Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Bittersweet Colorado Trip

This is a really hard post for me. As most of you know my Grandpa is very ill with Pulmonary Fibrosis. It is now to the point that when he leaves the house he is confined to a wheel chair and is on oxygen 24/7. The doctors aren't giving him much time and he doesn't think there is much time left either. It was so great to be able to see my grandpa one more time but it was also very hard. It is hard to see someone you love so much go through this. This is a weekend I will never forget. I will take from it so many wonderful memories to cherish! He has already given me so many memories that I cherish and this will be the cherry on top.
Poor Elizabeth!! She had to wear an eye patch on the way to Colorado because on Wednesday (the day before we left) her brother poked her in the eye and scratched her eye. She is on medicated eye drops until they run out. She's not too thrilled about it!
I had to take this picture of him putting the bowl on his head!
This is the train at Tiny Town in Colorado. It goes all around the park and I have been going on this train since I was little and it is so cool to be able to do that with my family!




In the caboos are Taylor, Zach & Elizabeth. They had such a great time!


All of these little houses were donated to Tiny Town and are kept up by volunteers and the people who donate them. There are about 50 little houses here and they are all so creative!



This beautiful woman is my grandma! She is so special to me! I love her so much!






This is the highest I have ever seen this creek and the highest my Grandpa has ever seen it! It was so pretty!

I had to push them both at the same time that got a little tricky at times!

Elizabeth couldn't get high enough!

Here is the most wonderful man in the world! My Grandpa! I love him so much!

The "Kids" had a blast at the park that is right across the street from my grandparents house. This is the same tire swing Nicole and I used to play on when were little and visit!

Nicole was the only adult brave enough to do the Tilt-a-Whirl, I just can't do that anymore my stomach won't let me! :(

You can't tell who he looks like can you?? :)

After the Alpine slide we went to the Red Rocks! What a gorgeous place! It is so amazing seeing all of those big red rocks and the shapes. Makes you really think how something like that was made. Did water make the rocks eroud like that? Was it God who put them there like that? I think a little of both. Just Beautiful!



This is so cute!


Friday, June 5, 2009

Dad's Visit to Nebraska

My dad stayed with us for a day while he was waiting for the rest of his buddies to make it here. He was on his way to Canada for a week long fishing trip. We had fun while he was here but it was way too short!




Me and my dad!


Grandpa and his Grandbabies!






I made pancakes and John made bacon and eggs on the morning my dad left. John (little) wanted to be a big boy and sit with the rest of the kids so there he is with his cousin's in his booster seat! He was so happy! (Lucky just looks pitiful in his cage getting teased with all that delicious food)

My Sleeping Beauty(s)!

I went up to check on the kids and this was too funny I had to take a picture!

Swinging is such hard work!



Elizabeth's Dance Recital (a month late)

Here are some belated pictures of Elizabeth's Dance Recital. The actual pictures of her recital didn't turn out so here are the before the recital pictures! Isn't she beautiful!











Tuesday, April 28, 2009

It's Officially Official!

John has accepted the Head Coaching Position for Arlington's Junior High Cross Country team! This means instead of being a volunteer he is now a paid coach! He is so thrilled! I am thrilled as well for him he has already put in 3 years as an assistant coach and now he has an official title! Can we say snowball??

Saturday, April 25, 2009

OUR NEW PORCH!!!!!!!

This is what our porch used to look like (John barely got out there to take a before picture)

I think it looks better gone then it ever did up


The guys who worked on our porch got all this done on a Saturday







The colonial style railings are almost complete







The rails are done and the lattice is up!


I started priming on Sunday and finished priming on Wednesday. I took Thursday off (it was 85 perfect weather for painting) started painting at 8:30 in the morning and didn't finish until 9 pm ask John he'll vouch for me! I stopped for lunch and dinner and that's about it!
So this is what 12 hrs of painting looks like!



I LOVE IT!!!!!! We bought wicker chairs for it too and with the porch swing it looks so nice! It ties it all together so nicely! We are so proud of this improvement! It took 4 months of no stop saving to get this complete! It feel so good to have it done!