Last Friday

I like this picture cause the look on Kaden's face is like, "WHAT is this stuff!" and Caleb's like "WOOHOO!"
Yes... that is me...in the snow...the things you do for your kids.
This was one of Kensie's two minute's in the snow

Happy girl...thinking...I wish I was at the beach, I wish I was at the beach...
Love the snow

So last Friday we had our first official Welcome To Colorado snow storm...shut down school and everything. As much as snow is NOT my favorite thing, it wasn't to bad and we even managed to enjoy ourselves after we stopped panicking. Thought I was going to suffocate if it didn't stop...which praise the Lord it did....8 hours later.

But this Friday although it is cold there is no snow on the ground...yet. A friendly Colorado native informed me that it can snow every month of the year here...oh goody. :)

Lest you get the wrong impression, we do feel very blessed to be here and are enjoying the area, the new home, and getting settled. And pictures...so many pictures to go through. House pictures will come once we get the rest of our furniture. Till then, think of me in the cold and pray for warm weather! :)

Still here!

Hello Everyone! Just a quick note (quick because I'm watching the minutes tick away until I have to wake up Caleb and Kensie to go get Kaden from school...somethings never change!) to say hello and let everyone know we are up and running. So thankful for the Lord's strength day by day (and for coffee too) as we get settled in! We're almost there! Lot's of organizing to do but starting to feel like routine is coming. :) So nice for us Type A personalities! I keep promising pictures but I"m on Matt's computer and I dont' know how to find anything on here...I'm lucky I got to the internet! :) Anyways, I'm slowly catching up with everyone and want to say thank you for your prayers. Anytime you have the sudden urge to visit the mountains, you now have a place to stay! Love to you all!

One Year Old

So as seems to be the norm for our family Kensington's birthday keeps going and going! :) Today she is enjoying her 3rd birthday party! :) Pays to be a princess. So since we are still celebrating I thought I could slide in the final likes and dislikes blog. Fear not, for I'm sure there will be more updates in the future, but not monthly...like I was really on time with that anyways. :) So here goes...

Firsts:
Crawling crawling crawling
Pulling up on just about everything
Saying Mama to get my attention
Saying Uh Oh as she throws her water cup on the ground once again
Driving 17 hours straight to Colorado
New House
Snow...but mommy didn't let me play in it
Dip in the ocean
Move
Cake and ice cream!
Fit in the grocery store
Trip to Disney
Pink Princess dress and doll
Baby dedication


Likes:
Her Family
Dolls
Taking all the cards out of Mommy's wallet
Opening doors and cabinets
Pink Fuzzy Blankets
Wearing dresses
Getting attention ie. being told she is beautiful
Bath time
Eating: Pizza is still a favorite, grilled cheese, pancakes, black beans, and apples


Dislikes:
Not getting her way
Being stuck in the car
Feeling ignored
Bananas



Such a blessing this Little One. Lord, thank you for this Gift you have entrusted to us this past year. Overwhelmed by the task in front of us, grant us the wisdom and patience to instill in her a heart that is gentile and loving yet strong and steadfast. Thank you for the beauty that shines on the outside but may it overflow from a spring of beauty on the inside. May she always know that she is a Princess because of the price You have paid for her. Thank you for this day and each day you grant us.

P.S. Pictures to come...eventually...once we get internet in Colorado :)

Where to Start...Kensington is 1!!!

Surprise! I'm feeling the overwhelming need to post something just to let you know that we're still alive and in the midst of moving/vacation business. Hoping it will slow down soon, but no guarantees! :) Good news is we have our Colorado home painted and unpacked to functional and our family of 5 is all back together again. We plan to head to Colorado this coming Friday to get fully settled in. The bad news is it SNOWED while we were there...yep we're definitly not in California anymore!
But what is really on my heart is my daughter's birthday. Kensington Eleanor Rose is 1...ok technically she'll be one in 57 min...but still. I am so, so grateful for the spirit that the Lord has given her and the joy that she brings to so many. Praying that the beauty that God has gifted her will shine from a heart that comes to love Jesus and longs to bring Him glory. What a precious gift she is. I still look at her in awe and then glance up to see her two towering brothers over her and my heart is overwhelmed with these three precious lives God has commissioned me to love and parent and point to Him. God have mercy and grant me wisdom and patience and love like yours! We are taking Kensington to Disneyland tomorrow to celebrate her first birthday. We had an amazing little family party today complete with princess sash, pink balloons, flowers, presents and her very first cake and icecream. So fun. Thankful for all the ways that God has provided for us to celbrate her! Can't wait to introduce her to the Princesses tomorrow and whisper in her ear that she is a princess of the one true KING!
Until I catch a moments breath again...Jesus loves you!