Thankful Thursday

I'm so thankful for vacation!

 

 

So far we have...

Ridden a train to the top of Pike's Peak

Hiked Seven Bridges Trail

Seen a deer walk right by our cabin

Swam both day and night

Crossed the Royal Gorge (bridge & gondola)

Hiked The Manitou Springs Incline

Had picnics

Eaten at some great restaurants

Climbed at Garden of the Gods

Seen Rainbow Falls

Hiked Helen Hunt Falls

Driven through Old Colorado City

Toured the Olympic Training Center (and saw Michael Phelps there!)

Tasted spring water in Manitou Springs

Had ice cream cones

Gone to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Tried a bison burger

It's been a great trip! We head to Estes Park later this morning! 

Happy Father's Day!

This Father's Day will be a memorable one! We left home at 3:56 to head to Colorado for a week long vacation.

Happy Father's Day, Kent! You're such a fun, involved, loving parent and I'm thankful to be doing this life with you! We are so lucky to have you! 

Also happy Father's Day to my dad, who makes everything fun. I rarely see him without a smile on his face. You're the best, Dad!

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful my sister shared us some lettuce from her garden! 

I'm thankful that when Kael comes home with a muddy bike, he gets right to washing it and Kylee is happy to help.

I'm thankful that when I locked my keys in my car the other day I was at my sisters house and not somewhere else.  Also thankful I hadn't parked in the middle of the driveway so that Rob could get his car out of the garage and let me borrow it to run home for the extra set of keys!

I'm thankful for a chiropractor brother-in-law.  I have been having some killer headaches lately and Rob has been adjusting me which helps a ton.

I'm thankful for my little pool rats.

I'm thankful Kael had so much fun at basketball camp! He got several awards- one for good attitude, one for making it to the fifth grade championship one-on-one game, and one for Hustler of the Day.  Good job, buddy!

I'm thankful for ice cream cones on the deck after supper.

I'm thankful for neighborhood besties. (Photo cred: Kylee- the boys ran out in the field and Kylee hurried to me and said, "Oh my gosh the boys are being so cute, can I borrow your phone and go take pictures of them?!")

I'm thankful for a super fun trip to the zoo yesterday morning with my sister, nephew and mom.  Just trying to figure out how we can get Mandy to stop working in the summers so we can alllll hang out together!

Happy Thursday!

Weekend Wrap-Up

We had a crazy, busy week last week.  Kael and Kylee each had a couple of camps (soccer, basketball and art, volleyball) and Kent was out of town so the week flew by.  We fit in a TON of fun though! Thursday night we had a sleepover at my mom's and Friday morning we picked up donuts and McDonald's which the kids, of course, thought was great. After camps I took the kids fishing at a nearby park/pond, later we went out for dinner with my mom, Tam and Huston, then over to Tam's to play for awhile. Back home we cuddled up in the basement watching a movie.

Saturday was triathlon practice, then some bike riding, errands and ice cream cones at DQ before Kent got home! I was so thankful to have him home- the yard needed mowed (I could have done that myself but he wanted to), my car ironically wouldn't start minutes after he got home (which would have been a nightmare if it had happened during the week when I had all that running around to do), and our internet didn't work (Laura doesn't do techie stuff). 

Sunday after church we had lunch with my family, including my grandma.  Later we visited a neighbor who got a new hamster, then wrapped up our day with a quick trip to the pool.  Now, it's a busy week getting ready for our upcoming trip to Colorado!   Here are a few pictures of the weekend. 

Ice cream! We had all just survived a trip to Wal-Mart on a Saturday afternoon.

So happy Dad's home!

An accidental late afternoon snooze.

Love 'em.

Kylee was so proud of all the things she made at Art Camp!

Showing off her guns before volleyball camp.

Have a great week, everyone!

Thankful Thursday

I'm thankful that American Ninja Warrior is on. We love watching it together at the end of a long, hot day.

I'm so thankful Kael's soccer camp was shortened the other day when it was 90 degrees out. 

I'm thankful every.single.year for the library summer reading program. It sure keeps the kids motivated to do their reading! Kylee especially was so excited about the backpack she got yesterday!

I'm thankful for sunny summer days with friends.

I'm thankful for dinner and ice cream out with Kent's parents while he was out of town. Cindy also picked up some groceries for me- such a big help and I so appreciate it!

I'm thankful that every day for the last week, Kase runs into Kael's room, grabs a couple hats and puts one on my head and says, "We're on the same team, Mom!"

I'm thankful for pizza, pizza, pizza! Kids and I had fun at Fong's the other night! 

Have a nice weekend everyone!