Camping with Addy

We went camping a few weeks ago at a reservior about 30 minutes from our home.  This was Addy at the beginning of our trip.  (Not very clean, but she never is...)

We got to the camp site at 4ish and then we went fishing. 

We hadn't even been camping for 2 hours and this is what Addy looked like when we went back to the tent to get dinner ready. 

This girl is so funny, she hates her hands and feet being dirty but she has no problem with the rest of her getting filthy!  She is always dirtier then the boys.  She was even dirtier the next morning (we even wet wiped her) but it all washed off when we went to the lake that morning. 
We love our mud covered Addy.

4th of July

I realize that this is a tad late...but these are pictures from our 4th of July.  We went to the Four Mile Historic Park in Denver.  Every year they have an Old Fashion 4th of July Celebration. 

It was enjoyable...I think it could have been more fun if it hadn't been hotter then snot outside! 

The above pictures are of us on the horse and carriage ride.  Those horses were big!  Spencer actually was the one to suggest it.  If you know anything about Spencer you know that is very uncharacteristic of him. 

 

They had some fun old fashion games and the kids were able to play in the water and pan for gold.

This picture is of the Civil War set up they had.  We got to eat some real kettle corn and some HOMEMADE rootbeer.   Yum!  So good!  I'm not sure if we will go next year, maybe if it is not so hot. 
Afterwards we went to Grandma and Grandpa's to eat and to play with glowsticks and glow in the dark balloons...we had a fire bane throughout the whole state.

Summertime

We have had some hot days this week.  We have been trying to find cool places to hang out.  Luckily for the kids I have accepted anything that would make us cooler...including ice cream.    

 

They were soo messy afterwards!  We had to wash some clothes after our little trip to DQ.  From our vantage point outside we could see the smoke from the nearby fires in Colorado Springs.  Over 17 thousand acres have burned in that area!  

 

Thankfully we are safe, but we are all praying for the rain that we desperately need.  We had our first harvest from our garden.   One of our potato plants were dying so we dug it up early and harvested the potatoes.  They were yummy!

Picnic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Through the Lens

Like most kids, mine love to play with the camera.  So one day I let them take the camera outside... : /  They took so many pictures.  I put some on the blog, you might not care as much but I love them.  I think it so neat to see the way things are through my children's eyes.  We have some neat news; there is a mommy and daddy House Finch living in out hanging flower pot.  It is right outside our front window, the kids love looking at them.  I think near the end of this week I'll get the ladder and let the kids climb up and look into the nest, I'm hoping there will be eggs! 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windy Cape Flying Weather

Spencer wanted to try his cape outside.  It was a windy day and so it seemed like a perfect time to try.   The other kids couldn't be kept inside.  There is nothing special about the video, I just was happy watching my kids run in circles and I wanted to remember it.  I love these kids!

Addy is 2!

On Saturday Addy turned 2 years old.  I can hardly believe it.  She is such a joy to our family, and she gets more fun every year.  This was her birthday dress, it was my first attempt at knitting a dress. It took about a month, and it is a little big for her, but I love it!

This picture of Addy sleeping is before we left on our Birthday Trip.  She was super sleepy and the day had hardly begun!

We have started a tradition of doing something that the kids enjoy on their birthday.  It doesn't always cost money.  This year we went to the zoo.  I hadn't taken the kids since Addy was a newborn.  (I'm sure you can imagine why...newborn in sling, and two in a stroller/wagon with a tired mommy.)  So this was fun, it was stinkin' hot though.  We had a picnic lunch in City Park and then we to the zoo for about an hour.  Grandma and Grandpa were able to join us as well. 

I love this look on Zach...kind of.  This look is becoming more and more common when he visits us.  I'm hoping it is just because he is 12 and not because we are no fun.  Although the latter could be a possiblity.

 

One of my good friends made this cake!!  It is awesome!  I don't know what I'm going to do from now on, she has set the bar very high.  She will be moving this summer to Utah, so I'm on my own.  She actually made a present to Addy of the Cinderella doll in the cake. 

Sorry about the immodesty...like I said I made the dress a little too big.  Sadly she will grow into it.  :(   The bike behind her was Grandma and Grandpa's present.  There has been a bit of contention over the limited number of bikes, so this new bike will be a life saver.