Thankful Thursday!

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.

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:(

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.
So today I am thankful for spontaneous opportunities:)

Memorial Day Weekend

I think we packed more fun and adventure into Memorial Day weekend than we have the entire rest of the summer!
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.
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, I will spare you my chattering. Here goes!

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.
The Colorado Rapids playing the Seattle Sounders. Colorado won 1-0. It was lots of fun!Sean at his very first professional sports game. He had a ball (Pun intended)
After our friends left we spent Memorial Day at Arvada Reservoir fishing with the kids. It was lots of fun!
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!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.
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. :)

Summertime Happenings!

I can not believe how fast this summer is going by. I have a ton to share on all of our adventures thus far.
I will break it down a little at a time so as not to overwhelm you with pictures.
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.
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.
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!

It was a gorgeous day, although a little windy.We had a fabulous time together, and plan to have many more:)More to come as this was just the beginning of our summertime adventures!

Thankful Thursday!

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.

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.

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.

Happy Birthday Ryan!!! I love you so very much:):)

Family Game Night

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.

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).

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!

Rapunzel Lost Her Locks to Love

We all know the timeless tale of the beautiful princess who lost her magnificent head of hair all for love.
Here is a true tale of a beautiful princess who also lost her locks to love!

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.

So off to the beauty shop we went. The rest is a fairytale.
Here are the beautiful braids before they disappear. The washing Bye Bye lovely locks Here is our sweet princess after loosing her locks to love:)

Night at the Museum

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!

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. Felicity and Caitlyn posing in front of the dinosaur bones.

My little man and his mama:)

Buddies!