More vacation pictures

Here are some more vacation photos from Jeff's camera--

He got some nice shots of a hummingbird who was drinking from Mary's feeder at our camp:

Hilarious (at least to me) old photos

I was just uploading Jeff's vacation pictures and noticed Jeff had not uploaded pics since summer 2006. I found these pictures of Abigail from March and April of 2007. I had forgotten what a chubber she was, oh my goodness! (Funny thing is she is a lot taller now then in these photos, but only about 3 or 4 pounds heavier. ) These gave me a good laugh so I thought I would share...

Above- She looked ready to rumble in this one, haha!

^^^ Love how I put 2 ponytails in when she had so little hair.

Look at that pudgy leg, teehee!

Cheesy smile^^^

Hope everyone gets a kick out of these too! ;)

Pictures from our trip to Colorado

We took a trip to Leadville, Colorado this year to camp in the mountains. We stayed at Father Dyer campground, with an RV, a pop up, and a tent. No hook ups of any kind or showers there, but we did have flushing restrooms nearby. Some aspects of the trip were stressful--we had to take Abigail to the doctor for a bladder infection early in the trip, and the mosquitoes were thick this year. However the mountains were beautiful as always, and the weather was a nice break from the heat in Kansas. At our camp it reached highs in the upper 60s/low 70s, and the lows at night were in the upper 30s/low 40s.

Here are some photos, just a few out of the over 300 shots I took (and I haven't even uploaded the set of photos Jeff took yet!):

Above- We took a train ride from Leadville

Above and below- the kids really enjoyed playing in the dirt at the campground. Abigail in particular seemed to really enjoy getting filthy and rubbing dirt on her face.

Below- the kids relaxing in their camp chairs (for about 25 seconds before they were off and running again!)

Below- A few shots from Turquoise Lake, which was a short hike from our campground. The kids had little fishing poles (without hooks of course) and they loved the lake!

Gavin even went for a dip, even though the water was VERY cold. See-

Abigail LOVED digging in the sand-

More fun at the lake-

Here are a few photos of scenery--

Forgot one!

I forgot to post this one yesterday:

New pictures to share

First I would like to share a few photos from Tiffany & Andy's baby Ethan's welcoming party:

Above- Abby playing with a balloon punchball
Below- I got to hold Ethan! He is precious!

Above- Holding Gavin & Abigail
Below- It is hard to get a good picture of 3 two year olds!
Above- The kids playing in the pool
Above- Abigail in the big pool w/ Nanny, and below, drying off and resting with Papa
Above- Just a cute one of our smiley girl

Below- A few from our weekend in Topeka. Some photos from the botanical gardens at Lake Shawnee.

Below- Abigail dancing on the stairs at Ron & Michelle's house

Time for an update!

Well, it has been a while so I have quite a few pictures to share. These were all taken April-June.
Abigail and Gavin playing at the new house^
The liner of Mary & Larry's pool had to be replaced. Abigail helped by spraying Daddy and Papa with the hose. ;)
On Father's Day- Gavin, Abigail and Ryan decided to take a rest on some pillows^
The kids going for a wheelbarrow ride with Jeff ^

Abigail dashing off in Papa's hat ^
Just a cute smile ^
Running and playing with Savannah ^
Savannah (3), Abigail (2), and Chloe (1) playing on the stairs at Aunt Michelle & Uncle Ron's house ^
Abby & Daddy looking at gorillas at the zoo ^
Fun at the park with daddy and Uncle Ron ^
Aunt Michelle and Uncle Ron walking w/ Abby at Gage Park ^
Above and below- train ride at Gage Park!

Abby said she would get us some coffee from the "coffee tree" in our back yard. Along with this pose, she went "swooosh" and then brought us our "cups of coffee" ^
Posing with some marigolds she got to plant at Story Time ^
Looking at the horses at Dean & Betty Tillotson's place (above), and smelling their beautiful lilacs (below)

More fun at the park ^