tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63476012209891483692024-03-12T20:18:29.027-07:00Sommertime HappeningsHere you can get a glimpse into our life. Find out what is new and where we are on this amazing journey of God's love and grace.Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-12199414049067377542011-08-03T13:33:00.000-07:002011-08-13T20:47:06.318-07:00Busy Summer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU7AgnwBH6xDn0WRhcg9TxenoTJQXxr4tHYpLXWL0l1hQLHxEftei6G0qbhVSvYoFLX9F0MNR5GOFaNTBu-bDKfetlrSoCEI-dFOv0AjLopbgnKP-tpc6YPcaFOLvbUiYFZbvcmnan4iG/s1600/summer+2011+070.JPG">
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This summer has absolutely flown by. I can't believe that it is almost over.
<br />For the month of July my niece and nephew came up to stay with us for three weeks. It was pretty crowded in our apartment with 5 kids 2 adults and a dog, but we made it work. The kids all had lots of fun.
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<br />We went swimming almost every day.
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<br />We took them all to a Pig Roast BBQ with all of our new Denver pals.</span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU7AgnwBH6xDn0WRhcg9TxenoTJQXxr4tHYpLXWL0l1hQLHxEftei6G0qbhVSvYoFLX9F0MNR5GOFaNTBu-bDKfetlrSoCEI-dFOv0AjLopbgnKP-tpc6YPcaFOLvbUiYFZbvcmnan4iG/s1600/summer+2011+070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHU7AgnwBH6xDn0WRhcg9TxenoTJQXxr4tHYpLXWL0l1hQLHxEftei6G0qbhVSvYoFLX9F0MNR5GOFaNTBu-bDKfetlrSoCEI-dFOv0AjLopbgnKP-tpc6YPcaFOLvbUiYFZbvcmnan4iG/s320/summer+2011+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640550061611383762" border="0" /></a>
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<br />We got to take a great trip to the Denver Children's Museum with our awesome friends from Durango.
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<br />The kids got to go to VBS for a week .
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<br />Needless to say, this mommy/auntie was very worn out. It was great to see cousins building relationships and making memories. Now on to the school year!
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Last weekend we went out on our first trip, and I took Felicity and Caitlyn with me. It was an awesome way to spend some good times with my girls, while experiencing and exploring God's amazing creation.<br />We hiked in almost 2 miles on the Brookside McGurty trail, there it connected with the Colorado Trail. We camped one night, and then did some exploring the next day before packing out again.<br />It was a great introduction to backpacking for the girls. It was not to long, but defiantly a challenge. I absolutely love it that I am getting to instill a craving for adventure in my girls. I believe that God has put that sense in every girl, and He wants us to experience Him in the middle of it. I can't think of a better way to encounter Jesus than to emerge yourself in nature.<br />There is nothing quite like watching the sun rise over the Rockies, or seeing the majestic peaks point to heaven.<br />Yes, this is proof enough to me that there is an amazing creator of all things. What's is even more amazing is that He loves me, and of all the wonderful things He has made, he actually delights in me. It is a both humbling and overwhelming emotion for me to process.<br />What a privilege it is that I get to live in this beautiful place, and even more so that I get to share these wonderful experiences with my family!<br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPhOpymwd4ZCIyK40ekdgCNZvi94upudtE8NiYaksrxa0q9ZJUV2ysXlJO5E0S-tYdqSW6zIhGIMxInEU7MaK42st0QEhKwSCRHgxecgBiH_ish8DSX_uzCP02iYRmH8CxccNtmyFEZvY/s1600/Mother+daughter+backpacking+trip+2011+062.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPhOpymwd4ZCIyK40ekdgCNZvi94upudtE8NiYaksrxa0q9ZJUV2ysXlJO5E0S-tYdqSW6zIhGIMxInEU7MaK42st0QEhKwSCRHgxecgBiH_ish8DSX_uzCP02iYRmH8CxccNtmyFEZvY/s320/Mother+daughter+backpacking+trip+2011+062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624834605075978482" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0HEXYx5LgGdwxoceDN_8mq6eU_RfnYfAIXX-EjGbndwpEQpwKE_tvQAtOsSePHWZL3Xrp3ackGxs-mhK58DEjL8RGjJ0Mfa96xwjjejZ_0SBwxBDKGRuCNGR1UARslXRnFV86wypGArl/s1600/Mother+daughter+backpacking+trip+2011+060.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4YgDXny-J_PwYWwtRAhNF3ML8wlZfamgKVLglmOjEMx6hoxVIV0LL467oQLY6zWEFFulKTYjh-R0tTOrZrtP_GA3MVoMnW6Gjl5cRt6J4w1NYCu9OU48KAX7mJE_gk-oNTjUmergRNUT/s320/Mother+daughter+backpacking+trip+2011+066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624837929855053618" border="0" /></a>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-4288566608018119282011-06-05T17:05:00.000-07:002011-06-05T17:24:23.506-07:00My lil Cowgirls!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAzPrUiYBtzQADv-mWLJ5p6w7H_VuXq5N4XzN_UBoshUD4BVBYX3lY6hVuKX2e3F0ifglS-Yto_we3JgAGICYniZCZrgPGGyVW0wKmXl_Gw6I1eh89D-dmTjkTON7xbjovbZ16wTmG3DT/s1600/summer+2011+195.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVc1JI121fRHmcX9OY-iyrpsVIFySg6oPgPzIlbSJV5Y1lv_-IUgSviFoV14oCjZaPiDA9Bz30xHEquYhegUj8o_P2GhVKq2gN62Aba-msIk1kYZ7ZZC9GB_AbILfd6w413ol9LftNl9Yz/s1600/summer+2011+249.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIo29qYH4rZqv14p5De-WjpCjJ6N7N6Wgw7E8jTnRSt5d7Y8pTcj5ym7bhf6cFSqDgQH0eW5T1Eh_61fyHlb8DTlNTizBxTEztOUVqpsEimK6fWYsEu3hOhEYsgITd9C9FqqJCL1fBmz5/s1600/summer+2011+169.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKIo29qYH4rZqv14p5De-WjpCjJ6N7N6Wgw7E8jTnRSt5d7Y8pTcj5ym7bhf6cFSqDgQH0eW5T1Eh_61fyHlb8DTlNTizBxTEztOUVqpsEimK6fWYsEu3hOhEYsgITd9C9FqqJCL1fBmz5/s320/summer+2011+169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614893810454228930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Today both Felicity and Caitlyn participated in their first horse show!<br /><br />Over the past nine months they have been in <span style="text-decoration: underline;">horsemanship</span> program here in Golden, Co that is called Westernaires. They specialize in mounted drill teams, but the first couple years are about horsemanship and just learning how to ride.<br /><br />It has been an amazing opportunity for my girls, as we do not have the ability to own horses at this time. The program provides rental horses and instruction for any kids in our county who want to be a part of the program. It has been such a blessing to our family.<br /><br />Both Felicity and Caitlyn have wanted to ride since they could first say pony. This has given them this wonderful opportunity.<br /><br />Today they got to dress up in their best western duds and display all they have learned so far this year. They both did really well. Here are some more pics of the day.<br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVc1JI121fRHmcX9OY-iyrpsVIFySg6oPgPzIlbSJV5Y1lv_-IUgSviFoV14oCjZaPiDA9Bz30xHEquYhegUj8o_P2GhVKq2gN62Aba-msIk1kYZ7ZZC9GB_AbILfd6w413ol9LftNl9Yz/s1600/summer+2011+249.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVc1JI121fRHmcX9OY-iyrpsVIFySg6oPgPzIlbSJV5Y1lv_-IUgSviFoV14oCjZaPiDA9Bz30xHEquYhegUj8o_P2GhVKq2gN62Aba-msIk1kYZ7ZZC9GB_AbILfd6w413ol9LftNl9Yz/s320/summer+2011+249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614894843812759330" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAzPrUiYBtzQADv-mWLJ5p6w7H_VuXq5N4XzN_UBoshUD4BVBYX3lY6hVuKX2e3F0ifglS-Yto_we3JgAGICYniZCZrgPGGyVW0wKmXl_Gw6I1eh89D-dmTjkTON7xbjovbZ16wTmG3DT/s1600/summer+2011+195.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguAzPrUiYBtzQADv-mWLJ5p6w7H_VuXq5N4XzN_UBoshUD4BVBYX3lY6hVuKX2e3F0ifglS-Yto_we3JgAGICYniZCZrgPGGyVW0wKmXl_Gw6I1eh89D-dmTjkTON7xbjovbZ16wTmG3DT/s320/summer+2011+195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614895689778160882" border="0" /></a>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-8731300798468278302011-05-18T11:35:00.000-07:002011-05-18T13:05:22.876-07:00Running Like Crazy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGyDzKGPth7jkrPVe3Tleb-GlhOkbT8uNMb9t-sfvPD2W4oHko05pdYhse-I-38YReKHBUQMOh_kH1d0Lw4SkeGihz5WzWAmlTrM9ozaB5Hk3pi3rp-Wd4EYWuQz1H3VR6HvkkRKFH-Yd/s1600/Race+day+005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGyDzKGPth7jkrPVe3Tleb-GlhOkbT8uNMb9t-sfvPD2W4oHko05pdYhse-I-38YReKHBUQMOh_kH1d0Lw4SkeGihz5WzWAmlTrM9ozaB5Hk3pi3rp-Wd4EYWuQz1H3VR6HvkkRKFH-Yd/s320/Race+day+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608149065405214194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This past Mother's Day Felicity and I participated in a 9k in Boulder,CO. It was a great way to celebrate the day and spend time with my most favorite people ever, Hubby and my kiddos.<br /><br />I have not run since high school track. Which I might add I did for only one year and was no good at. I have never enjoyed running. I have always thought that it was too much work and people were semi-crazy to just do it for fun.<br /><br />So you might ask what possessed me to do a 9 almost 10 k?(That is 6.2miles) I'm still kinda asking myself that question. However the results have been worth any temporary insanity that I may or may not have experienced.<br /><br />I found out about it through Tami a wonderful new friend that we have made here. She and her husband Jeff lead our weekly life group up in Evergreen, CO.<br /><br />She put out an invite to anyone who might want to do it with her. So me being a spontaneous girl, I said why not! I gave little thought to the fact that I would have 3 short weeks to go from sure I know what 9k stands for to participating in one. What training would look like or that my 11 year old would want to jump on the band wagon and do it with me.<br /><br />I started jogging in the evenings and quickly remembered why I thought all those other people I saw running around in their spandex were mildly disturbed. I was now one of them. (Minus the spandex)<br /><br />Over the few short weeks before the big day I thought I was going to die. No really. Especially after I went with Tami and some other wonderful ladies from our life group to run stairs at Red Rocks amphitheater. I had never been there before. So while most people think of it as a place to relax, enjoy some good music, and have a good time. I see it as a place where crazies go to torture themselves for fun. Again, yes I am now one of them. How did this happen? Still wondering. I know I am.<br /><br />Even though every time I ran or did cross training I was in much discomfort, I began to slowly realize that I was doing it! I was running, and getting stronger and stronger. I was overcoming something that just weeks before I thought I could never accomplish.