Our Humble Abode

Carlie and Gwen bear drove home from Utah with us and got to spend the 4th of July Colorado style.  First up, fireworks in Vista Ridge on July 3rd. LOVE this pic of the kids and their animals.  Next up, the Ward pancake breakfast and bike parade.    We celebrated our beautiful country by driving…

Halle and her friend Berlynn performed a magic show for a ward talent show.  They were amazing!  Maybe I’ll post the video of their awesome magical talent.   Blake wishes I would stop going to the gym and give him a proper nap.  Here he is zonked out in the middle of the child care floor…

My mom flew out to meet baby Blake right after they got back from their trip to Maui. (Lucky ducks!) The kids were excited to have another visitor to entertain them. She took them to the park, played endless games with Halle, took them to the Children’s museum, and of course spent a lot of…

I got home from the airport late Sunday night.  We slept in and had a lazy morning and then in the afternoon we packed up to head down to Fairview.  I was so excited to take the kids to our family cabin.  The last time we went down there Josh was just a baby.  Halle…

I love adult night out when we have visitors. It’s a chance to leave the kiddos behind and relax and actually get to catch up and talk.  We didn’t want to overwhelm Rachel with 5 kids, so she brought along a friend.  One NYC babysitter is expensive—two NYC babysitters about break the bank 🙂 We…

It’s my favorite weekend in Erie!  We all got up early, and as part of out BB10k training, we ran up to the golf course to watch the balloons launch.  It was a little touch and go with the weather, but finally the balloons were up up and away! In other news: It’s been raining. …