Amazing day...

Thank you, friends for all your work in putting together such a beautiful and fun morning. Ailee and I are blessed to have such an amazing community of friends.

The setting...so pretty!

Yeah, more babies!!

Diapers...

Did someone say, "no more diapers?" Let me clarify...no more diapers for approximately 9 days until little Ailee decides to join us.

big news in our world...

...No More DIAPERS!! (during the day :-))

We are so proud of this guy, I can hardly get the smile off my face. As most of you know, our son is a motorhead. He loves motorcycles, ATVs, and bmx bikes. He's been known to wear his helmet to the store, lifegroup, softball games...you name it, he has it on or at least wants it on. Aside from his dad, Travis Pastrana is his hero. Every toy is named Travis and sometimes he even goes by Travis. SOO...how do we motivate the little guy to give up diapers ~ a new "REAL" motorcross helmet. Everyday this month we've been looking online to see which one he wants and remind him of how to get it. He's gone about two weeks now without any accidents so it was time to follow through on our promise. This week we went to the motorcycle shop to try them out.

Will he get the...

WHITE ONE...

The RED one...

The BLUE one...

Or the ROCKSTAR one...

TA DA...the ROCKSTAR it is...'cause it looks the most like Travis'

Griffin, you are so big, smart, and so darn cute...we love you so much! Hope you enjoy your new helmet and get lots of use out of it. (Does this mean the ATV is next?)

Buddies...

2.5 years old...

the FOURTH...

Nine months along and we decide this is the weekend to go camping...and what a blast it was. The sleeping situation still needs a bit of fine tuning, but we're excited to get that figured out. We are so thankful for the Rosentreters and Lanes for making it all happen. The setting was stunning and the food, fabulous. Griffin had an incredible time with friends and just digging in the sand and water. He also, of course, loved the marshmallows.

Jeff and I have been talking over the past few days about the state of our country, yes, it is a bit disheartening, but we are still thankful for all the men and woman who made and make it possible to have the freedoms we still have. We continue to pray for wisdom for our leaders and for God to rise up the people HE wants to lead us.

Enjoy the pics, wish I had taken more of the setting so you could see how wonderful the place is.

{a dream}

In my "other" life...my summer days would be spent at a YoungLife Camp. My husband, yes, the same one I have in "this" life, would be playing guitar by night at club meetings and by day running the go-cart/waterfront or anything sports related. My children would run wild and free and know the pure innocence of summer. They would enjoy watching all the activities of high school kids and even partake in a few. I would hang with them and snap a few photos from time to time.

Oh the pure joy that would engulf me...

seeing kids meet Jesus

summer days

healthy food - with an occational milk shake...

Family time

building relationships that would last a lifetime...

The vision is strong...

Okay, so now you know what I would do if we won the lottery.

34 weeks today...

We are getting...

EXCITED!

Pool Reunion~

Last week we were able to meet a dear friend and her fam at the pool.

Gotta love the pool in GJ. Griffin was all over that thing. He was jumping off the side and dunking his head underwater...which he watched Ky do over and over again. They were both champs in the water.

Below is a picture (or 2) of the first time we met for a pool date...

{2008}

{2010}

Chillaxin' and Snackin'

Great to see you, Lace! Too bad we didn't get a pic together- next time. Hope it happens again soon :-)

Memorial Weekend...

Saturday Night...

On Saturday night, we BBQ Montrose style...

If you live here you would understand our WIND situation. Instead of throwing the whole idea out the window we just proceeded in the garage. Thanks to Grandma and Papa for making it happen for these little guys. It was a fun memory and the kids had a blast. Griffin got to roast his first "turkey dog" and enjoyed his first S'MORE. We added a little flaire and used reeses peanut butter cups, which was most fab.

Sunday...

We headed to Ouray to soak up the rays and the spring water. It was fun for Griffin to have his cousins in town to play with. There's was jumping from the edge and just a bit of hang time in the floaties. The twins are getting so big that they actually could touch...Griffin still at least an inch away.

Monday...

To JUCO we must go... This is our 3rd year to go together, always a good time. First, we had to get some ice cream from Graff Dairy and hit the park before the game. We were an hour and a half early for the game and still ended up having to sit in the outfield seats. Griffin did enjoy meeting Mr. JUCO, the baseball head.

Paint by...fingers!!

Finally a post...

FINGER PAINT...

who doesn't love it? come on...even with the mess, it's pretty magical!! Guess who got finger paints for Christmas and today is the first day I've been brave enough to get them out? Yes, today was the day, Griffin's first try and he went right in for it. I love watching him create. His eyes light up and he get's a big smile on his face. If you have them, PULL them out!! Here's to many more messy summer memories :-)