<br /><br />I mentioned before that I had done high school track and had not done well in it. That is really an understatement. I was terrible at it. In our small school anyone who went out for a sport made it. I wanted to do track because some of my friends did. I went out for it, made it, and really stunk at it. There is a level of humiliation that goes with being the worst at something. When you're young and trying to find out who you are, it can give you really wrong ideas about who you are.<br /><br />These wrong ideas can be the devils tools to lie to us. It is the devils job to lie to us about who God made us to be. He is really good at his job. The thing is no matter how good he is at it, we still don't have to believe him. In fact, it is a very destructive thing when we do. It holds us back from all that God has for us. This is what I am learning right now.<br /><br />One of the things that God had been working out in myself for some time is the fear of failing. It is a gripping fear that I have had for a long time. There have been many things that I have not done things because I was so afraid to fail, afraid to disappoint, afraid that I would not be good enough. These are nothing but the devils lies, and I no longer believe them.<br /><br />These past few months God has been putting some of those things back in my heart. Things that I have given up on because I was too afraid to try and possibly fail. What I am now choosing to believe is that my accomplishments or failures don't define me. They do not change who God created me to be, or make Him love me any less.<br /><br />On May 8th 2011, Felicity and I completed a 9.6k together. If was a great experience. I didn't realize at the time that God was using a possible moment of insanity to bring me closed to Him and show me what He has for me.<br /><br />I know there is more to this journey. I am looking forward to what amazing things are ahead.<br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-12541553511738473742011-04-26T08:53:00.000-07:002011-04-26T10:11:35.836-07:00Easter<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Easter is one of my favorite holidays. It is such a joy to celebrate the victory that we all have in Christ because of His Resurrection. I have always been so grateful and amazed at what Jesus did for me, and all of us on the cross. This year however, God has just so rocked my understanding of what His victory over death and hell mean!<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> We have had the privilege of meeting some new friends through our life group here at Red Rocks Church. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">This Easter was a blast! Some of our new friends the Jensens, host a big Easter bash every year. We went to their house for a wonderful pot luck dinner and Easter festivities. </span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I am so blessed that God has given us these wonderful people to encourage us and be a part of what God is doing in each one of us. </span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoV1ofNzV_EUg1ccqpHGw4ZqpIBxJaV3dpb_w3_RGTMzB8tpntrljbZMeq1LwbhnrKNrJiLcJxvMO4PVneghYyrEtC4aAGhIZDvCPzbN7Bo88cyix1bJaedlyPaIMU4ddFuz0q5QsV-4T/s1600/Springandeaster+2011+054.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigoV1ofNzV_EUg1ccqpHGw4ZqpIBxJaV3dpb_w3_RGTMzB8tpntrljbZMeq1LwbhnrKNrJiLcJxvMO4PVneghYyrEtC4aAGhIZDvCPzbN7Bo88cyix1bJaedlyPaIMU4ddFuz0q5QsV-4T/s320/Springandeaster+2011+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599923711998486482" border="0" /></a> The kids and the big boys playing chubby bunny. It was hilarious, especially since the marshmallows they used were the size of a baseball. Too funny, look at my hubby's face:P<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1K73Gp3n0yZaH1C73kkDxrNCJxqM6Fp3dfpk6XXmDcHwpO-gM7absvQZ4ZQr0tkSacJ3ACjo4qXHSwIHjh0IdrHvlRrk5cy3uHShGi0UBUf4k20WSIX8Pk6ukfMBji2s8RGfeUCkHtLn/s1600/Springandeaster+2011+060.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1K73Gp3n0yZaH1C73kkDxrNCJxqM6Fp3dfpk6XXmDcHwpO-gM7absvQZ4ZQr0tkSacJ3ACjo4qXHSwIHjh0IdrHvlRrk5cy3uHShGi0UBUf4k20WSIX8Pk6ukfMBji2s8RGfeUCkHtLn/s320/Springandeaster+2011+060.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599925465213617554" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEich_1Z-v40QbCNvb0JrlrsuDQ01LRkBHWdlrOZx3FKi7fxlWaba3I95UQMZ21R8RK-Q1r4rIlveM6XMB6OpKYgHC8Kw71nY-oETFw9gS2uEdglAE9MIvl0P2hS7_tpOF5278mOZHi5s7B7/s1600/Springandeaster+2011+067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEich_1Z-v40QbCNvb0JrlrsuDQ01LRkBHWdlrOZx3FKi7fxlWaba3I95UQMZ21R8RK-Q1r4rIlveM6XMB6OpKYgHC8Kw71nY-oETFw9gS2uEdglAE9MIvl0P2hS7_tpOF5278mOZHi5s7B7/s320/Springandeaster+2011+067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599926017952093186" border="0" /></a><br /> Here is my sweet little man blowing bubbles, or trying to at least.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNU_PcwBGNDkrMe8F4ps6A3QP5TcPR_LbB_Q0sKwLFbgn9X6OraOUaFzHANzOiWSffa78J9kVJxghdsV-rFSM9SXjkHB43g5oCvOp9fmj_FNNHADL0B6-2lng0T_3AddLGUCEyQAbfqEk/s1600/Springandeaster+2011+068.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNU_PcwBGNDkrMe8F4ps6A3QP5TcPR_LbB_Q0sKwLFbgn9X6OraOUaFzHANzOiWSffa78J9kVJxghdsV-rFSM9SXjkHB43g5oCvOp9fmj_FNNHADL0B6-2lng0T_3AddLGUCEyQAbfqEk/s320/Springandeaster+2011+068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599928850733937186" border="0" /></a>We had to do the egg hunt inside because it looked more like Christmas than Easter outside. Here are all the kids waiting to go upstairs and hunt for eggs. You can feel the anticipation!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSUtxoSFv2no4VtdpKrNpAw0pOe25iVSaAJh6ReY4bVdWcrsdDkKl96BPQPzOhm6dIgAUNV_R94qcJhI0ciwCfW_PYxHFRPFZ468APlWZYHJf2ddNxbabhtGHkZnFGl_z0qioP3fPsmw3/s1600/Springandeaster+2011+074.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSUtxoSFv2no4VtdpKrNpAw0pOe25iVSaAJh6ReY4bVdWcrsdDkKl96BPQPzOhm6dIgAUNV_R94qcJhI0ciwCfW_PYxHFRPFZ468APlWZYHJf2ddNxbabhtGHkZnFGl_z0qioP3fPsmw3/s320/Springandeaster+2011+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599929819632391490" border="0" /></a>I tried to get one of Caitlyn as she ran past me! The girls and Sean had so much fun.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgle1JSmBUKbplhKJ2wolIgaqLI7c2hh6ad2t_ScIXt4mskqXO3iFJNVFFwPuyxf4QemTmoKG4t1J5R5EvURRv4mQpdhNp-xy43hNPrAMFAm6A9VJ_ekC7qNGgAhs-Hi7hUY4JVDwnYYVTd/s1600/Springandeaster+2011+076.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgle1JSmBUKbplhKJ2wolIgaqLI7c2hh6ad2t_ScIXt4mskqXO3iFJNVFFwPuyxf4QemTmoKG4t1J5R5EvURRv4mQpdhNp-xy43hNPrAMFAm6A9VJ_ekC7qNGgAhs-Hi7hUY4JVDwnYYVTd/s320/Springandeaster+2011+076.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599930667264817762" border="0" /></a>This is Grace. Here mom and dad are our new Life group leaders. My little Sean also has a little boy crush on her. Every time we get in the car to go anywhere he asks to go see Gacie, as he calls her.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicIrnTEA47SQ2ulonlcWMuJouCtUP_wKTzJ37ljvA2YG32zh0lojQ1OSMuv63-70q-uvV0I-Mimsm4FPN6TzcyE9-9itr9nMcO6qzUVN6IUBv8tr6iY965qkAspUVO1lgMReeQXQIyX10/s1600/Springandeaster+2011+089.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicIrnTEA47SQ2ulonlcWMuJouCtUP_wKTzJ37ljvA2YG32zh0lojQ1OSMuv63-70q-uvV0I-Mimsm4FPN6TzcyE9-9itr9nMcO6qzUVN6IUBv8tr6iY965qkAspUVO1lgMReeQXQIyX10/s320/Springandeaster+2011+089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599931620975092082" border="0" /></a>There was fierce competition at the Foosball table as Ryan and Lacey took on Jeff and Paul.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2B-yl_BDy_ygoIFhI7ypmUeLKUVg8HRzWFnTpIPrIz9VD4zKn45CqDsb5E73WqNm2gomfwHMtjWCL4WrByhMzy90_JRwakzFIMN8ZbmAv6h259gPE73Z4EFpqetBXAWyEnfZU5Oa9jX8/s1600/Springandeaster+2011+091.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2B-yl_BDy_ygoIFhI7ypmUeLKUVg8HRzWFnTpIPrIz9VD4zKn45CqDsb5E73WqNm2gomfwHMtjWCL4WrByhMzy90_JRwakzFIMN8ZbmAv6h259gPE73Z4EFpqetBXAWyEnfZU5Oa9jX8/s320/Springandeaster+2011+091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599932062549100514" border="0" /></a>Sean found a whole dollar in one of his eggs. He also ate way too much sugar and slept all the way home. The day was a success!<br /><br />I hope that everyone's Easter was great!Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-13138606765052594972011-03-20T20:28:00.000-07:002011-03-20T21:13:21.119-07:00Grand Prix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8u6QSKihF_l_LQ4H3nQgTCYInYiBLwOp33mkvg6oQ5v20SBkvtmvtvX3Iij1oCwlUwZQpKK_2Of-YtGeRhbcvxqB0Fo73u2sUNuu8ALRH_CqgBtGYrCENUEkHlPUuBWHpqbV0PNt-7eQ/s1600/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8u6QSKihF_l_LQ4H3nQgTCYInYiBLwOp33mkvg6oQ5v20SBkvtmvtvX3Iij1oCwlUwZQpKK_2Of-YtGeRhbcvxqB0Fo73u2sUNuu8ALRH_CqgBtGYrCENUEkHlPUuBWHpqbV0PNt-7eQ/s320/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586379814733193698" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This past weekend the Girls participated in their first AWANA Grand Prix. Which is basically a Pine Wood Derby. AWANA is a Wednesday night kids program that our kids attend while we go to our small group Bible study. They love it and it is a really great thing for them to do. They learn Bible verses and stories. They play games, meet friends, and have a great time.<br /><br />Anyway, they got to build their own little racers, and got to participate against all the other kids this past Saturday. They didn't have the fastest cars this time. They did however have a blast building and painting them themselves.<br /><br />Here are some pics from the event.<br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHocxLNP45mJyXQXxx-VLMmHDO1-cmBLBcY3Hjh4E-KN-hhkWaQIcGywIIkwLnYnAbQ8h9M7TyJVxK3XL9aje9AaiJ9Ovd6tRQT9_DHs4WGOkbUVlj6jcRJg2pu0JMFOszl1n9otetklX6/s1600/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHocxLNP45mJyXQXxx-VLMmHDO1-cmBLBcY3Hjh4E-KN-hhkWaQIcGywIIkwLnYnAbQ8h9M7TyJVxK3XL9aje9AaiJ9Ovd6tRQT9_DHs4WGOkbUVlj6jcRJg2pu0JMFOszl1n9otetklX6/s320/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586374967003001874" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLUbQR2VCd4EiEUOZFfNTbjkFOSfgvHUrZFj4XKCLu2P57E0yqG5MWDRDBH4qtWRakTLowIqZgY1bm4YXdJMvUI-iCTglqciSyuggGYP4bmvPyCyP34_VWfiPoW9wf6jwmpG30IxxkQ60/s1600/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLUbQR2VCd4EiEUOZFfNTbjkFOSfgvHUrZFj4XKCLu2P57E0yqG5MWDRDBH4qtWRakTLowIqZgY1bm4YXdJMvUI-iCTglqciSyuggGYP4bmvPyCyP34_VWfiPoW9wf6jwmpG30IxxkQ60/s320/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586376956173179554" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVz8S5nD8fT6ClPmic_TFNJENd78nxa3iuOEvcXf_bvbZq2uUONjtRtaHTJ8WmmJbNcGn6HZZQPEZHcbWs0HMEPsw2-mjizIv86HgiZsdarUjgf0EMcGn7vJQpu0xyXThyphenhyphenlP2MbPRrneB/s1600/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+046.