Where Do I Even Begin!!!

I just can't believe my last post was for Connor's Birthday in April. I am partially blaming my lack of blogging on our computer ;) It was having a lot of problems, and we have since gotten a new one. I am overwhelmed by the amount of posts I need to do to catch up, so I am just starting with the pictures we have on our new computer. I hate to leave so much out, but I think it's the only way!!! Trust me, you'll be exhausted just looking at the part I am going to post.

So much has happened since April! We have had a fun summer with lots and lots of travels. I think that is all we did in May and June. We went to Flagstaff to watch Chris's brother, Scott graduate as a Physical Therapist; Chris and Connor attempted their first "boys only" camping trip, but had to come home in the night because of rain and freezing cold temperatures; we went to Evergreen for Memorial Day, where Chris and Laura ran the Bolder Boulder 10K!! They both did great and we are proud of them for taking it on!

That trip will also always hold a special place in our hearts because it was the last visit we had with my Grandpa Budd. He passed away suddenly of a heart attack on June 9th. It is still hard to believe he is gone and we will miss him so very, very much. He wanted a celebration instead of a funeral, so we did just that.

Somewhere in the mix, the kids and I met my Mom, her sister (my Aunt Pam), my Uncle Chris and my cousin, Angelina in Glenwood Springs to go to the Hot Springs pool. Meanwhile, my amazing husband was hiking to Havasupai, a waterfall in the Grand Canyon! Yes, that Grand Canyon. It was the trip of a lifetime for him.

The other BIG trip we took in June was to Phoenix to celebrate Father's Day and Chris's Dad turning 65!! It was great to be with his family and our two little nieces. We drove down to Tucson, stopped by the U of A bookstore, the Pima Air and Space Museum, Kartchner Caverns, and even all the way to Tombstone. It was all very interesting and I am sad to leave those pictures out.

The kids are doing great. Cora just turned 10 months. She is crawling and pulling herself up to standing. I know she will be walking soon. She started waving and saying Bye Bye the other day.

Connor is still 110% boy and we love him for that. He is learning to deal with Cora being in his space all the time too. We are excited for him to start preschool in August... and I mean that in the best way possible ;)

So here it goes... you might want to grab a snack... this is a loooonnnggg update:)

Music In The Park

They have a "Music in the Park" series here

in Fruita every summer that we like to try to

go to as often as we can. Here we are enjoying

the "Pineapple Crackers" last week.

Connor in a blanket swing:)

Connor and Daddy

Mommy and Cora

Riding in the wagon to the park.

Little Crawler

She's always on the move....

Blueberry Pancakes

Cora has loved just about every food I have offered her, minus

a few of the greenish baby food mixtures out there (but yuck,

who can blame her!) These blueberry pancakes were no exception...

She could not get enough!

Daddy Time

Chris took the kids to Kidzplex the other day. They love

it, and they love being with their Daddy:)




Cora in the ball pit




Thanks for the fun times Dad:)

Movie Under the Stars

The Glade Park Fire Department puts on a "Movie

Under the Stars" every Friday night during the summer.

We tried it for the first time and really enjoyed it. They

had so much to do while you wait for it to get dark.

Here we are on a hayride...

Connor Lee:)




Getting in movie watching position.

Testing out an old fire engine.

The Dentist

Connor had his first visit to the dentist last week
and he did AWESOME! I didn't know what to expect,
but he just climbed up there like a big boy and let
them do whatever they needed to do.

He was cavity free too!

Yay Connor!