There was a quiet when we walked in the house last night. Titus noticed and commented on it first. Just 12 short hours before the house was filled with laughing and talking and dare I say even a bit of fighting over a DS game. But now it was back to just the two of us. We had dropped the kids off with their mom after spending a week with us in Bridgeport. Our summer schedule is officially in full-swing. But while they were in Bridgeport this past week, it was an adventure filled week to be sure!
We weathered the sever storms Sunday and Monday night just fine. The forecast called for severe storms all week, and storm chasers were in the area just in case something popped up. Fortunately for us, we had a few nights of storms, but mostly just rain and some good thunder and lighting shows. Now we look forward to a bit of warmer weather, and of course, more severe storms coming this weekend. The cycle of the summer weather has begun, I’m afraid.
The weather didn’t keep us down, however. Titus and the kids enjoyed many adventure, and I joined them as often as I could. They climbed to the top of Scotts Bluff Monument twice. The first day they had to ride the bus down due to hail in the area. Bummed by not being able to complete the full loop on Tuesday, Madi decided they had to try again on Wednesday. They were successful the second go round.
Both kids were sworn in as Junior Park Rangers; Madi at Agate Fossil Beds NM and Abe at Ft. Laramie NP. To receive their certificate and badge both had to complete a book full of questions about each of the locations. Answers were found by reading the displays, visiting the sites, and talking with Park Rangers.
We even found time for just hanging out in Bridgeport. We had a campfire, went swimming at the local pool, watched a few movies we picked up at the library, visited the new Dollar & Variety store in town, and walked to the bakery for a doughnut Friday morning.
I think one of the highlights came Saturday night in our own basement. We had to go to plan B when the constant rain spoiled our plans for camping over the weekend. Titus and the kids set up the tent in our basement. It barely fit under the low ceiling and took up nearly one-third of our basement. But we loved it! We filled up the air mattress and brought in two camping cots and all four of us snuggled in and camped in our basement. We even pulled out Titus’ backpacking stove and toasted marshmallows and made s’mores right there next to the tent. We all loved it! Not as nice as the out doors, but fun just the same.
Summer is a great time for Titus and the kids. With having more time off they are all able to take in some more adventures and create more memories. I’m thankful they have this time together and that I get to be a part of it from time to time.
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