Summer 2011 part 1

Kensington's first pair of Mickey Mouse ears
The whole family with Minnie (These are our precious friends and God daughters!)
Peter Pan..He's kind of cute!
God-sisters
Too much fun...and Princess Kensington (who did wear that dress for two straight days) cheering him up!
A very happy moment when Princess Kensington finally got to meet Princess Aurora
Kaden trained as a jedi and fought Darth Mal.
Precious family friends in Monterey!
Notice the waterfall spilling into the ocean! I LOVE CALIFORNIA!
Throwing rocks in the river is SO fun.
Showing Kensie my ocean
Beach boy
Breathtaking...I love Monterey .
My other beach boy
Precious memories
Back in Colorado...Kaden cooling off in a mountain waterfall after a hike
Caleb at Garden of the Gods
I love that Kensie is as red as the rocks around her!
Cousins!!!
Caleb's 5th Birthday!

Hello everyone...well figured I better get a few pictures up from the summer before I post back to school pictures tomorrow! We literally have over a THOUSAND pictures from this summer! Crazy, but so blessed to have been given the opportunity to visit home and family...and of course Disney. Hope everyone had a blessed summer. Love you!

Off for a while

Ok not that I"m on here very often...but were headed to the coast for about three weeks...so pictures to come someday...until then may God bless and keep you!

Off for a while

Ok not that I"m on here very often...but were headed to the coast for about three weeks...so pictures to come someday...until then may God bless and keep you!

Behind Again...

Happy Birthday to Daddy! Love his scrunchy face.

Kaden's Happy Birthday Face!
A King and his Princess.
Posing for pictures after Josh and Britni's wedding.
Yep.. :)
Matt so happy at the U2 concert...I think he's so cute!
Play time at the park.
Zoo trip
So excited for the train
Scrunchy face one more time.

So I'm running behind again, but here are a few pictures from the last weeks or so. Matt's birthday, some from a wedding we went too, and our last trip to the zoo...and a few others for good measure. We are LOVING summer! So fun to have Kaden with us all the time and doing exciting things like cleaning out the basement. :) We did do our annual flower planting and play in the pool today, so some fun amongst the work. Thankful that summer has finally come to Colorado and that God's mercy and grace sustains us everyday! Love to all.

Just a few...

Getting ready for an adventure/army birthday party
Tromping through the woods

Not one to go tromping through the woods we headed to the park...those gymnastic lessons are paying off. :)
Getting my hair done for mothers day! :)

Kaden finishes his second book for Sparks!

Just a few pictures from the last week or so. Blessings to all :)

This weekend

Little Astronauts
Just goofy
Playing in the discovery zone
The kiddos hanging out by the lake...it's not warm in this picture...it's May 1 and we had snow!
This weekend has been busy. Friday night Matt headed up to Denver with the youth for Aquire the Fire. I drove up Saturday and switched places with him and he took the kiddos to the Denver science museum. I got home late Saturday night and neither Matt nor I slept much Friday so we're a bit sleepy. Throw in papers, reading, grading, church, planning, and family time...but still so thankful for the strength God gives for each new day. One more chore to tackle before bed so I'm off...Have a blessed week!

Kensie is TWO at the ZOO

Kensington's fabulous giraffe birthday cake! Thank you mommy and daddy!
Our safari room. So great to show up and have everything set up, decorated, and ready for us.
Waiting to meet a special zoo friend...
Not the most exciting thing, but Caleb was very excited to meet our friend turtle.
Birthday girl waiting her turn to touch the turtle.
Maybe I'll touch the turtle
ok...just a little pet
On to the giraffes the highlight of the day! We love our giraffes!
So fun to get to pet and feed them!
We also got to feed the Meerkats some crasians this was very special as this was special only for the party.
In case you were wondering...this is a meerkat. :)
Hello little Meerkat...look but don't touch...they bite!
Meet Elson the Lion...his name makes me giggle. :) We did not get to feed him.
Our fabulous zoo keeper telling us all about Elson and his girls.
Birthday Princess on the carousel. So fun to get to take everyone on a ride! She LOVED it!
Here come Sir Kaden and Sir Thaddeus on their trusty steeds.
Kensie riding her inflatable lion, her gift from the zoo. :)
One picture of Kensie with the giraffe she is trying to stick her tongue out like his.
All Done! Cold, tired, but had so much fun!

Just a few pictures from Kensington's special birthday party! So glad that we could bless her this way, and this was by far the best birthday party we've ever hosted! So stress free and so fun...despite the snow! Thank you Lord for our precious birthday princess!