Friday, August 15, 2014

puddle jumpers


it was raining the other day.
the only logical thing to do, 
was to put on our rain gear 
and go jump in the puddles. 
the puddles weren't all that 
deep.  but, now i have a 
daughter who loves to jump
in puddles and another 
who looks forward 
to jumping in them.

holding hands and holding hearts


i can't get enough of the feeling i feel when i see this happen....


winder rivers

christian took a trip to the wind rivers.  
his brother, pete, is the YM president in his ward in farmington.
none of the leaders were able to go on their high adventure, 
so pete recruited christian.  we missed him, but i'm glad he 
was able to get in the mountains this summer.  
it looked amazing.





family reunion





the sabey's invaded breckenridge.  and we had a great time while doing it. 
the burns and elaine sabey family reunion started off with a bang.  
the girls were really good on the drive.  during our stop at little america
i fed hope in the mother's lounge and christian was in charge of breakfast for 
he and minnie.  as you can see, it would definitely be considered a...



breakfast of champions!


 soren and minnie have a special bond.  they were 
excited to get to see each other, and not let anyone else
join their game of catch.


hope was just happy to be out of the car, 
hanging out with the princesses in her diaper. 

christian and spencer got a few casts in. 
when i say a few, i mean only a few.  
the mosquitoes on the river were incredible
and a storm was brewing.


 even though there were only a few casts, 
christian was able to slay a monster trout. 
it was about the size of my hand.



there was a picture taking class one morning.  
i had to miss it due to naps.  
as you can see by the picture below, 
i don't really need a class to take 
amazing pictures.  
(sarcastic tone) 
really though, colorado is so beautiful 
that even i can take a picture and capture some beauty.


we all love being with family.  
however, it can be a little exhausting
to be going, going, going all the time.
 minnie was taking a much needed 
tv break.  as you can see, she was 
LOVING it!



 the cousin picture was pretty rough.  
so many personalities to fit in such 
a small space. 


soren and hope summed up the cousin pic below:

i'm so grateful to those who make these reunions possible.  
christian and i believe there is real importance in the kids 
spending time with cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, 
great-grandparents, etc. it helps them understand who 
they are and where they came from.  it also helps us all
want to be better people.