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZVz8S5nD8fT6ClPmic_TFNJENd78nxa3iuOEvcXf_bvbZq2uUONjtRtaHTJ8WmmJbNcGn6HZZQPEZHcbWs0HMEPsw2-mjizIv86HgiZsdarUjgf0EMcGn7vJQpu0xyXThyphenhyphenlP2MbPRrneB/s320/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586378269759111922" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-27912828902915131352011-03-19T22:03:00.000-07:002011-03-19T22:37:12.127-07:00Sean<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6xi7_QCwzNVPLOSr5rTA7GI3V61wpnoklxoZI-XlKzTp7U0QYU4fLyqVOq6jZ4bPOA8IFEWKePDuTC8o-RPvNICmsrIxkDPNAAZvQFFapyvJaxQXX4e-_dBDlqoVw7PfEE1JndUEg5mo/s1600/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6xi7_QCwzNVPLOSr5rTA7GI3V61wpnoklxoZI-XlKzTp7U0QYU4fLyqVOq6jZ4bPOA8IFEWKePDuTC8o-RPvNICmsrIxkDPNAAZvQFFapyvJaxQXX4e-_dBDlqoVw7PfEE1JndUEg5mo/s320/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586030135908532994" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Since I did an update on the girls, I thought it only fair to share about the sweet boy too. He has grown up so fast, I feel like every time I blink so much has changed.<br /><br />Today while the girls were at an event, we played together on the playground. He brings me such pure joy. I cannot even explain it.<br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HEIzIrsoC9VKFx3pMjBGvbtW0n9vIw4O39z8xfOyqkTDAK_NmwHXn-89o-3oweDdeBgdPU1O4ofe6BmbUazkQmOKcbTlzk8wlukwZhF8z927evI32QiPFbEkO4EpMiEWDPZB-Asi_CVk/s1600/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HEIzIrsoC9VKFx3pMjBGvbtW0n9vIw4O39z8xfOyqkTDAK_NmwHXn-89o-3oweDdeBgdPU1O4ofe6BmbUazkQmOKcbTlzk8wlukwZhF8z927evI32QiPFbEkO4EpMiEWDPZB-Asi_CVk/s320/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586025658405262178" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzejtp28BkOsHH68_BmRUtcakBjewKHaacI3m098hyphenhyphenVKNI9j8pF0_yXJQEVRb47vU6adNEneYKELC_MMm5N3IbYm_nbU1iP3YUWY95cCaHkUcmVmnNwG798K1fyceRMuLaEqRiO29aLE5x/s1600/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzejtp28BkOsHH68_BmRUtcakBjewKHaacI3m098hyphenhyphenVKNI9j8pF0_yXJQEVRb47vU6adNEneYKELC_MMm5N3IbYm_nbU1iP3YUWY95cCaHkUcmVmnNwG798K1fyceRMuLaEqRiO29aLE5x/s320/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586024987858448706" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpN4TSEpzjS8pejKFtKSxrefQv-eko6AHyDzuXj-UBEPVRtbRWaPculZ9d-iz09u57D6igDvG09nPbVdBriDMXZoMEdnKGVZkzjaFwYcYVRtMu2fsKnIvIGLXSr7p_JpxjS2mYXyKPNWt/s1600/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpN4TSEpzjS8pejKFtKSxrefQv-eko6AHyDzuXj-UBEPVRtbRWaPculZ9d-iz09u57D6igDvG09nPbVdBriDMXZoMEdnKGVZkzjaFwYcYVRtMu2fsKnIvIGLXSr7p_JpxjS2mYXyKPNWt/s320/Pinewood+derby+and+hike+in+Elk+medows+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586026474923784530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-family:verdana;" >I never thought I would have a boy. Having only had sisters, and then having two girls, I was happy and comfortable in my world of pink and lace. So little did I know what God had for me. This little guy has been such a special addition to our family. He loves balls and planes, trucks and blocks. He does everything at mach 3. His spunk is contagious. Thank you God for our little Sean Aaron!</span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-36668821783979364792011-03-08T08:26:00.000-08:002011-03-17T21:47:36.877-07:00What Felicity and Caitlyn Have Been Up To!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEfbjLB-mKKFcub55zZrrUG4ljXoS-62iuNtn_ZLby2ZlK5NNOfGoo53oMLqGlWRbpsThhvt_0ZG98E9GwsLL3chuibUIS3PRpkTjpTXOtlI_nBHc253PWN5Cb0xc6RlBXlaXV8S_zA_B/s1600/Westernairs+005.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It has been sometime since I have blogged. So here is a glimpse into what we've been doing. This winter has been a long one. Our girls have kept busy in the horsemanship program they are in here in Denver. It is called Westernaires. It was a true blessing to find this great opportunity for them so close to home.<br /><br />They get to ride twice a month. They are learning horsemanship and safety, as well as team work. The best for us at this time is, they do not have to own a horse to be in the program. They have so enjoyed the opportunities that it has brought.<br /><br />I am very thankful for the blessing of them both living out their dreams of learning to ride and care for horses.<br /><br />Here are some pics of them doing what they love!<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHBDGopY_hRZEBRY0w04emrIz8Hdpa9_vHF8OUTZ5fT4jQZLdQY23NOTHx_IEO-yMCK1gfg7BXCixuVdMbohv65aNTUv4PuTmf5WXMJ6rcZ5tvE-Yos084WBQEhjg2eSTB_U5McN0jh3qP/s1600/Westernairs+005.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-Tq7WrQoFpJ2fkyw5XiaHXgvDM_mSSOFRpSrmD1r6-RBMnI_iLIOJxdC_x438-FTTc77CboS_zQ9cj-QbfYc21S62wJOns-9LLTZof2OoPmrwRfTiGRzvyHUlHs3Lkghq82TIHT5k7jH/s1600/Westernairs+014.JPG"><br /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> Felicity trying to stay in the saddle.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O1b_iA1NzTRPgCsFr56JfnuWxjWH6nFLQ6Y5PNWrLahRDxWCgoTzqWxS2fwe5-rmReFvTJI3hVbZUI10sbaNkwuNkzMJaQcCP3Liq8xyriLwZIOoL_eaVS3O4R8P4HJZe23TSfAzrm3x/s1600/Westernairs+001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O1b_iA1NzTRPgCsFr56JfnuWxjWH6nFLQ6Y5PNWrLahRDxWCgoTzqWxS2fwe5-rmReFvTJI3hVbZUI10sbaNkwuNkzMJaQcCP3Liq8xyriLwZIOoL_eaVS3O4R8P4HJZe23TSfAzrm3x/s320/Westernairs+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581747364565912434" border="0" /> </a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Caitlyn riding no hands, as she is learning to practice her balance.</span></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEfbjLB-mKKFcub55zZrrUG4ljXoS-62iuNtn_ZLby2ZlK5NNOfGoo53oMLqGlWRbpsThhvt_0ZG98E9GwsLL3chuibUIS3PRpkTjpTXOtlI_nBHc253PWN5Cb0xc6RlBXlaXV8S_zA_B/s1600/Westernairs+005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdEfbjLB-mKKFcub55zZrrUG4ljXoS-62iuNtn_ZLby2ZlK5NNOfGoo53oMLqGlWRbpsThhvt_0ZG98E9GwsLL3chuibUIS3PRpkTjpTXOtlI_nBHc253PWN5Cb0xc6RlBXlaXV8S_zA_B/s320/Westernairs+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585275767063107570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">I want so much to give my kids what they need to live their dreams. Horses have been in their dreams since they were very small. I am so happy to see their dreams come true every other Saturday.</span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-43703375142529936182010-12-28T18:39:00.000-08:002010-12-28T21:41:25.441-08:00Our Christmas Adventure 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5TItMPZXl3QAhyCojsJJxbsHejnQgQ8OgZH2kRXz9Hc0d5hMrPk4EMyKAGPOq04lP1tgWvMfZg5idW5zhyphenhyphenNj8VjDYG7fLNfIn1eBceLKhvlyGabtPre0mNejBrIL1J3OdDxW8-olhkUK/s1600/Christmas+2010+168.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5TItMPZXl3QAhyCojsJJxbsHejnQgQ8OgZH2kRXz9Hc0d5hMrPk4EMyKAGPOq04lP1tgWvMfZg5idW5zhyphenhyphenNj8VjDYG7fLNfIn1eBceLKhvlyGabtPre0mNejBrIL1J3OdDxW8-olhkUK/s320/Christmas+2010+168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555968603331912162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This year was our very first Christmas away from home. We greatly missed all of the friends and family who we love so much. As well as all of the traditions and fun times that we have grown to love.<br /><br />However, we did make some good memories here, and got to start some new traditions with new friends.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaT4PFjjaKwxIETcZxR3J1u3CU4mVThneOY9rbH2uvxfUqRCfCzSQTn5GK6JhQI0fANsPzybfwZGpwk3Ba2UxxiRPRpyiQfBI0VOaKNLY3PmYSFD63MVIn_pBO4zZdo-SxeOYA62qC9Vm/s1600/Christmas+2010+019.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaT4PFjjaKwxIETcZxR3J1u3CU4mVThneOY9rbH2uvxfUqRCfCzSQTn5GK6JhQI0fANsPzybfwZGpwk3Ba2UxxiRPRpyiQfBI0VOaKNLY3PmYSFD63MVIn_pBO4zZdo-SxeOYA62qC9Vm/s320/Christmas+2010+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555936328404506050" border="0" /></a> This is the first year that Sean could get in on the tree trimming.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwCPqtXfxYP8Od2m9HLPyAi5eQB9MdsrxupLR3nNFCLOeZIa8pqLO9J04IkwUG3qiJTNEh9qf2ZGfIcIDFyQ1QF3QlA2RWMPgApbEcYpO2eZXaGTO0ed_nV5bk-ErjzpYlgcI5CTxT9Sw/s1600/Christmas+2010+160.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwCPqtXfxYP8Od2m9HLPyAi5eQB9MdsrxupLR3nNFCLOeZIa8pqLO9J04IkwUG3qiJTNEh9qf2ZGfIcIDFyQ1QF3QlA2RWMPgApbEcYpO2eZXaGTO0ed_nV5bk-ErjzpYlgcI5CTxT9Sw/s320/Christmas+2010+160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555954986162059874" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYj22HMBlvqE2c3LE04fq4GNxwenjFtPtAlYQNTV4jjYTOOI1hbbe_wwQZ9b28uC0EUi_n0RKbCeQZXeheMQjvAQQ9QajoqOLB7nTM_xrH_gUNNYrOJUzuFrAIMNvPJV7v_Xu34xhn2svk/s1600/Christmas+2010+035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYj22HMBlvqE2c3LE04fq4GNxwenjFtPtAlYQNTV4jjYTOOI1hbbe_wwQZ9b28uC0EUi_n0RKbCeQZXeheMQjvAQQ9QajoqOLB7nTM_xrH_gUNNYrOJUzuFrAIMNvPJV7v_Xu34xhn2svk/s320/Christmas+2010+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555941950436159938" border="0" /></a>We have started attending a new small group in Evergreen, CO. God has given us some really neat new friends. We are very thankful for that. He knows that we had to leave some of the very best in the world behind. We could never replace a single one of you. But God has sent us the closest thing to it.<br /><br />Here you are seeing the kiddos playing games Minute to Win It style. We had tons of fun.<br /><br /><br />Here is most of the new group. It amazes me how you can move to a whole new area, and find a common thread in Christ with people who were complete strangers just a few months ago. The family of God is awesome. I am so blessed to be a part of it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAoMUNj5kTXhIZfo9B3XSRlAbaiZtqvs4q6bLqITd-erqaTlBpgSN7112m_YARZBFKHkVhfqXfbdcCuBom2lmFFflV6DgH7bnmAM1hxtvec5sEIygs3aVVv7zTzLMi7IWZN7uVEymJX4j/s1600/Christmas+2010+078.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifAoMUNj5kTXhIZfo9B3XSRlAbaiZtqvs4q6bLqITd-erqaTlBpgSN7112m_YARZBFKHkVhfqXfbdcCuBom2lmFFflV6DgH7bnmAM1hxtvec5sEIygs3aVVv7zTzLMi7IWZN7uVEymJX4j/s320/Christmas+2010+078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555946013079482722" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_MBbmegp91vSnmgjrZ5OtUwl6QIPkjLEeEaQy6jcAR3rDHlRWVFD6sKW2te22TfR2fd-NTB6teM9qskGxz6nyAnKq1VwhksIXaLJG4_wZX0yTeL06ilqJdFJjFDQmp2HFqG8yZJNd0_g/s1600/Christmas+2010+095.