My Casey is here!" lol.... crazy girl.

So we load up and head to the pool! We ate, play, & swim, dove for rings & rockets, pennies, dimes!!! I am pooped. A huge Thank You to Lauren, let me tell you why. 3:30 rolls around and Botos calls and ask I if I would like to ride w/him to Altus to watch his summer league team. So asked Lauren if she wouldn't mind watching the kids and take them to VBS. Waiting for an answer...she says Yes, that would be fine. I look at her again, like you serious? She says YES! So I tell the kids, they were excited...couldn't tell who was more excited me getting to go w/out kids or the kids getting to stay w/Lauren! LOL So I come home, take a shower and off to Altus we go. Nice quiet ride, we talked, talked, & talked some more. Make it to the game, I text Lauren to see how things went. Here is the reply: "Jantz busted HARD on his bike earlier and he fell asleep and doesn't want to go to VBS. You want me to take the other kids and just take him w/Me? So I said yes that would be fine.

Well, Little man ended up @ Pappy's house, fell asleep. When he woke up, he rode his bike back over to Lauren's and hung out w/her for a bit. Sweet boy! So we don't make it back to pick up the kiddos so Pappy did.

So I was hungry, heard Altus re-opened their TACO BELL!!! So I leave the game to go to Taco Bell. Something quick & good. OMG.....crowded, 20 cars in line thru the drive thru, I was # 9. I begin to look around and found a parking spot...yippeee! I get out and go inside, placed my order, thought that was quick, but then I stand and wait, wait.....wait.....wait.....wait....wait! Finally got my food (#6-Supreme/Baja Chalupas), out the door I went. I noticed something while I was waiting, they sell Frozen Margaritas!!! I pull out of the parking lot, get a text from Botos: "The game is over!" My thought, great! But we will not eat in the car!!! So I pull up & texted him and said, "I am out underneath the picnic table." So I sit down and begin to grub!!! Everyone is leaving the park, our lighting was the baseball field lights, no kids, nice breeze. It was a perfect evening to sit outside and enjoy each others company.

We make it home, pick up the kiddos, who were asleep over at Mammy & Pappy's. Cora was out, but Jantz was up & talking away...telling us all about his bicycle wreck. He got scratched up pretty good!! his right cheek (on his face), chest, elbow, & his knee!!! But he was ok, cause Lauren fixed him up w/the band-aids. thank you Lauren for helping w/the kids today. You are great w/kids and best of luck on your job interview! We love you!!!

Until next time...Mamabotos

Camping North of Wellington

So, we loaded up yesterday
afternoon and headed north. We have heard about this little campsite or roadside park. I remember going there as a student, with our youth group. Playing in the river, football in the river, tag, or any game we could think of.

As we pulled up, it was vacant of campers but there were people there, cooking out (oh it smelt good!), hanging out, families laughing, just having a good time. I was excited!!! We unhooked the trailor, met the host of the campsite, Austin & Patsy Willowby (?). Very nice people & helpful. The kids were sooo excited to get dressed and head to the river! No swimming pool, just a sandy, muddy river/creek!!!

This is our second camping trip this summer and we plan many more. Please enjoy the pics!



Here is me & my little Cora Lee. She loves to take pictures! Needless to say, she slept all afternoon. She attended her FIRST slumber party the night before. I believe they stayed up till 3! LOL They had a beauty pageant & decorated pillow cases. What fun!




My little Man Jantz! Loved the river...the minute his feet hit the water he was off! It was so funny to watch him take off running. One minute he would be
running in shallow land and the next he would hit the ground!

But his most favorite thing to do was to run straight at his
daddy and slide as if he was sliding into home plate!!!

Cora & Jantz started to play leap frog, now that was a sight to see, especially when Botos started playing!!! LOL

Jantz's other thing to do was to try to catch the itty bitty tiny fish/Minna. He think he would have one, come up with a handful of mud and then he would throw the mud at us!!! ; ) Little turd...he would start giggling so hard. Nothing better than hearing your children laughing & playing.

We really enjoyed our time here. Our plans for the future is to invite as many people to come and spend the afternoon. It would make a perfect Sunday afternoon get-a-way. Good thing is, you wouldn't even have to stay the night, just load up & come back home. But as for me, I love camping!!! So I would be staying the night. There is a grill for cooking hot dogs & do have smores later on in the evening.

Until next time Mamabotos.