It Was Epic!

One of the great things about coming out to Colorado is that we are surrounded by other families doing the same thing we are!  The kids have instant playmates and there is never a dull moment around here that's for sure!  Yesterday it rained quite a bit and after it stopped, all the kids gathered outside to ride their bikes and wade through the HUGE rain puddle in the parking lot.  Samuel declared it "THE MOST FUN EVER" and one little boy said it was "EPIC!"  So cute!

You'll notice that the girls got haircuts.  Elie Kate's turned out really cute, but Abigail sort of got a bad one.  Oh well..thank goodness I'm not too worried about it as their hair grows fast!

I Gave In

So, have you gotten on Pinterest yet?  I have been sort of putting it off because I didn't need another addiction/destraction.  It's sort of like Twitter.  All these people keep trying to talk me into getting on there, but I am holding firm on not getting sucked in there.  However, I did cave and got myself a little Pinterest account.  It's so fun!!!

I love it because I can keep all my party, photography, home decorating, crafty ideas in ONE place instead of filling up my bookmarks page on the computer.

Check it out if you haven't already!

Here are a few ideas I've pinned for the home...

Colorado Fun!

We had fun yesterday at the Greeley Stampede which is in a nearby town.  It was a hot day for Colorado, but we still enjoyed our day with lots of activities!!!

Kids Rodeo...

little cowboys and cowgirls rode sheep instead of bulls.  it was so cute!!! some of them did really well!

Swampmaster Show... 
 

Petting Zoo...

Abigail stayed safely in daddy's arms and would not get down to pet the animals! 

Samuel got to sit on this huge bull which he thought was awesome!!! 

Carnival Rides (with friends)...

Gun Show...

Still Here

I am alive...but sometimes barely.  Have I mentioned that the first, oh, at least 3 (and usually up to 4) months of pregnancy do not agree with me???

Well, they don't! 

While I am ever so grateful for this sweet surprise miracle of life growing inside of me, I do not like the way it makes me feel.  I am very thankful that we are in Colorado and the kids can be occupied with their little kids camp so I can lay on the couch and be miserable.  Big kudos for my husband too as he is taking up a lot of slack for me as he studies and reads for his two seminary classes he is taking. 

Even though I feel so bad, I still manage to eat and am feeling horribly bloated already too.  I worked SO hard to lose weight and now I am packing it right back on:(.   I go to bed at 9:00 or 9:30 pm every night in hopes to prevent myself from throwing up dinner. So far, that has worked thanks to zofran!  Really, though, I don't mean to complain.  It's a catch 22 for me.  This is something I once longed for and didn't know if I would ever experience so I am really amazed that I get to experience it again and hope that this little one makes a healthy appearance on or around February 2nd (my official due date). 

I promise I will take pictures of Colorado.  For now, though, I haven't even unzipped my fancy camera bag.  GASP!!! That's how bad I feel.  Tomorrow, we are going to the Greeley Stampede though and I will bring my good camera because we are going to see lots of fun wild west stuff!!! 

Our Road Trip in Cell Phone Pics

We made it safely and soundly to Ft. Collins on Saturday.  The trip went really well all things considered and the kids exceeded our expectations! We watched lots of movies and took lots of bathroom stops so it really went by without too many fits or crying or impatience.  I didn't do a great job of taking pics along the way, but here are a few...

Traffic in Arkansas...

my least favorite part of the drive (no offense to anyone living in Arkansas), it just wasn't a very pretty drive.  We stayed in Russellville, AR and the hotel was fine but our dining experience at CiCi's pizza was interesting to say the least:)

snuggling in our hotel room

A really beautiful part of Kansas with the wind turbine things all over the place.  This was my favorite part of the drive.  I loved seeing all the old farms too!  On the way home, I told Jeff I may make him stop to let me take some pics of some really old homesteads! 

This was a good bit of entertainment....reading the USA today! 

Boring Kansas...for hours and hours on our last day...

The end was in sight!!!!! 

And a few hours later, we saw the beautiful rockies...and my soul sang!  There is just nothing as beautiful as snow capped mountains and cool summertime weather for this southern bred girl! 

Having fun in our apartment! 

Their new rides from Goodwill and Recycled Cycles!