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_MBbmegp91vSnmgjrZ5OtUwl6QIPkjLEeEaQy6jcAR3rDHlRWVFD6sKW2te22TfR2fd-NTB6teM9qskGxz6nyAnKq1VwhksIXaLJG4_wZX0yTeL06ilqJdFJjFDQmp2HFqG8yZJNd0_g/s320/Christmas+2010+095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555948390463479762" border="0" /></a>The girls made gram cracker ginger bread houses at their Home School Christmas party. They are making lots of new friends.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Ahh! It's Christmas Morning. Time for presents and fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpF_zfy3RyddBYBQyno-VAEsSPUJyu_2NOKcOe5A0FlsEfG97zZASuxoMP3mUpHNz53OEPSyKWE8HxGC1et_vSO2v3U_GSvNsSt8pRyMuXgOuTqfh6vBkFwdrLVuG-nqMwOzPEjzsDNGS/s1600/Christmas+2010+014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpF_zfy3RyddBYBQyno-VAEsSPUJyu_2NOKcOe5A0FlsEfG97zZASuxoMP3mUpHNz53OEPSyKWE8HxGC1et_vSO2v3U_GSvNsSt8pRyMuXgOuTqfh6vBkFwdrLVuG-nqMwOzPEjzsDNGS/s320/Christmas+2010+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555961354395777090" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZx-IWRWaq_K_bNw4lB4pbSAe9Cf0lytjToWPYbRG2Yxoyg3ETJe1b4z7R0MzSbw9RADEpl4liR0wzWpYxm9tzmMVlOS9-BI48cBf0_9138t1NfzVUeDpT2wgppIK_-p7vqux4kEnhkuc/s1600/Christmas+2010+025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibZx-IWRWaq_K_bNw4lB4pbSAe9Cf0lytjToWPYbRG2Yxoyg3ETJe1b4z7R0MzSbw9RADEpl4liR0wzWpYxm9tzmMVlOS9-BI48cBf0_9138t1NfzVUeDpT2wgppIK_-p7vqux4kEnhkuc/s320/Christmas+2010+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555963912791453874" border="0" /></a> The mess!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBJbfGBAO2Fu2Q9OvCcovaAHqiw0iTko73-reXU4rVo5LSrcDxDpuz4aMSobV9NLeyS7B6-c3ptajpvSg4nSF3pLHK3YjBKYzzfZEnvE93BZP2LAb13_9y7dHRoi95uk3Flmk-VnNT9V-/s1600/Christmas+2010+027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBJbfGBAO2Fu2Q9OvCcovaAHqiw0iTko73-reXU4rVo5LSrcDxDpuz4aMSobV9NLeyS7B6-c3ptajpvSg4nSF3pLHK3YjBKYzzfZEnvE93BZP2LAb13_9y7dHRoi95uk3Flmk-VnNT9V-/s320/Christmas+2010+027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555965270922096338" border="0" /></a>This was my first time to make an entire Christmas dinner all by my self. Here is our very first Christmas Table. It turned out good. Overall we enjoyed being together, even while missing everyone so much. I hope that all of you had a great Christmas as well.<br /><br />Now we are looking forward to a great new year in 2011! May God bless all of you as well in the upcoming new year.Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-50776333507474509312010-12-03T11:21:00.000-08:002010-12-03T21:01:48.530-08:00Before and After<div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPRO0JSlLJLR_aNPjNdhcEWsPdWo6z2SeQlmwc9pNL5xazxIjb_3wXaLFswA41HMvnAY9gqR-ITBO9-g1Nv_M7T8IjUG-TvSOj1i5WwDrA0Wb1Vd7FnEkPWymUZpYJtY_HQs6KoC0_OoH/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+430.JPG"><br /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Here are the long awaited pics from all that we have accomplished in our house. I know that you were all just dying to see them. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Anyway, here they are. As you can see the new flooring is in and the walls have been de-wallpapered </span></span>(Is that a word?) <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">and painted.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"> Whew! We are so glad to have crossed all of the major hurdles. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">There is still stuff to be done, but they are all much smaller jobs. </span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx1OWiT5MPAqlfuF5VsHWWc3hPPzl57MkQDWHmIqwk12cyhMoaXGHIPyuLyj-TaND5d7rQXg9EexRrT_8DQNE13Iy8Dm3T0HKApdavbfeoxLqwXuFd93LWxzqtGQmqbDRC-T_UwAebe14/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+429.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbcGz_hpD7lGx2SVinoZudX2rBwjoGolchYjHXIjReFAvcMQFYZ6Zdp2ONZvTMXDuhN1CuYpbJpDiFgsX3jusK7CgjM1YH6EekFLwhyA5BP-COS0sVPZv3EWDyN1J9vICw_8SmEPyN-DR/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+216.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbcGz_hpD7lGx2SVinoZudX2rBwjoGolchYjHXIjReFAvcMQFYZ6Zdp2ONZvTMXDuhN1CuYpbJpDiFgsX3jusK7CgjM1YH6EekFLwhyA5BP-COS0sVPZv3EWDyN1J9vICw_8SmEPyN-DR/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+216.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546547310672686818" border="0" /></a> Here are the Living room and hall way being prepped for painting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwyU5Xqh2_3o4G5z7IdcghkYzSMAyTK3MDFH-N8Rb_bc-kqXPvpAQQ9hYu3CRg3s290g31b7So72lDt3GciWXpUt_dLsndv0XRs60rxSSW5gjyoC2Fq4iBJ9kYLSTnxxMj57XK2cd_wYu/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+219.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwyU5Xqh2_3o4G5z7IdcghkYzSMAyTK3MDFH-N8Rb_bc-kqXPvpAQQ9hYu3CRg3s290g31b7So72lDt3GciWXpUt_dLsndv0XRs60rxSSW5gjyoC2Fq4iBJ9kYLSTnxxMj57XK2cd_wYu/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+219.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546541293934513970" border="0" /></a>This is the bedroom with the wall paper coming down.<br />After this experience I have decided that I loathe wall paper.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWTg5AyhvCcaBgjXqUARvHdUulo40ONZtg-UzJMtv26rumHeSjYBAujVgLxhgNe9zNnmh3DXUSLq0SU9oDnzq5Tc_BnSHbMImPsj9gHHnRQBC2TAdBgZ4wxAyVF7mywP_HkWM4EAev4nj/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+205.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWTg5AyhvCcaBgjXqUARvHdUulo40ONZtg-UzJMtv26rumHeSjYBAujVgLxhgNe9zNnmh3DXUSLq0SU9oDnzq5Tc_BnSHbMImPsj9gHHnRQBC2TAdBgZ4wxAyVF7mywP_HkWM4EAev4nj/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546539669846440690" border="0" /></a><br />This is a view from the back door looking in with the new flooring and paint.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdb9Fe0CZnSjbTDAkeWrugTLxT3uvOU1LqzLq0EdVtYK19kgNkkWS3eQuUrwf4NCRmZjZxO3ZjPXMm6vmGad-ls5ClF3i0bLetZjmKZcG3cGjf8rT2TxV1oqulS8lsmlCxfEVQ0l27G43/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+432.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdb9Fe0CZnSjbTDAkeWrugTLxT3uvOU1LqzLq0EdVtYK19kgNkkWS3eQuUrwf4NCRmZjZxO3ZjPXMm6vmGad-ls5ClF3i0bLetZjmKZcG3cGjf8rT2TxV1oqulS8lsmlCxfEVQ0l27G43/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546551713558426962" border="0" /></a><br />Here is the master bed room after it's makeover.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfBsuYwmejDjnAWiOGjfCKNx2283JnEeDk_LWOdzILbQxMm1pOUcQE8bkkjBNnfUiNrbQH56eifpNrsqOreHHuP4mRzWRn5UgQisu8rXyrNMUMq5AK467yEjzggLMZCsDdFIQhEzYtvTh/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+435.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfBsuYwmejDjnAWiOGjfCKNx2283JnEeDk_LWOdzILbQxMm1pOUcQE8bkkjBNnfUiNrbQH56eifpNrsqOreHHuP4mRzWRn5UgQisu8rXyrNMUMq5AK467yEjzggLMZCsDdFIQhEzYtvTh/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546551074315541554" border="0" /></a><br />The living room repainted complete with a new pellet stove.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx1OWiT5MPAqlfuF5VsHWWc3hPPzl57MkQDWHmIqwk12cyhMoaXGHIPyuLyj-TaND5d7rQXg9EexRrT_8DQNE13Iy8Dm3T0HKApdavbfeoxLqwXuFd93LWxzqtGQmqbDRC-T_UwAebe14/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+429.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidx1OWiT5MPAqlfuF5VsHWWc3hPPzl57MkQDWHmIqwk12cyhMoaXGHIPyuLyj-TaND5d7rQXg9EexRrT_8DQNE13Iy8Dm3T0HKApdavbfeoxLqwXuFd93LWxzqtGQmqbDRC-T_UwAebe14/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546548899901500946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPRO0JSlLJLR_aNPjNdhcEWsPdWo6z2SeQlmwc9pNL5xazxIjb_3wXaLFswA41HMvnAY9gqR-ITBO9-g1Nv_M7T8IjUG-TvSOj1i5WwDrA0Wb1Vd7FnEkPWymUZpYJtY_HQs6KoC0_OoH/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+430.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPRO0JSlLJLR_aNPjNdhcEWsPdWo6z2SeQlmwc9pNL5xazxIjb_3wXaLFswA41HMvnAY9gqR-ITBO9-g1Nv_M7T8IjUG-TvSOj1i5WwDrA0Wb1Vd7FnEkPWymUZpYJtY_HQs6KoC0_OoH/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546552977293137762" border="0" /></a>This is a view through the kitchen of the new flooring. I must add here that the lovely green paint job was completed by my wonderful friends who I miss very very much. You girls rock!<br />Now is the dilemma of the orange counter tops. I mean really people Orange???<br /><br />I want to say a special thank you to each and every person who has helped us with this enormous project. We seriously could not have done it without you!!<br /></div>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-33888668853087104522010-11-30T13:27:00.000-08:002010-11-30T14:59:53.697-08:00Thanksgiving 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlrgEfz1ZGn_Bv9s403K3NkMqbTtKymVffg00tXtcVuoJywaBJOyDixr1dUJSwETz7wmthfYWcfmj5Ms0sIUa8qzku5WUKrmc0GaVnESq_4esueGsgj8or6s1R1CdnEZ3c_gVt6_FFHwj/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+410.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlrgEfz1ZGn_Bv9s403K3NkMqbTtKymVffg00tXtcVuoJywaBJOyDixr1dUJSwETz7wmthfYWcfmj5Ms0sIUa8qzku5WUKrmc0GaVnESq_4esueGsgj8or6s1R1CdnEZ3c_gVt6_FFHwj/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545479374866807682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGbEqo33RTmdXhaf46huDfcO_OvsNDpJV5VeMk0O_dS0ZpoE8keLuhpf8sS8D7yXew7ZR1Tfeh9t_xT1tAf2ylFNWnyTRP5duBZ8nyoHcsYq-4eLyuvgI9HDHyzO0PM7-rbPhyUkRJx6X/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+420.JPG"><br /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This year we were not planning on coming back for Thanksgiving. However because we needed to finish up some work on the house, we made an impromptu visit home. It was wonderful to get to see everyone again.<br /><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4-gg2JeZblI_eLsWDirZVzsMCQ8fT3rmX5IiYxjoSFgPTG2oqeygh85DGtWCYpskd0IFCQ_lRo4XrM5w8X2BZ24whWe1ZPYKpTsSd1A-XNoJpvfzLIXsHiZ2w7XU7WFICq96k6ULRbai/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+406.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4-gg2JeZblI_eLsWDirZVzsMCQ8fT3rmX5IiYxjoSFgPTG2oqeygh85DGtWCYpskd0IFCQ_lRo4XrM5w8X2BZ24whWe1ZPYKpTsSd1A-XNoJpvfzLIXsHiZ2w7XU7WFICq96k6ULRbai/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545465118090114482" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">A small gathering of Thanksgiving survivors on the side of the road!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggNkxwZ2Kv9ej2uPS4_TKC69xXR65hEsA-Ke4j4-3KwsCSMN5pAIJc036nJAegdPbb5l1aYU5xXSaniImro8DapiwaFgt-Zrs0xdtJWYWGU-XTjuOT0MqSqcgSR-SpQLj6BTBa1y1iITo/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+408.