Happy 4th Ryder!

Four years ago today Eric and I were outside walking around our yard and I looked at Eric and told him that it would be a good day to have a baby! We went to the hospital around 10am or so and Ryder was born at around 6:30pm. We are so thankful he came to our family!

He loves life and is a very funny kid. WE LOVE YOU RYDER ROO!!

Smile and I'll give you $5.00

Just kidding..I'm not giving you five dollars..
I am a mean mom..

Scouting

Ethan earned his Webelos patch last night (after only a couple of months in Webelos!) It helps to have a dad that is the Cub Master and a mom that is a Bear Den leader. Needless to say; we encourage scouting in our home.

My little family :}

Missing:

The Sun.
It is the large bright thing in the sky that gives us warmth and makes our flowers grow. It has been missing now for 4 days and everything in my yard is growing moss. I think it has Utah confused with the North West.

If seen, please contact mother nature so she can punish it severely and put it to its place.

Breaking Spring in Colorado Springs

This picture is so funny to me because everyone is holding a phone or an ipod, I guess this is how the future is going to be, we will lose all capacity to socialize personally. This is my very handsome and such a great kid, nephew Jackson (or Jerkson) either way he responds to both. The last morning we were at my sisters we woke up the the yard being toilet papered. Darn teenage girls.. We went to Garden of the Gods (a maz ing) so beautiful and the boys had such a great time climbing all over the rocks with their cousin Sam and Aunt Kimmy. Ryder "helped" Aunt Kimmy down the mountain on her bum, everyone had a great time! Time to brag about my family..we invaded my sister's house. I say invaded because there were a total of 15 people and 5 dogs. It was crazy at times but it was so much fun. I am so thankful to have such wonderful parents and great brothers and sisters!

This is Hank and Roxy, they played the whole time. Hank was totally covered in Roxy drool constantly.

Swallowed Dollar

Last night,early this morning; or sometime in between.. Ethan woke us up in a panic! He told us that he swallowed a gold dollar coin (grandpa gives my boys gold dollars). We thought he was sleep walking and still dreaming so we tried to wake him up but he was already awake! He was crying and scared, so I asked him why he had a gold dollar in his mouth and he said he didn't Know why but he was positive he had swallowed it and that he was going to have to have it cut our of his tummy. Finally we convinced him that he didn't have a gold dollar by his bed and he would have needed to get out of bed, find his wallet, locate a gold dollar and then swallow it. No need to panic!.... anyone got change for a dollar?