I've been saving up a collection of photos to illustrate the amazing (and cooky!) ways of my older sister, Melody. Don't worry, I am saving pictures of my other siblings, too. Don't think I am playing favorites here or anything.
The inspiration comes from a recently returned vacation.
Lake Powell. Enough said?
For those of you unfamiliar with the near-paradise state of Lake Powell let me paint a picture for you -- with words. Kyle's camera has all the good pictures and I am too lazy to download them right now....
Red rock cliffs. Perfectly refreshing water. Food. Sea Doos. Cliff jumping (the very safe kind of course). Wakeboarding. Friends. Kyle. Reading Twilight. Sunbathing. Running on the beach. Waterslides. Relaxing. Laughing. Tubing with friends. Sleeping. Talking. Games. Boat rides. Oreos and milk. Sunsets.
What??? Where are Savannah and Cade in this picture? That's right, folks. I enjoyed a 4 day, 3 night vacation with all of the above without my children. Yes, I missed them desperately, but oh how nice it was to get away. Thanks to Eclipse Marketing, Kyle and I got to join the company and their employees on an unforgettable, heavenly vacation.
And all of this made possible because of my sister, Melody the athletic-domestic-eccentric goddess, watched my children.
So what exactly makes her the ADE goddess?
She bakes her own bread and cinnamon rolls. (see above)
She races in triathalons for fun: (that's kind of eccentric in an athletic sort of way)
She runs like the wind and wins:
She serves as our family's pro-bono dental care provider:
She plans a trip to Zion's National Park for her birthday and has no issues bringing her son Tyler along,though hiking and driving long distances are involved.
She adds two children to her daily (and nightly) routine for 4 DAYS and does it as if she were a mother of triplets! She even ventured out in public with the 3 children, ages 3 1/2, 15 mos, and 8 mos.
The inspiration comes from a recently returned vacation.
Lake Powell. Enough said?
For those of you unfamiliar with the near-paradise state of Lake Powell let me paint a picture for you -- with words. Kyle's camera has all the good pictures and I am too lazy to download them right now....
Red rock cliffs. Perfectly refreshing water. Food. Sea Doos. Cliff jumping (the very safe kind of course). Wakeboarding. Friends. Kyle. Reading Twilight. Sunbathing. Running on the beach. Waterslides. Relaxing. Laughing. Tubing with friends. Sleeping. Talking. Games. Boat rides. Oreos and milk. Sunsets.
What??? Where are Savannah and Cade in this picture? That's right, folks. I enjoyed a 4 day, 3 night vacation with all of the above without my children. Yes, I missed them desperately, but oh how nice it was to get away. Thanks to Eclipse Marketing, Kyle and I got to join the company and their employees on an unforgettable, heavenly vacation.
And all of this made possible because of my sister, Melody the athletic-domestic-eccentric goddess, watched my children.
So what exactly makes her the ADE goddess?
She bakes her own bread and cinnamon rolls. (see above)
She races in triathalons for fun: (that's kind of eccentric in an athletic sort of way)
She runs like the wind and wins:
She serves as our family's pro-bono dental care provider:
She plans a trip to Zion's National Park for her birthday and has no issues bringing her son Tyler along,though hiking and driving long distances are involved.She adds two children to her daily (and nightly) routine for 4 DAYS and does it as if she were a mother of triplets! She even ventured out in public with the 3 children, ages 3 1/2, 15 mos, and 8 mos.
She has all their laundry folded and has their bags ready to go upon my return.
She feeds people on a moments notice and plans parties like a regular event planner.
Yes, she is crazy and it gets worse.
She joins me on my 12-mile run upon my return from Lake Powell. I am training for a marathon. She is not. Yet she can just go out and run 12 miles at the drop of a hat as well as I can down a row of Oreos and milk during Cade's naptime. (I eat a lot of Oreos).
Thank you, Melody!!! I am so glad you are so crazy. You are the BEST! Thank you Jon, for watching my kids and allowing my sister to be the crazy girl that she is!
1 comment:
You are so funny... you know that I aspire to be like you, President Woodbury. Perhaps that is why we were put together in the first place. I am anxiously awaiting our second adventure next week.
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