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Monday, September 6, 2010

Keep on Truckin'

For one reason or another, we find ourselves renting trucks on a regular basis. When Jake woke up from his nap one afternoon a couple of weeks ago, he found this BIG treasure in our driveway, and loved every minute of driving it by himself! :)

Summer Vacation

We had a great time in Virginia this summer! Lots of time in the pool, kayaking on the Creek (more like a lake, but that's what it's called), lazing in the hammock, eating crab, and playing with cousins in the Virginia heat. So good to spend time with family that we don't see often enough.

at the Fireman's carnival--Jake loved the fire engine ride

in the boat with Papa

I thought you had to be 16 to drive??

Jake and Papa asleep in the hammock

celebrating Jake's 2nd birthday, for the second time

Jake did so well in the kayak with his Daddy!

Great Papa, Jake, Nati, and Aunt Kate

Blowing bubbles with Papa

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Three Weeks in our New Home...

...and we've already had two visits from family, from opposite ends of the country. Aunt Ruth and Rachel drove a long way to spend a couple of days with us. Despite a quick bout of the stomach flu, we managed to have a good time. We went to the zoo, where we got to feed giraffes and I went with Ruth and Rachel to their first rodeo. Lots of fun! We can't wait to see you guys again.

Nana's Visit

Nana surprised us with a visit shortly after we moved into our new home in Colorado. What a saving grace she was! I had moved many times, but never of this magnitude, and was feeling so overwhelmed with the process of unpacking and making our house into a home. We're still a long way from being unpacked, but at least there is some resemblance to a home. It was so nice to have my mom here to share the workload, and Jake and Nana had a fun time playing together.

Thank you so much for coming, Mom. We love you!!

Jake had more fun with an empty box out in the backyard!

At Garden of the Gods--beautiful!

I did it!

Oh, the things you find when unpacking :)

Playing with Nana

A slide!

*I know most of these pictures are of Jake, but we really loved having Nana here. Thanks again!

Friday, July 16, 2010

Happy Birthday "2" You!

It's the birthday boy!! Jake is such a little boy (no more baby, that's for sure) and loved the excitement of his birthday. He wore birthday hats from last years party for days leading up to the big day and still gets the biggest grin when you sing "Happy Birthday."

The child is in love with Elmo, so that was the theme of our party this year.

Don't ask how much dye (not the cheap stuff) it took to make red, orange, and black frosting!