Gettin outta dodge!

Sooooo, after no vacations since last June Kyle was tired of sucking smog everyday and we made a break for the fresh air over the long weekend. Some people would say driving 12 hours both ways just for a weekend is a little crazy but well, I guess we are a little crazy.

We saw some of our wonderful family and the best part was seeing our kids play with their cousins.

We went geocaching, picnicking and attempted fishing on the Mesa. I expected sun but California has skewed my views. We were trudging through the snow, hail, fog and rain but the cool thing was not a complaint was heard by anyone and we all had tons of fun!






Kyle and I had fun riding our kids around the property on Grandpa's four wheeler. Ryder especially enjoyed this. He kept squealing "WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!"


Kyle and I took advantage of built in babysitters and t.p.ed our old friends in the middle of the night who had no idea we were in town. We are SO mature. Too bad for them it rained that night.

Memorial Day morning included the traditional trip to the cemetary. I really liked that.


And to top off our Colorado adventure we attended a JUCO baseball game!! Loooved it.

Then we rushed back home to the constantly gorgeous weather of California and I must say it felt good to be home again.

5 ???

We have a 5 year old?!? That is a seriously old child. I just can't believe it.

2005


B rave about hiking up cliffs, roller coasters and playing in the ocean.
R eally doesn't like talking to anyone who isn't in our family.
E. T. scares her to death.
C ake, pizza, ice cream, strawberries and pears are favorite foods.
K yra is her best friend!
Y ellow dandelions, she loves to pick.
N atural born slob (she likes to get dirty and messes don't bother her!)

P ink is her favorite color.
A rt is one of her best talents.
I maginative when playing.
G ood girl, she (almost) always listens and obeys.
E nergetic, she bounces and runs everywhere she goes!

We love this crazy chic! Happy Birthday babe!













I made her these CRAZY cupcakes. We are finally putting in our backyard so we got her a giant bucket of fun outdoor games. She loved it. Then we made her follow a string and it led her to a new bike! Before bed she said "Mommy, I love you, it was the best day EVER." So, we had a great day.

Colorado Springs

I packed up the kids and we flew out to Colorado to visit my Mom. We had the best time! It was hard leaving Kyle and we missed him terribly but Grandma had so many fun things planned we couldn't help but have some fun.

Other than playing with Grandma we visited a beautiful park, swam at a super fun kid pool, shopped, went to the zoo, hiked around Garden of the Gods, hiked to "Pride Rock" and went to my Mom's favorite yoga class a few times. It was nice to not have any chores and focus all my attention on the kids.