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhggNkxwZ2Kv9ej2uPS4_TKC69xXR65hEsA-Ke4j4-3KwsCSMN5pAIJc036nJAegdPbb5l1aYU5xXSaniImro8DapiwaFgt-Zrs0xdtJWYWGU-XTjuOT0MqSqcgSR-SpQLj6BTBa1y1iITo/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545461348772820690" border="0" /></a><br /> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Me and my two wonderful Aunties, Jan and Debbie!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrwWcdytq88u08F6M9wg65yCIDdUj_v4lD5B6zhfq8rCs26Rv4nHsZKKHsTY27iFIJQcd1E-F3-2UjVjXbNDDGPTzrE3XDGNS0si6zMKf5o3CYcl6FFUF57z08JNp3iSYBi4zHF5hAVx_/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+412.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrwWcdytq88u08F6M9wg65yCIDdUj_v4lD5B6zhfq8rCs26Rv4nHsZKKHsTY27iFIJQcd1E-F3-2UjVjXbNDDGPTzrE3XDGNS0si6zMKf5o3CYcl6FFUF57z08JNp3iSYBi4zHF5hAVx_/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545466599891631346" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Nani and her girls</span><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszmHJmUk_2hw3_YB2Rvvao1cM9rdMQCQXKkfo4NUpx6oQ4QmA3brwcpnhWDcS0fcw7Be7ozflLJlmhPodqrFaNCVYCnxoJ3LLwISgHGgoLEzgkw6v54MXEOThxWwguN9wgb_MHOtq2dgm/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+416.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszmHJmUk_2hw3_YB2Rvvao1cM9rdMQCQXKkfo4NUpx6oQ4QmA3brwcpnhWDcS0fcw7Be7ozflLJlmhPodqrFaNCVYCnxoJ3LLwISgHGgoLEzgkw6v54MXEOThxWwguN9wgb_MHOtq2dgm/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545467581455117490" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> My lovely sister Axie and myself.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMfJ99unGMYktwbxDLdk-UCuiOLtQJr9GefOtqtab9qbTht-WX0yS0zrg9ESfj_Y8EdgeggRgxh4X4jD2LBvXmLnBjr4f51BGtPsxuJuZORsdVZ9fJ_aFxR5ZhxBa5I51jDJrlOcqAvJw/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+417.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMfJ99unGMYktwbxDLdk-UCuiOLtQJr9GefOtqtab9qbTht-WX0yS0zrg9ESfj_Y8EdgeggRgxh4X4jD2LBvXmLnBjr4f51BGtPsxuJuZORsdVZ9fJ_aFxR5ZhxBa5I51jDJrlOcqAvJw/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+417.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545468440563764498" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">This is my adorable niece Haliey</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlVrjJrn9jGYGchXQxk4hlO1CeyxRaM6oxe5VkBiekZC2zPNsJ6bQenmnTfDYP06roIHgkYARkDkYyLsEuzeQBgCFFlK_1lTGebkryYFpPZq03_e-Pr8jUocCfNBShzLApJUN-FLipEPj/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+419.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlVrjJrn9jGYGchXQxk4hlO1CeyxRaM6oxe5VkBiekZC2zPNsJ6bQenmnTfDYP06roIHgkYARkDkYyLsEuzeQBgCFFlK_1lTGebkryYFpPZq03_e-Pr8jUocCfNBShzLApJUN-FLipEPj/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545473026346514818" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Me, my baby sister Axie and my step-mom Jacque</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGbEqo33RTmdXhaf46huDfcO_OvsNDpJV5VeMk0O_dS0ZpoE8keLuhpf8sS8D7yXew7ZR1Tfeh9t_xT1tAf2ylFNWnyTRP5duBZ8nyoHcsYq-4eLyuvgI9HDHyzO0PM7-rbPhyUkRJx6X/s1600/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+420.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGbEqo33RTmdXhaf46huDfcO_OvsNDpJV5VeMk0O_dS0ZpoE8keLuhpf8sS8D7yXew7ZR1Tfeh9t_xT1tAf2ylFNWnyTRP5duBZ8nyoHcsYq-4eLyuvgI9HDHyzO0PM7-rbPhyUkRJx6X/s320/Fall-Thanksgiving2010+420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545478911624721042" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">My Dad Jack and I at my Aunts house.</span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-27146594135062111902010-11-29T16:28:00.000-08:002010-11-29T16:43:18.215-08:00Back from the Dead<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> It has been five weeks since my last post. This was not because I has nothing to say. I switched my internet and could no longer access blogger. So now I have switched back and all is right in the world again.<br /> <br /> A lot has happened in five weeks. I have been continuing to learn to put my trust in God. In a manner of ways you could say that things are just not working out for us right now. At least from our perspective. Several options we thought we had have fallen through.<br /><br /> However I know that the Word of God says that "All things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose." This is my verse right now. I know God is working things together for my own good from His perspective not mine.<br /><br /> As I have been meditating this verse, I have been asking myself, do I show my love for God daily. How am I actively doing that? I know that I am called according to His purpose, but am I embracing it, fulfilling it?<br /><br /> I know I want to be. I believe God is showing me how to and giving me opportunities to grow in Him.<br /><br /> Right now life is a little uncertain and a little uncomfortable. But I know that God has it all in His hands, and things are going to work out according to His plan and purpose! <br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-21446485340364854562010-10-20T22:32:00.000-07:002010-10-20T23:17:50.836-07:00Work Work Work!<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">As most of you may already know, we have working on our fixer upper house that we bought almost four years ago ever since we got it. We knew when we got it that it would be a lot of work, but really we had no idea how much until we dug into it.<br /><br />When we made our move to Denver this past spring it really posed a problem that it was so far from finished. As that made it impossible for us to get it on the market or even rent it out in its current state.<br /><br />This past week we made a trip back home and worked our legs off trying to get it ready to rent out over the winter. We got a ton accomplished, however it is going to take one more trip to get it where we need to. I will post some pictures when we have a finished product.<br /><br />I find that God very much uses the physical situations in our lives to teach us valuable spiritual lessons. This house has been an ongoing project for us and very trying at times.<br /><br />When we first looked at the house it was far from what I wanted, but I saw the potential of what it could be. I know when God looks at me He does not see me for all my faults, but for who He created me to be. This is an ongoing lesson that I am learning.<br /><br />When we first began construction I really thought that we would get it accomplished soon and everything would be how I wanted it on my timetable. Again, not even close!<br /><br />As we dug into each project more and more problems appeared. I mean major, expensive, not easy to fix problems. In the same way I know that God is constantly working on me. I am consistently becoming the girl he has called me to be, this is no quick easy job either.<br /><br />As much as would love to be instant super Christian, wife, mom, fill in the blank here. This is not reality. It takes time to create a masterpiece, a real work of art. And as we walk through life, things surface that we have to deal with. Some of them are ugly, and painful. Just like all of the surprise problems we found in our home, we each have "stuff" to work out in ourselves.<br /><br />I am finding that working through this stuff is not very fun, but it totally necessary if I am to become who God created me to be, and to accomplish what He has for me to do.<br /><br />I am on a journey to discover all that He is and all that I can be in Him. I know that it will not be quick or easy. I only know that it will be worth it!<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-17084390307006198212010-09-24T15:55:00.000-07:002010-09-24T16:45:21.173-07:00Rockies Game!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG8mJJ7qSvyqz3Np8ZzJO6qdRYXixOxiCcD4dhsbtWQaQYEiig1dgcLhjB6c22bO-xKQjMCj93-YGQ3g6adimfrBIlb60i8jyAaeowK5KUW92dEjLPaciYNbDidG1jDoqragWDmhTLUST/s1600/293.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinG8mJJ7qSvyqz3Np8ZzJO6qdRYXixOxiCcD4dhsbtWQaQYEiig1dgcLhjB6c22bO-xKQjMCj93-YGQ3g6adimfrBIlb60i8jyAaeowK5KUW92dEjLPaciYNbDidG1jDoqragWDmhTLUST/s320/293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520630235557452850" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">If I had to choose something good about living in or near the big city, is would be that there are lots of things to do. One of those things being professional sports games. I may be a girl, but I love love sports. Mostly football, but I like them all.<br /><br />This month Ryan bought us tickets so that we could all go see our very first Rockies game. It was lots and lots of fun. Ryan had been several times before, but the rest of us were newbies.<br /><br />Here are some pics of our first Rockies adventure, and hopefully not our last!<br /><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykkDWSu90IOoJNXiQr7_ZhbJBLQe13DQJvGI5n4IpcwHawzVuS2rJzpVf_QwgytQEtVAXH8lFym84RIELEvE22NgNpYAyQ9_IsnuSwEUT4nteD7X5wPmNRyFI44XTw5KqE3mcNPvpd-2b/s1600/268.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykkDWSu90IOoJNXiQr7_ZhbJBLQe13DQJvGI5n4IpcwHawzVuS2rJzpVf_QwgytQEtVAXH8lFym84RIELEvE22NgNpYAyQ9_IsnuSwEUT4nteD7X5wPmNRyFI44XTw5KqE3mcNPvpd-2b/s320/268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520625003562553282" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;">The girls at the gate!</span></span> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_suPRnR9xmFbBj7Zq9q9aIq1N3OoQM-zv_FhQ6eQHKrF3T0QKTxB3RU3GBc4uVHcrArhH_B3dkJEjnl3dhEhDCOgNH12cxmqTlXwit1PIGOqYUIF-pcf4PhjmF2vIIxMX_SQV_nMYLGH/s1600/270.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_suPRnR9xmFbBj7Zq9q9aIq1N3OoQM-zv_FhQ6eQHKrF3T0QKTxB3RU3GBc4uVHcrArhH_B3dkJEjnl3dhEhDCOgNH12cxmqTlXwit1PIGOqYUIF-pcf4PhjmF2vIIxMX_SQV_nMYLGH/s320/270.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520625576389351714" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Felicity and Caitlyn at Coors Field GO Rockies!</span></span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9EIUREjiN9I4yJ9xcBekNZrfBjrQ7J2QAj1jHWsxUSpivAkgFEraU6u714fAVIX-fP79lKYaIt-n8kvvrFE7BOEAi_lifP1iBSj329CpJaH1gATeFu-17CIpArN58W_nzsHc5X_EKnc7/s1600/306.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9EIUREjiN9I4yJ9xcBekNZrfBjrQ7J2QAj1jHWsxUSpivAkgFEraU6u714fAVIX-fP79lKYaIt-n8kvvrFE7BOEAi_lifP1iBSj329CpJaH1gATeFu-17CIpArN58W_nzsHc5X_EKnc7/s320/306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520627469595301250" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Go Tulo!