Golfing in the Backyard!

This is Nana and Papas back yard. Not bad. Since the course is closed for winter, the kids could just go run around and go nuts. I caught Papa and Nana trying to teach Maggie to golf!






Papa and his littlest monkey:

Cali Visit

We had a chance to fly out and visit the fam in Reno and north Cal
Here are the kids eating at Nana and Papa's new counter!

Messy faced Connor at the Village at Northstar
Bri with 2 big monkeys
With Cousins and Aunts and Uncles!
Maggie and Nana making spice cookies! Which Maggie didn't even like!!!

Outdated Xmas pics

Mommy is falling farther and farther behind on the blog! Here are the kids in their turkey shirts at the squadron Xmas party. They loved meeting Santa


AND we finally got a tree up! Right next to the Kegerator! The Xmas skirt was from our house growing up...

Hike

Mike, Papa and Daddy with 3 kids hiking in Colorado.

I found 2 kids hiding behind the chair!

Boofest 2011

Once again, an awesome Halloween trick or treat experience for us! It was warm out and the kids thought it was beyond cool that people were giving them candy for free! Here are the 3 in a wagon. The dog was the only one that would stay in our planned method of transportation...

Yes, there was an Elvis sighting...
This was before the boys' party during the day. K was spidey and Connor, man I just have trouble getting him on film
It took 2 friends to get this shot- he actually barfed up the wrapper later.

Footbal Fun!

One of the reasons we decided to up and move to Colorado was to be able to attend Air Force Football games! Sadly, this year Bri has been gone and so last weekend was his first game. His two best buds from freshman year at the Academy also flew out for the game. We lost, which sucked, but had a good time drinking beer and tailgating!

This picture is of the four of us that went through basic training together, and were adopted by Brian's sponsor family:
Add in Z who played football with Brian and helped us get into the Reserve unit at USAFA
With Nik and Jeannie in our cool lightening bolt hats! If you like 'em message me and I'll get you one!

The two of us half way up Stanley Canon, one of our favorite hikes.
With the Zemans on the hike! This year has been somewhat of an adventure and they have done so much to help us out while Brian has been gone! Note that Euchre got to come along for the hike!
Here's to hoping Air Force can beat New Mexico!

recents... again...

Got to meet up with a favorite old friend, Linds recently. We live like 30 minutes a part and can only meet up I'd say 2 times a year!


Nana and Papa on their way outta town. So helpful to have them here while Bri was away!

Pops with his little monkeys. One of them outfitted in gear!

FIVE!

Our little girl turned 5! We celebrated with a fairly non-standard watermelon cake and pizza, and then she got to get a mani-pedi and go to starbucks with some friends!
Her cool princess platemat and birthday plate from Grammie T!
She's got a thing for cupcake shirts.


Getting prettied up in her new dress from Dave and Molly!

Then here is the kid crowd from the Air Force Tailgate where we had the giant cupcake pinata. Fun times!

Recents:

Maggie heading in to school. She loves Kindergarten. She's making tons of new friends and thinks "hot lunch" is the best thing in the world. Which I like because it means less lunches to have to make!

Keegan wants to go to school too. Each morning he says "I go to PreeeeeSchooooool. I ride the bus. To California". Yup, needless to say he's mildly confused but we just roll with it.
Third guy has become a monster. Love him, but man he's an animal. He keeps me on my toes and THEN some. He is a great sleeper though, as seen below.
We're on about week 8 of Daddy being gone for training. Hanging tough. Missing him though.
This guy is just such a little joker, but also SO adamant on what he will do. When we go to the gym, he will stand until someone else lets the door go so he can open it himself. It would be just so much easier to go places if he would let other people hold the door for him, but not the case. Mags is such a great big sister she's just learned to walk up to a door and stop until Keegan gets there to open it. He speaks extremely clearly and in complete sentences in the Queen's English. I don't know where he got it, but it's funny.
After 3 years of working for an aviation company out of Texas, I've stepped down and hopefully have more time to devote to these kids, and to this blog!