Here we are, already August. Spring and Summer breezed by and I didn’t even have a chance to blink. So let me catch you up…let’s see I left off in January. Kayne turned 6 and he completed his kindergarten year by the skin of his teeth. Katelyn completed her 4th grade year and Kenyon his 3rd grade year. Darryl and Amber had their wedding in February so the girls were all together again for the first time since July. Adriana came out for a week and so the girls all got together for lunch. It was sad giving her a hug goodbye. We miss them so much. 
We did make it out to San Diego for Spring Break. We turned it into a Road trip. We got off to a late start but we made it to Salt Lake City, Utah Saturday evening and went to the Temple and checked out the Visitor Center. 
Sunday we left and headed to Vegas for a couple days. We stayed at Circus Circus and the kids had a blast. 
Tuesday morning we headed to San Diego and arrived at Kimmee’s in the evening. She took us to Mission beach and we saw our first California sunset. It was breath taking. Kim's friend Cindy was also in town job hunting so we all hung out at the beach for her last night in town. 
We hit Disneyland on Wednesday. We hit all the major rides but did not get to see the big fireworks show :( Apparently they only do it on the weekends. 
We went to Coronado Beach for the day and played in the water. Kimmee joined us after she got off work and we had a nice time. A tsunami hit Japan on Friday and we were not allowed near the beaches for the rest of our visit so we just hung around Kim’s house. Leaving was bitter sweet. We were so excited to be headed to see my brother in his family in Arizona but we did not want to leave Kim’s.
We got on the road late but finally got into Arizona Saturday evening. We had dinner with my brothers family and met my nieces that I had not seen. We had a wonderful visit and I wish that we had planned more time in Arizona. We will have to make another trip out there just to spend time with them. We headed home and stopped in Castle rock to rest. We actually did not get home until Monday morning so we spent the day at home unpacking and getting some much deserved rest. Glenwood Springs was our second vacation of the year. It has been a tradition for the last several years so we have been continuing it. My in-laws joined us and we hit up the Hot Springs Pool, Hanging Lake, and Rifle Falls. We did not get to see the Falls sadly this year but we got to check out the Fish Hatchery which is right above the falls and that was really neat. We got to feed the fish and you could see them jump out of the water for the food. There were small fish and larger ones. It was a great experience for the kids. 
June was not all that eventful. Just a lot of parties and the start of Movies on the Main in Centerra. A couple friends joined us a couple times and I even had the opportunity to become friends with one of Kenyon’s friends mom. We just knew each other in passing but she is a really neat lady. And a single mom like me. So we understand each others whoa’s.
July proved to be the busiest month of the year so far. We got to the Renaissance Festival this year. It was an extremely hot day but once we got to Larkspur the shade from the trees was perfect. The kids each purchased something special. The boys both got swords and daggers. Katelyn got a really pretty fan. And I of course got my roasted pecans and almonds…YUMMM!
We then met up with my old friend Nancy down in Cherry Creek. Her son, who I use to babysit sometimes, is all grown up. He is much taller than me and so well spoken. I hadn’t seen them since I was pregnant with Kenyon so almost 9 years ago. So it was good catching up with her and spending time with them. And we enjoyed fireworks in the park which were spectacular. I think that will be a new tradition to go down and watch the fireworks in the park.
The boys went to an adventure camp and Katelyn is gone this week to the same camp. We will end the summer with the kids spending time in Denver with their dad while I jet over to Minnesota for a week long Creative Memories Convention. So very excited for that.
We celebrated the 4th with friends in Loveland at the Loveland LDS church. The fireworks went off over Lake Loveland so we were close enough to enjoy them without all the traffic of people. Plus we had the facilities of the Church so we had water and bathrooms.
We did make it out to San Diego for Spring Break. We turned it into a Road trip. We got off to a late start but we made it to Salt Lake City, Utah Saturday evening and went to the Temple and checked out the Visitor Center. Sunday we left and headed to Vegas for a couple days. We stayed at Circus Circus and the kids had a blast. Tuesday morning we headed to San Diego and arrived at Kimmee’s in the evening. She took us to Mission beach and we saw our first California sunset. It was breath taking. Kim's friend Cindy was also in town job hunting so we all hung out at the beach for her last night in town. We hit Disneyland on Wednesday. We hit all the major rides but did not get to see the big fireworks show :( Apparently they only do it on the weekends. We went to Coronado Beach for the day and played in the water. Kimmee joined us after she got off work and we had a nice time. A tsunami hit Japan on Friday and we were not allowed near the beaches for the rest of our visit so we just hung around Kim’s house. Leaving was bitter sweet. We were so excited to be headed to see my brother in his family in Arizona but we did not want to leave Kim’s.We got on the road late but finally got into Arizona Saturday evening. We had dinner with my brothers family and met my nieces that I had not seen. We had a wonderful visit and I wish that we had planned more time in Arizona. We will have to make another trip out there just to spend time with them. We headed home and stopped in Castle rock to rest. We actually did not get home until Monday morning so we spent the day at home unpacking and getting some much deserved rest. Glenwood Springs was our second vacation of the year. It has been a tradition for the last several years so we have been continuing it. My in-laws joined us and we hit up the Hot Springs Pool, Hanging Lake, and Rifle Falls. We did not get to see the Falls sadly this year but we got to check out the Fish Hatchery which is right above the falls and that was really neat. We got to feed the fish and you could see them jump out of the water for the food. There were small fish and larger ones. It was a great experience for the kids. June was not all that eventful. Just a lot of parties and the start of Movies on the Main in Centerra. A couple friends joined us a couple times and I even had the opportunity to become friends with one of Kenyon’s friends mom. We just knew each other in passing but she is a really neat lady. And a single mom like me. So we understand each others whoa’s.July proved to be the busiest month of the year so far. We got to the Renaissance Festival this year. It was an extremely hot day but once we got to Larkspur the shade from the trees was perfect. The kids each purchased something special. The boys both got swords and daggers. Katelyn got a really pretty fan. And I of course got my roasted pecans and almonds…YUMMM!
We then met up with my old friend Nancy down in Cherry Creek. Her son, who I use to babysit sometimes, is all grown up. He is much taller than me and so well spoken. I hadn’t seen them since I was pregnant with Kenyon so almost 9 years ago. So it was good catching up with her and spending time with them. And we enjoyed fireworks in the park which were spectacular. I think that will be a new tradition to go down and watch the fireworks in the park. The boys went to an adventure camp and Katelyn is gone this week to the same camp. We will end the summer with the kids spending time in Denver with their dad while I jet over to Minnesota for a week long Creative Memories Convention. So very excited for that.We celebrated the 4th with friends in Loveland at the Loveland LDS church. The fireworks went off over Lake Loveland so we were close enough to enjoy them without all the traffic of people. Plus we had the facilities of the Church so we had water and bathrooms.
Coming Up This Year
1. My trip to Minnesota.
2. The kids start back to school at the end of August.
3. Kellie and Dani visit to Colorado
4. Camping
5. Taste of Colorado in Denver.
6. Alzheimer Association Memory Walk event
7. Race for the Cure and Crop for the Cure
8. Halloween
9. Thanksgiving
10. Christmas
