Our Baby Girl is 1

Today is Macie's 1st birthday! I can not believe how fast the last year has flown by. Just in the last 2 weeks she has mastered walking, quit nursing and now turned one. She is no longer my baby, she is now a toddler. I'm a little sad because this is probably (Chris said no probably about it--lol) my last one so I was wanting this to not go by so fast. Oh well it's here and she is doing great so I'll quite whining!!

The kid's wheel barrel that Chris was taking her for rides in today. She loved it.

Her birthday cupcake

Yummy

Sharing with Dad

and she's done!!

Go Broncos!!

Colby is playing flag football. His team is the Broncos and he is #11. Bryant and Kayden are also on his team. This was their 1st game, it was against the Morenci Jaguars and they won. They played so good. It was such a shock to watch them, they actually run plays. We were so used to soccer and the chaos that we were not expecting to see organized plays. Anyways, he loves it and we are glad because he has a game every week thru the end of Oct!!

He is such a ham, posing as usual

He is in the middle of the picture running toward Bryant who was pulling the flag.

Bryant #17, Colby #11 and Kayden #10

Labor Day Weekend

We went up to Alpine camping over Labor Day weekend. We had a blast as usual. It rained alot, which let me tell you...makes a huge mess when you have a crawling baby!! We got to see quite a few elk, turkey but only a couple of deer. Chris celebrated his b-day while we were up there. Of course when we came home Chris had to kill another snake in the front yard that night. When will it end??

One way to keep her out of the mud

Colby trying tricks...no we don't let him ride like that- he was stuck and turned to pose!!

Becca & Tymbr painted the blocks and then built them into a castle

Kayden and Colby riding around camp

Callie's Visit

Callie came down in August for about 2 weeks. The kids were really excited to see her....well all of us were. We miss her so much, but glad that she has gone out on her own to make her life her own. We went to Roosavelt Lake for the weekend and she had us all riding the tube except Macie. It was a blast! The kids LOVED it.

Callie & us

Grandpa & Becca


Chris & Colby riding the tube

Hang on Callie....

Chris & Becca riding the tube

Me riding the tube....can you tell I'm excited :)

Callie & Macie

Colby goes to Kindergarden

Today was Colby's first day of Kindergarden. He was pretty excited to get there this morning. He walked right in and started playing. He is such a little stinker, he didn't even want me to take him or pick him up. He want's to ride the dang bus. Becca and I were both pretty sad when we left him there. I can't believe that my baby boy is old enough for school!!

Becca's Shredded Fingers

On Monday Becca and Colby were helping their Papa shred papers in a little paper shredder. Becca didn't let go of the paper and her fingers got shredded a bit. It really wasn't half as bad as I imagined when they called to tell me. It is only on the two fingers, and looks kinda like paper cuts. She was fine that evening.

Maice Working

This is a picture I took the other day at work. The little stinker thinks she has to help with everything. She is now 10 months, and turning into quite a little character. We love her so much.

Dr T's Snake Repellant

Well just so you know it doesn't work!!! Yup you guessed it. We had another snake today. It was a bull snake, so unless it was inside the perimeter when he put the repellent out, it crossed the forbidden line!! If it was inside the line when he put it out, then that means it may work, but this snake is stuck inside the perimeter and it wont go out.....so how many more are stuck inside??? Can't win for loosing with the dang things. They really like our house!!

Dang, it's been a while!!

Well it's finally updated-- for now anyways. Thanks Shell for reminding me that I'm a slacker :)

Snake Count

You may be tired of hearing about this, but as long as we keep having them, I'm posting about them. Our count for this year is 5. That would be 4 in the front yard in the grass, and 1 in the back yard. We actually had 3 snakes in 1 day!! 1 bull snake in the morning. Chris convinced me into leaving it in the grass because it would keep the rattlesnakes away. BOY WAS HE WRONG! Later that afternoon when he got home from work we were headed out the front door and we spotted a rattlesnake in the grass. He killed it, walked to the back yard and opened up the sprinkler system control box, and there was another rattlesnake in there. Really 3 snakes in one day is WAY to much for me!! Chris's parents are bringing us some snake repellent tomorrow-cross your fingers that it works!!

Becca's Dance Class

Becca went to a summer camp at the dance studio this past week-- SHE LOVED IT. They learned a new dance everyday to a Disney Fairytale along with the story and a craft that went along with each one. It was nice to let her do something for her. She is always getting drug around to things that are just for Colby, she really needed this. (she is in the black skirt)