Wednesday, July 21, 2010

It's Great to be eight!

Happy Happy Birthday to my sweet little KJ! I know I say this every year, but how in the world did the time fly by so fast that you went from this....
(the day we brought him home from the hospital)

to this.....
so quickly?!?!

It's crazy, but we've loved every minute of it. He really is the best 8 year old I've ever met. A well mannered, sweet boy who is an amazing big brother, son and friend. We are SO lucky and blessed to have him in our family. He has been such a JOY! Although he's getting to be at the age where we have to force a kiss on him, and he gets totally embarrassed with our dancing and singing around the house, he's still our sweet little guy that loves to snuggle up with mom and dad and can't sleep without his Curious George that he's been sleeping with since he was a new-born baby. We hope you had a fabulous Birthday today! We really Love you bud.....
To the moon & back!

Here are some pictures of our full day of birthday fun! The best gift he received was a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Howard!! We love it when they come to visit!
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*Breakfast in 'bed'*
*Shopping trip to Target to pick out some gifts*
*Open Presents*
*Cracker Barrel for dinner (kj's pick)*
*Arcade*
*Go-Karts*
*Bowling*
*Cake and Ice-cream*
*Annual Spanking Machine*
*Slumber Party in the basement*

Pheww.....we had a full and fun day today and Keaton really had a great day!
Good-Night!

Monday, July 12, 2010

9 years ago...


we had just 'tied the knot' & we were dancing to this song at our wedding...

You & Me ~ Kenny Chesney

Ordinary no, I really don’t think so
Not a love this true
Common destiny
We were meant to be
Me and you

Like a perfect scene from a movie screen
We’re a dream come true
Suited perfectly for eternity
Me and you

Every day, I need you even more
And the night time too
There’s no way
I could ever let you go
Even if I wanted to

Every day I live
I try my best to give
All I have to you
I thank the stars above
That we share this love me and you

Every day, I need you even more
And the night time too
There’s no way
I could ever let you go
Even if I wanted to

Ordinary no, I really don’t think so
Just a precious few
Ever make it last
Get as lucky as
Me and you

And 9 years later I love you more than ever. Thanks for giving me all and more than I ever thought possible. I love you as big as the beach! Happy Anniversary!

Sunday, July 4, 2010

What the 'hail'.....


Well, we were welcomed to Colorado and it's crazy weather patterns today! We had a huge hail storm tonight while we were lighting our fireworks....it was definitely an exciting 4th of July!! We broke out our mini-grill and made hamburgers on the driveway, and it was HOT. Then we saw the storm coming over the mountains and BAM, it hit us fast! Our cars were dented, and my hood looks like a golf ball. I've never seen a hail storm like this, but it was pretty exciting! The kids loved it. Ice cream bars, bbq's, blowing things up, getting to know our neighbors made for a great day. Living in a military town on the fourth is a wonderful thing, everyone is so patriotic and we love that! We are grateful for the opportunity to live in this great country.

"The land of the free because of the brave."

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Do you think Dan was having fun?? A little bit too much fun....



And for a couple of other things we did this week---

We went to a beautiful wedding.....
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A Primary trip to the Denver temple.....(and Buca afterwards!)
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We have really been enjoying our time here so far!

Happy 4th Everyone!