</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithL7JWG8TkfrsqV8uXR4ryQLrTABg1CdDXrjqGGoHAeOimH8wppIAQ1Wo2FgXrYZ3-3ZEwJesiHzkid2-TvZl0vruCL0Y0LDq6W8tkDxuqjc6acFvAZkJK7udcaigwS-es3l_9uay58Yu/s1600/299.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEithL7JWG8TkfrsqV8uXR4ryQLrTABg1CdDXrjqGGoHAeOimH8wppIAQ1Wo2FgXrYZ3-3ZEwJesiHzkid2-TvZl0vruCL0Y0LDq6W8tkDxuqjc6acFvAZkJK7udcaigwS-es3l_9uay58Yu/s320/299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520626141224152370" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Daddy and Sean engrossed in the game.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Fun was had by all even though they lost. I look forward to making lots of fond family memories here in the future!</span></span></span><br /></span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-56685273244132191902010-09-20T16:21:00.000-07:002010-09-20T18:51:26.722-07:00Three Weddings and a Baptism!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdUkIk2IOhqcyogAUEMT8WvzhhLCZ0KwO6Exr9JBJrqmy7Q2aZHvDu0qizyLTqz8H5Go8y94Oq5G8pop3CutXWv9bYwZo-ZaJfEzdoEi6VN6TjrLW24Tu6l2xoJ4kvoEniOXpgMCGKy5g/s1600/Weddings+2010+132.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdUkIk2IOhqcyogAUEMT8WvzhhLCZ0KwO6Exr9JBJrqmy7Q2aZHvDu0qizyLTqz8H5Go8y94Oq5G8pop3CutXWv9bYwZo-ZaJfEzdoEi6VN6TjrLW24Tu6l2xoJ4kvoEniOXpgMCGKy5g/s320/Weddings+2010+132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519147646571933954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">That's right! This summer our family has been very busy. I dubbed it the summer of travel. It seems that 2010 was the best time for all our family to plan their important events. Three of them were in August alone.<br />In June we attended my niece's baptism, where Ryan and I were named God Parents. This is such an honor to us. The ceremony took place in Plano, Texas. It was a quick trip, but many memories were made.<br />August approached and things really got kinda crazy around here. The kiddos and I traveled down to New Mexico for two weddings. My cousin Michael got married. As well as my little sister Axie.<br />Later that month we all went to Kansas City, MO for my Brother- in- law Kyle's wedding. Felicity was flower girl in this ceremony.<br />Although it was a little stressful to pull it all off, we had lots of fun spending time with our families and meeting new family members. Here are some pics of our adventures.</span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4lmOD8nNhhEjcZhiTxnXTeePodRic2r7t4SWt1So0f1JmWeEj7MT1KBMiGxarVFwwLE6D0UCJ3kahqOP_tCsJ0-_b6uFSfcD0-eHXGukBdH6vpcg_Fpk46I4YUcmvghcAPmoJlKQRGvS/s1600/We+bacame+God+parents%21.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 91px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4lmOD8nNhhEjcZhiTxnXTeePodRic2r7t4SWt1So0f1JmWeEj7MT1KBMiGxarVFwwLE6D0UCJ3kahqOP_tCsJ0-_b6uFSfcD0-eHXGukBdH6vpcg_Fpk46I4YUcmvghcAPmoJlKQRGvS/s320/We+bacame+God+parents%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519150131331617618" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:100%;"> Here we are with my sister Ashlie, Doug, and our sweet niece Lauren. We attended her baptism in Plano, and we are her God parents. Isn't she so sweet!</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi359z8Bpr2mNXKoSnvw8tkVH8rhkqsidZBPXyBxEJOYph-R_fF_LfX3Ss4UzSRgqB1xA4lBomgrA-PN46LM-3-5YRpxIPqw6Rx8CEWpuEn8NjWW1xF2N0gJEp4IskjyiKz0V4s7XskpsLW/s1600/New+Mexico+trip+0810+009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi359z8Bpr2mNXKoSnvw8tkVH8rhkqsidZBPXyBxEJOYph-R_fF_LfX3Ss4UzSRgqB1xA4lBomgrA-PN46LM-3-5YRpxIPqw6Rx8CEWpuEn8NjWW1xF2N0gJEp4IskjyiKz0V4s7XskpsLW/s320/New+Mexico+trip+0810+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519151491500179906" border="0" /></a>Just a few of the cousins at Mike's wedding. Left to right Felicity, Caitlyn, Elizabeth, Mallory, and Preston.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl2Rl7qafmDq0QGPUv53pWTj8cG-EPSD9A3USQdpcQkpwmiZc-7nrtxeP_XiyW_LhBVmmzXrBCTdFdrHz-F_xaan72GhqfRvIZg55mwN-42aTC5dgG2PIoBaoDvTsvmvjE_Xdi9AwRmqX/s1600/New+Mexico+trip+0810+014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl2Rl7qafmDq0QGPUv53pWTj8cG-EPSD9A3USQdpcQkpwmiZc-7nrtxeP_XiyW_LhBVmmzXrBCTdFdrHz-F_xaan72GhqfRvIZg55mwN-42aTC5dgG2PIoBaoDvTsvmvjE_Xdi9AwRmqX/s320/New+Mexico+trip+0810+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519152746341488450" border="0" /></a> And the boy!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyyZw1CHU_wT1L8Feg9JDZsqhuRrPsvqcfkprVuqX3shKBHBDoQoXZQiG3XdlpmsfWP_fgZsDjQhg39EdQh5bu5rbl7P3By6jZqA-TzC0IBDS0OvOs4SXmV-5pEozLJCIAaOTQMmSo0lU/s1600/New+Mexico+trip+0810+024.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyyZw1CHU_wT1L8Feg9JDZsqhuRrPsvqcfkprVuqX3shKBHBDoQoXZQiG3XdlpmsfWP_fgZsDjQhg39EdQh5bu5rbl7P3By6jZqA-TzC0IBDS0OvOs4SXmV-5pEozLJCIAaOTQMmSo0lU/s320/New+Mexico+trip+0810+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519161087640492242" border="0" /></a><br />Me and my two awesome cousins Mandy and Jamie. We three have been partners in crime since we were two!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozU89EiUA-MCSTxSM65_CHgFXD-YGdO0zAgRPYaTcHYm84hBEAgTlMJf-VJfE9LIDtPWzfLJ7tRV-wWmVU3TlSIxZNFiflceEUtEWXEzVkZl-qZiXQ9lcZ_mvmsEnsi3HNUHD8zaGIT2b/s1600/Weddings+2010+144.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozU89EiUA-MCSTxSM65_CHgFXD-YGdO0zAgRPYaTcHYm84hBEAgTlMJf-VJfE9LIDtPWzfLJ7tRV-wWmVU3TlSIxZNFiflceEUtEWXEzVkZl-qZiXQ9lcZ_mvmsEnsi3HNUHD8zaGIT2b/s320/Weddings+2010+144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519162247756130210" border="0" /></a><br /> Now on to wedding # 2. My lovely little sister and her new hubby Kody.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtR2OYSqBQKXaL9vcAMffccNM3xr5u797Ry5GppzE_WINo-0fsQvnZvHLNni5IhrdprZHBFCcGNP_tMtlDCbC8QhqS42XA6hCl2U8vlOa0PVwdJhDsgo39MzSemMOxP0PnHUfujcvnpPV/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtR2OYSqBQKXaL9vcAMffccNM3xr5u797Ry5GppzE_WINo-0fsQvnZvHLNni5IhrdprZHBFCcGNP_tMtlDCbC8QhqS42XA6hCl2U8vlOa0PVwdJhDsgo39MzSemMOxP0PnHUfujcvnpPV/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519163900377250322" border="0" /></a>Felicity was the flower girl in Ryan's brother Kyle's wedding in KC. Here is her hairdo. I did it, and I think it turned out really good. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvjaMvOVHGDVk9x8yoso7ms0Ewft6rMsVuT-to4wp-aPVFmevlUhYIremSnpjDget_9tMojxjPW5Kxk5fSkFK7LlrCwS85ZS1aLJqd7x0dijOPztEL67Qpv1ZWu_Of-dtzVIONQ3ymhE-/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvjaMvOVHGDVk9x8yoso7ms0Ewft6rMsVuT-to4wp-aPVFmevlUhYIremSnpjDget_9tMojxjPW5Kxk5fSkFK7LlrCwS85ZS1aLJqd7x0dijOPztEL67Qpv1ZWu_Of-dtzVIONQ3ymhE-/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519164858492950498" border="0" /></a> Love this pic!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYzJgxJZH4-4PfL0b1v_f_I6t_jycJEHtkkZ07M56AthN746rThDt7HQI6aLxYRSHRo4LzX5uaSyL8zX56fu0sDLvNxkLnDrioHnjR2wDJDFAl2-D1psnv8mTBks7pTax2y35IHTLxgU1/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYzJgxJZH4-4PfL0b1v_f_I6t_jycJEHtkkZ07M56AthN746rThDt7HQI6aLxYRSHRo4LzX5uaSyL8zX56fu0sDLvNxkLnDrioHnjR2wDJDFAl2-D1psnv8mTBks7pTax2y35IHTLxgU1/s320/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519168968883811186" border="0" /></a><br /> The wedding party.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItY3EGBmVmM0EdgZtB-rYLOXlWWbpXl05Td7EnvbFxQUnMxRxStBkBDFB76C9JZrFglbCcwozEg9htFL92Cs5Ywg9NIz2bttCl7Lzg3V1GXjI2uEk5mxHboOMy32U4WjkD1y00vs7GEUo/s1600/073.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItY3EGBmVmM0EdgZtB-rYLOXlWWbpXl05Td7EnvbFxQUnMxRxStBkBDFB76C9JZrFglbCcwozEg9htFL92Cs5Ywg9NIz2bttCl7Lzg3V1GXjI2uEk5mxHboOMy32U4WjkD1y00vs7GEUo/s320/073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519167777851044098" border="0" /></a>For anyone who knows us, if we get invited to a wedding, someone is getting their car tagged!<br /><br />All in all the summer was a success, we survived and now on to colder weather.Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-88902206966979022222010-09-19T20:17:00.000-07:002010-09-20T16:20:56.687-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-60521106479558089982010-08-05T13:56:00.000-07:002010-08-05T14:02:26.979-07:00Thankful Thursday!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On this Thursday I have a lot to be thankful for! I am getting to make a very last minute unexpected trip back to Durango/Farmington to visit with friends and family!!! As you can tell I am very excited.<br /><br />There are two family weddings going on over the next two weekends. My cousins and my little sisters. So I am going to be able to make it a sorta vacation. The only downside is that Ry will not be able to come with me:(<br /><br />He gets to to go on a business trip to California for a few days. We are going to miss him, but we are so looking forward to seeing everyone there.<br />So today I am thankful for spontaneous opportunities:)<br /></span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-13536785217423570022010-08-04T11:01:00.000-07:002010-09-20T19:26:06.790-07:00Memorial Day Weekend<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I think we packed more fun and adventure into Memorial Day weekend than we have the entire rest of the summer!<br />One of the reasons for that is that our wonderful awesome amazing friends the Beaches were in town. They came for a soccer tournament, and we tagged along for all the fun.<br />Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I will spare you my chattering. Here goes!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1SNYWcsWBtmZHYfRzzFxnSze1aamoqETiBNt8Zwlpps4GSGB1-kbyDnsont8EsEmR91FhU66fhRc3h7opB4wB6F4f0ot3gPlPckwHyzv-aX-Zx-Z2YiHMNvMY3tDo4cXvxmmuOnnkt1Z/s1600/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+048.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1SNYWcsWBtmZHYfRzzFxnSze1aamoqETiBNt8Zwlpps4GSGB1-kbyDnsont8EsEmR91FhU66fhRc3h7opB4wB6F4f0ot3gPlPckwHyzv-aX-Zx-Z2YiHMNvMY3tDo4cXvxmmuOnnkt1Z/s320/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501619241567911890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Here we are at the soccer tournament watching Chris play. It was super fun to hang out with friends since we really have none here yet.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9TAdflWsQAbNUFrL3xGOVubmU78ObiNoQZZNyzw642nKAoUS8UVvBSnxyE1j2_hws2FoqO8olUbDheyMuCzfn4Xs0Qqog540Xf5Y_VK04YJoJMBXGFlAEO8sdUvQwkTil77945VUP8VL/s1600/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+053.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9TAdflWsQAbNUFrL3xGOVubmU78ObiNoQZZNyzw642nKAoUS8UVvBSnxyE1j2_hws2FoqO8olUbDheyMuCzfn4Xs0Qqog540Xf5Y_VK04YJoJMBXGFlAEO8sdUvQwkTil77945VUP8VL/s320/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501620776122449042" border="0" /></a>The Colorado Rapids playing the Seattle Sounders. Colorado won 1-0. It was lots of fun!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8f-3AbtO43rvs_aOQtiZGS1rc8-SheCehF1OEJO7c6bK_wtLMzbC0a1vppPpeZw_ZTCuSmTSwdVHZxWZBqX6QmM2ch9g8AHtAoy4aOhNuVDvErq9f5AYRURl41ClNxkpvraWfNQlD0Zr6/s1600/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+062.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8f-3AbtO43rvs_aOQtiZGS1rc8-SheCehF1OEJO7c6bK_wtLMzbC0a1vppPpeZw_ZTCuSmTSwdVHZxWZBqX6QmM2ch9g8AHtAoy4aOhNuVDvErq9f5AYRURl41ClNxkpvraWfNQlD0Zr6/s320/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501624023379506770" border="0" /></a>Sean at his very first professional sports game. He had a ball (Pun intended)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FjCX77-VPPLsMokOB8rjW6gYBnUSUykhMz-7UW2wbethJZiFkePkDywRzAkYxsVwLWIFJ1QNn85_C7RKPqSVj1rTKnkKulURRSQRJKpb2XLF_LofcPOMmHN5tElZo__ru3q3Roxdnqjy/s1600/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+108.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FjCX77-VPPLsMokOB8rjW6gYBnUSUykhMz-7UW2wbethJZiFkePkDywRzAkYxsVwLWIFJ1QNn85_C7RKPqSVj1rTKnkKulURRSQRJKpb2XLF_LofcPOMmHN5tElZo__ru3q3Roxdnqjy/s320/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501626793817447810" border="0" /></a>After our friends left we spent Memorial Day at Arvada Reservoir fishing with the kids. It was lots of fun!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhC0_SZnKvFX7RzV1xmRCf9dF1DI2OnyZ0rI6kEevqORELECvTb0hUOpr6mrVb0XqjghHK7GexLb61BZk_QhXasyhHFH1IUbiEuKQON0KiebafO_IIDP3aftPd7PMsEUXI32zMYMn65dP/s1600/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+096.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhC0_SZnKvFX7RzV1xmRCf9dF1DI2OnyZ0rI6kEevqORELECvTb0hUOpr6mrVb0XqjghHK7GexLb61BZk_QhXasyhHFH1IUbiEuKQON0KiebafO_IIDP3aftPd7PMsEUXI32zMYMn65dP/s320/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501669245735181170" border="0" /></a>I got this sweet pic of Sean. He was picking up pebbles and putting them in his little net. I love love love having a little boy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO26P0cbz4LSIafreiwj8Dbj_9_4wXe50C9sPJsHahHGzKwtDOsJsd0tB5l-8172alnCBAYZ6ELUT0MFnavoa5puqYRvffCZKoks4lE8Rd7YBxTJA7gWHIjfuY02Xi6WIY10NL18wXqbTc/s1600/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+100.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO26P0cbz4LSIafreiwj8Dbj_9_4wXe50C9sPJsHahHGzKwtDOsJsd0tB5l-8172alnCBAYZ6ELUT0MFnavoa5puqYRvffCZKoks4lE8Rd7YBxTJA7gWHIjfuY02Xi6WIY10NL18wXqbTc/s320/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501676307323708370" border="0" /></a>Last but certainly not least is my very handsome hubby teaching the girls to cast. Even though he is very ornery at times, I think I'll keep him.<br />All in all it was a great weekend that now holds lots of wonderful memories. There will be more summer adventures to follow. It is not that we haven't been doing stuff. I have just not been faithful about updating. I promise more pics and posts will follow. :)Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-74733086611421562882010-08-02T20:10:00.000-07:002010-09-20T19:25:10.511-07:00Summertime Happenings!<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I can not believe how fast this summer is going by. I have a ton to share on all of our adventures thus far.<br />I will break it down a little at a time so as not to overwhelm you with pictures.<br />Ever since we moved up here to Denver in March, we have been exploring our new surroundings and trying to experience the things that are new to us.<br />We have taken in some of the city life experiences. However, I think you may notice that a lot of our adventures take us out of the hustle and bustle and back to nature and the mountains.<br />Back in May we decided to take a drive into the mountains and go hiking around Evergreen Reservoir. We were not disappointed. Check out this view!</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80GAh4cj8XZ3dOWwxzjKw1b4zbuqYpFXNU6rIn1y_B6w349j2yIwHKUiIwDFPyKlDx_VW6gh6Cau328pyFEEFIgwAQ-A4Bqb9IyAOsocnDulp4JsURfBbAi1rrOS-wvopaflRQo4wTxV0/s1600/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80GAh4cj8XZ3dOWwxzjKw1b4zbuqYpFXNU6rIn1y_B6w349j2yIwHKUiIwDFPyKlDx_VW6gh6Cau328pyFEEFIgwAQ-A4Bqb9IyAOsocnDulp4JsURfBbAi1rrOS-wvopaflRQo4wTxV0/s320/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501020217139040306" border="0" /></a><div id="recover"><span id="spellcheckMessage"></span></div><textarea style="display: none;" name="postBody" rows="17" cols="47" id="textarea" wrap="soft" tabindex="5" dir="ltr"></textarea><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was a gorgeous day, although a little windy.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZbbcwEo7Qc_0lc6EKMBOGO6eFkj2-jAyfWTHPwLUEbCtZrgdB9VBKufLzlQxv-a0swZuMrLT-C6MYopfyOojEXp0RnxFY_Fpbo1DnRZ-x2ThPvvKhIXNW3dvJoH1diji912Tej_VKgVC/s1600/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZbbcwEo7Qc_0lc6EKMBOGO6eFkj2-jAyfWTHPwLUEbCtZrgdB9VBKufLzlQxv-a0swZuMrLT-C6MYopfyOojEXp0RnxFY_Fpbo1DnRZ-x2ThPvvKhIXNW3dvJoH1diji912Tej_VKgVC/s320/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501032801564684402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We had a fabulous time together, and plan to have many more:)</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDxP59UX8F6u5-nrTsVxij1c8giKUceav0eFQntcULcMznwII25313UEX_FP-AlGjmPxlvgGy59fFoDLBQ0SbWjKQB0qWwayMBjtCh8hPWNXQdyaSsArNKivyDJ04IWZ35S__aP7LLMFE/s1600/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+011.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDxP59UX8F6u5-nrTsVxij1c8giKUceav0eFQntcULcMznwII25313UEX_FP-AlGjmPxlvgGy59fFoDLBQ0SbWjKQB0qWwayMBjtCh8hPWNXQdyaSsArNKivyDJ04IWZ35S__aP7LLMFE/s320/Memorial+Day+weekend+2010+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501394473780580546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">More to come as this was just the beginning of our summertime adventures!</span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-15360158780226194652010-05-27T08:45:00.000-07:002010-05-27T09:00:29.341-07:00Thankful Thursday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ST9yOmEZnSbbv_h0q3Di6K1con_bovSzWlOTHU_-rDTM0XqZutDduOk0rac9Rm3646i9SgOd8OVfqjTyp0XLI-soP4f2yCm0wRYvWdHtrIZbaz3RH8wOUPbC7OxDQLWrLfCt_wPLm09j/s1600/Camping+trip+and+Family+Picnic+09+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ST9yOmEZnSbbv_h0q3Di6K1con_bovSzWlOTHU_-rDTM0XqZutDduOk0rac9Rm3646i9SgOd8OVfqjTyp0XLI-soP4f2yCm0wRYvWdHtrIZbaz3RH8wOUPbC7OxDQLWrLfCt_wPLm09j/s320/Camping+trip+and+Family+Picnic+09+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475980177558527218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-size:130%;" >Today I am so very thankful for my very special, intelligent, kind, thoughtful, sometimes very ornery hubby Ryan. For those of you who who know him, you know what I mean.<br /><br />Today is his birthday, and I just want to honor him by saying what a great husband he is to me, and what a great daddy he is to our babies.<br /><br />For the past 12 years I have experienced his laughter,(pranks), kindness, gentleness, and patience. I know that God made him just for me:) And I thank Him so much for that.<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-size:180%;" >Happy Birthday Ryan!!! I love you so very much:):)<br /></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-80629943031749087922010-05-17T19:17:00.000-07:002010-05-17T20:21:33.070-07:00Family Game Night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhdxF6ukpu8oMhQ7uOzwdjkVkpcc9es-gauSop9xq4o-mBEe07JO4UKQtdpOC7-0IPjminJkC0ek-N50_clk7LKHV7XpV6iJvz4XeNVTmmZfkiJVNWwoM1HxAmRmSwggVPME2u6cU5Dxm/s1600/spring+in+Denver+001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhdxF6ukpu8oMhQ7uOzwdjkVkpcc9es-gauSop9xq4o-mBEe07JO4UKQtdpOC7-0IPjminJkC0ek-N50_clk7LKHV7XpV6iJvz4XeNVTmmZfkiJVNWwoM1HxAmRmSwggVPME2u6cU5Dxm/s320/spring+in+Denver+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472434589317252962" border="0" /></a>Since we have moved to Denver it has taken a while to get adjusted to a new normal. I think that we are finally getting there.<br /><br />We recently reinstated our weekly family game night. It is one night per week that we reserve to play games as a family. No T.V. (unless it is the wii sports games).<br /><br />It is a great time to just talk and have fun with each other. It brings out our inner competitive side, while giving opportunities to teach life lessons. I recommend it to any family who does not do it already. Even Sean has been getting in on the action!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqC8YO4oU9WkSJiI4UtgW7bd5XK4_ZDHX6ZD6zHnU1sHxiPpu33cf6dg5l77FxeJdLVArqkAFl0tUowmM4Hvi-3lPjlo2fvxHE3jV2oJITt0gjtXQcI47DcHJDAag0jPaA1Cd_YzGONYr/s1600/spring+in+Denver+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqC8YO4oU9WkSJiI4UtgW7bd5XK4_ZDHX6ZD6zHnU1sHxiPpu33cf6dg5l77FxeJdLVArqkAFl0tUowmM4Hvi-3lPjlo2fvxHE3jV2oJITt0gjtXQcI47DcHJDAag0jPaA1Cd_YzGONYr/s320/spring+in+Denver+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472438073389493730" border="0" /></a>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-71573294608490886762010-05-15T20:06:00.000-07:002010-05-15T21:13:47.866-07:00Rapunzel Lost Her Locks to Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06xmitmMrqLpxGJf-cD7iqVznaq9ucbIev3dP3jRNiJy92lZ0z0-ZcwYEupn0_JesMBQfrkc9dwYI5HiQbOlPGFF4FewqWyv_LSqLVbsTZxrXDGsV0Ca2ZVftfeGfj1aD5xED-92WO3lf/s1600/Felicity's+9th+Birthday+Party.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi06xmitmMrqLpxGJf-cD7iqVznaq9ucbIev3dP3jRNiJy92lZ0z0-ZcwYEupn0_JesMBQfrkc9dwYI5HiQbOlPGFF4FewqWyv_LSqLVbsTZxrXDGsV0Ca2ZVftfeGfj1aD5xED-92WO3lf/s320/Felicity's+9th+Birthday+Party.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471702478427860098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">We all know the timeless tale of the beautiful princess who lost her magnificent head of hair all for love.<br />Here is a true tale of a beautiful princess who also lost her locks to love!<br /><br />My oldest daughter Felicity who is 10 years old has always had lovely long gorgeous hair. Recently she decided all on her own that she wanted to cut it all off. Not just for a new style, but because she wanted to donate it to the charity Locks of Love. (If you are unfamiliar with them, they make wigs for cancer patients.) I was so very proud of her to come up with it all on her own.<br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnh4qBo_7cGdhKcL4yE9u-Zhkw4oHkcFpcj_gHQVousOJWlJrAW2wfpxKcEVuqRZ2QC0dC6DrV5sdkYMMbYkPM67mye_zqUbB-iAuZCTrAXqcZJNzYzTL783LmgK8IrGTqu80nf0-3xLp/s1600/Christmas+2009+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnh4qBo_7cGdhKcL4yE9u-Zhkw4oHkcFpcj_gHQVousOJWlJrAW2wfpxKcEVuqRZ2QC0dC6DrV5sdkYMMbYkPM67mye_zqUbB-iAuZCTrAXqcZJNzYzTL783LmgK8IrGTqu80nf0-3xLp/s320/Christmas+2009+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471702743289902450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">So off to the beauty shop we went. The rest is a fairytale.<br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HbeMGoOUvI6lU77we3fP1YHGmnBnJAtlrdZD-HAMh9YeCGpndgkhTyvEEzZpRRpr2Vr4jZfBtFfiHNHI7k8isMGgQVCqsm0_5-sCtK8N3fatEjPR8f6vX9CfFdScMQdMBcyo678RVU56/s1600/Spring+2010+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HbeMGoOUvI6lU77we3fP1YHGmnBnJAtlrdZD-HAMh9YeCGpndgkhTyvEEzZpRRpr2Vr4jZfBtFfiHNHI7k8isMGgQVCqsm0_5-sCtK8N3fatEjPR8f6vX9CfFdScMQdMBcyo678RVU56/s320/Spring+2010+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471704889177466578" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> Here are the beautiful braids before they disappear.</span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlvrGJClFPOCuoTtJGdQ2TIhneWt-4WvHVysDxZ8S5mXv7fQVyej9BB0GJo4SDYNcpPKoqcomXoWr5iqAc93hoVnt3uo8cfWUtx-QoNdeQjU2JeTIfaldMEL3qYYjCotZMAOzbwrjCqvw/s1600/Spring+2010+023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlvrGJClFPOCuoTtJGdQ2TIhneWt-4WvHVysDxZ8S5mXv7fQVyej9BB0GJo4SDYNcpPKoqcomXoWr5iqAc93hoVnt3uo8cfWUtx-QoNdeQjU2JeTIfaldMEL3qYYjCotZMAOzbwrjCqvw/s320/Spring+2010+023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471709106055307906" border="0" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> The washing</span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVRES92Rjo_hzufJrASpW_hR9IDVZ9DMSLqgOEpOyBjHln-bWC0HNq3IiSQFoNQwhpKT7LpSMrNc5mNPZoxUIOOYneCWt0ygZkypxjCi16hdlODi4P6sfji4q91rqLAgTJ4cjPkFNSIeY/s1600/Spring+2010+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVRES92Rjo_hzufJrASpW_hR9IDVZ9DMSLqgOEpOyBjHln-bWC0HNq3IiSQFoNQwhpKT7LpSMrNc5mNPZoxUIOOYneCWt0ygZkypxjCi16hdlODi4P6sfji4q91rqLAgTJ4cjPkFNSIeY/s320/Spring+2010+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471711264229543986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEwM1SHEnOB6O9N9mTbu5iC63btCrxUc5S1JvUWVNy1nSXtH5TsuGpkGXmKoGA9aeozS5rg4C6pt-e8QAIgZ3ucsgZb-GUhvQaods2_LprLELpSkHHMiSkNZodoFsDfgvr3zzlHi7BfhH/s1600/Spring+2010+025.JPG"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"> Bye Bye lovely locks</span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEwM1SHEnOB6O9N9mTbu5iC63btCrxUc5S1JvUWVNy1nSXtH5TsuGpkGXmKoGA9aeozS5rg4C6pt-e8QAIgZ3ucsgZb-GUhvQaods2_LprLELpSkHHMiSkNZodoFsDfgvr3zzlHi7BfhH/s320/Spring+2010+025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471712946466952114" border="0" /> <span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 51);">Here is our sweet princess after loosing her locks to love:)</span><br /></a>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-58403923120968610232010-05-12T19:56:00.000-07:002010-05-12T21:14:40.315-07:00Night at the Museum<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">So it more like morning at the museum, and none of the exhibits tried to kill us or anything. However it was a lot of fun!<br /><br />Two weeks ago my wonderful friends Kim, Marylin, and Ashley came to Denver from Durango. We had some good times together. First there was shopping and getting lost. (Don't ask unless you really want to know) Then a trip to the Denver museum of Nature and Science. Everyone had a great time.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfa0mwN7njo6mWYLVlZaXs1kcPXMpNjOp6lG7MjKGDVFrBaFSa06gdDxLaA9C1ZJDUczAGWMZK1Bh2N0ODRGFAD6xisgAf0hTPKvVzGySGIYeo8rTPAfM7LPphr54E-gvSekvKcYrJtSJc/s1600/Birthday+and+museum+trip+014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfa0mwN7njo6mWYLVlZaXs1kcPXMpNjOp6lG7MjKGDVFrBaFSa06gdDxLaA9C1ZJDUczAGWMZK1Bh2N0ODRGFAD6xisgAf0hTPKvVzGySGIYeo8rTPAfM7LPphr54E-gvSekvKcYrJtSJc/s320/Birthday+and+museum+trip+014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470589300132565874" border="0" /></a> Felicity and Caitlyn posing in front of the dinosaur bones.<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1letLjNvKVh7W-jjzIaj94Pu602yGTwhQNPKn_VvOeSYLh_cSpZie1-SSEf6PKNObgZRpOWbgW8UllWQ7ShBSdoO1BFDh8903lbqguyvZKNCnGZMy6O_o6V2-tOfZmCG-FyrG1Gvws4z_/s1600/Birthday+and+museum+trip+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1letLjNvKVh7W-jjzIaj94Pu602yGTwhQNPKn_VvOeSYLh_cSpZie1-SSEf6PKNObgZRpOWbgW8UllWQ7ShBSdoO1BFDh8903lbqguyvZKNCnGZMy6O_o6V2-tOfZmCG-FyrG1Gvws4z_/s320/Birthday+and+museum+trip+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470590631613467714" border="0" /></a> My little man and his mama:)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMJIm2M11415I9pi0JY7xcSpfQkV5sPofaT5KJrgNQ18IMPic45tj9IQTJ39oK-YoSgIkdFKt7DBj-ktcbgGHAk6TaORmpNt6tZu22zLkDhX4h0kqlWVNmYKu2y2ld4hBXGHaV5ukVMmD/s1600/Birthday+and+museum+trip+017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMJIm2M11415I9pi0JY7xcSpfQkV5sPofaT5KJrgNQ18IMPic45tj9IQTJ39oK-YoSgIkdFKt7DBj-ktcbgGHAk6TaORmpNt6tZu22zLkDhX4h0kqlWVNmYKu2y2ld4hBXGHaV5ukVMmD/s320/Birthday+and+museum+trip+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470601784429154866" border="0" /></a> Buddies!Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-47750742432537281682010-05-11T20:25:00.000-07:002010-05-11T21:48:21.600-07:00Will you trust me?<span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">The past few weeks have been crazy busy for us. I have a lot to write about, but I can't fit it all in one post.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> So rewind a couple of weeks to April 26th. On this day I turned the big 30.<br />Yes friends, I am officially 30 years old. I prefer to describe it as the first anniversary of my 29th birthday. But however you slice it, I am three decades old.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hitting these kind of milestones make you reflect on what you have done so far in your life, and where you are going from here.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I know that I am so blessed to have my wonderful hubby who is on this amazing ride with me. Who would have thought that God would entrust me with these three awesome kids! </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I still have questions though.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Am I doing everything that God has called me to, or have I settled into a rut?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Is God pleased with my life so far?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> What does the future hold for me and my family?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> This is a big one since we have just relocated to the Denver area, and started a whole new journey together.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">God's question back to me is "Will you trust me?"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">My answer is "Yes God, I will trust you."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">"You have never left me or hurt me. You are my Father, and I am Your child. You know what is best for me, and You have a divine purpose for my life. You are never changing, the same yesterday, today, and forever. Always faithful and loving. I will follow wherever You lead me. I put all my trust in You."</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is a vulnerable place to be. Yet, I know it is the safest place I can be. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">On a different note. My sweet hubby totally surprised me with a sweet birthday gift.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcnJji5oxa1azTmLPKg-Yj_lkkzhhMgz7tcfjWvYiO3m_UL88RU3NqFhuGNdh83XruO-C305fwgPim2Tz7iYXr7uwZ1JtElFuArjWb65nOaDwQB7_DBeQTd-NIZP6NbE4Iz9g79nu1-8s/s1600/Birthday+and+museum+trip+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcnJji5oxa1azTmLPKg-Yj_lkkzhhMgz7tcfjWvYiO3m_UL88RU3NqFhuGNdh83XruO-C305fwgPim2Tz7iYXr7uwZ1JtElFuArjWb65nOaDwQB7_DBeQTd-NIZP6NbE4Iz9g79nu1-8s/s320/Birthday+and+museum+trip+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470233765781042034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">The only proof you can see is around my neck. The reason being the real thing is taking the picture. That is right. He got me a new camera. A Canon Rebel XS. I was so surprised. I have wanted one forever, and was totally not expecting it. Aren't those the best kind of gifts? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now I have no excuses for not posting lots and lots of pics. So expect more, and I will do my very best to deliver. Now I just have to learn how to use it. :) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">My verse for this season in my life is Proverbs 3:5-6</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. </span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6347601220989148369.post-68078568763166121842010-04-22T16:41:00.000-07:002010-04-22T16:58:10.996-07:00Thankful Thursday!<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Today it has been storming with thunder and lots of rain. It is refreshing to have rain and not snow. I am thankful for Rain.<br /><br />I took Annie(our Chocolate Lab) for a walk earlier when in broke for a little while.<br />It was wonderful to breath in the clean air, and get a little bit of a walk in.<br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwTavkOSJ5EbZ_QICQDSv4Q2wBELHPY1Hejn-JIk5MGxWpmBMgRc3c-JKNgrGUaLMUuT6cgiWR8kZCDhRH07ZJ43L4PUSdtOHTpJu9Hpw-syfn7v4QzUv44pYMoY6oI_bHGAHpHlmefVM/s1600/Summer+time+fun+2009+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwTavkOSJ5EbZ_QICQDSv4Q2wBELHPY1Hejn-JIk5MGxWpmBMgRc3c-JKNgrGUaLMUuT6cgiWR8kZCDhRH07ZJ43L4PUSdtOHTpJu9Hpw-syfn7v4QzUv44pYMoY6oI_bHGAHpHlmefVM/s320/Summer+time+fun+2009+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463114463215777714" border="0" /></a> Our spoiled pooch Annie, soaking up some sun.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I love the smell of rain. It gives a fresh perspective on life.<br /><br />Ry is out of town for work until tomorrow evening. Missing him lots.<br /><br />The kids and I were hoping for a walk to the park today, but that did not happen with the storm. Maybe tomorrow?<br /><br />Thank you Jesus for fresh perspective.<br /></span></span></span>Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02805898845337598727noreply@blogger.com1