We love spending time with FRIENDS!
I love this girl and those dirty feet
Girls just want to have fun!
Friends Forever
Our Guys
Waiting to watch the fireworks on our deck
Thursday, August 18, 2011
4th of July
I love this girl and those dirty feet
Girls just want to have fun!
Friends Forever
Our Guys
Waiting to watch the fireworks on our deck
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Growth!!
THE BEGINNING...
NOW...KINDERGARTEN!!
First day of school. Derek had the whole week off so we were fortunate to have him be a part of it. We were all very excited for this day and the rest of the week!
Right outside Cassidy's classroom. Love the name of her Kindergarten teacher...
Mrs. Panek (Panic)
Cassidy did GREAT!! She gave us hugs and the cutest smile before she walked into her classroom all by herself. She didn't waste anytime to start with her desk work. I had to walk in and take just one more picture before we left. It wasn't until I turned the corner outside of her classroom that I started crying. I was so happy that she was happy but I was sure going to miss our old routine together. It was like I had to mourn my 4 year old and now embrace my new Kindergartener. I couldn't be more proud of the way she handled herself this day and every day since. Bring on this new adventure! :)
I just love that her school follows an uniform dress code
NOW...KINDERGARTEN!!
(Picture taken in the courtyard at her school)
Time sure does fly by!! We had a "Back to School" party the night before the big day. Cassidy chose the menu for dinner (mac & cheese, broccoli, chocolate shakes). Then we read a scripture about "Joy in Learning" and talked about how blessed we are to learn so much as we live here on Earth.
We gave her couple of gifts. We bought her a wonderful kids book on Manners in School. Love it! Also, a little seashell jewelry box we bought in the Bahamas. We told her it was filled with her parents love even if she couldn't see it and if she ever needed to feel our love she can open her box anytime. It was wonderful to help prepare our little girl for this new chapter in her life.
We gave her couple of gifts. We bought her a wonderful kids book on Manners in School. Love it! Also, a little seashell jewelry box we bought in the Bahamas. We told her it was filled with her parents love even if she couldn't see it and if she ever needed to feel our love she can open her box anytime. It was wonderful to help prepare our little girl for this new chapter in her life.
First day of school. Derek had the whole week off so we were fortunate to have him be a part of it. We were all very excited for this day and the rest of the week!
Right outside Cassidy's classroom. Love the name of her Kindergarten teacher...
Mrs. Panek (Panic)
Cassidy did GREAT!! She gave us hugs and the cutest smile before she walked into her classroom all by herself. She didn't waste anytime to start with her desk work. I had to walk in and take just one more picture before we left. It wasn't until I turned the corner outside of her classroom that I started crying. I was so happy that she was happy but I was sure going to miss our old routine together. It was like I had to mourn my 4 year old and now embrace my new Kindergartener. I couldn't be more proud of the way she handled herself this day and every day since. Bring on this new adventure! :)
I just love that her school follows an uniform dress code
Saturday, July 23, 2011
A Welcoming Home Surprise
There was a surprise when we arrived home. A House Wren built her nest on my wreath, that hangs on my front door. And we found 5 baby eggs in the nest. So cute!
She's sitting on her eggs, what a good mommy bird!
Checking for danger
1st Baby Bird that hatched. The baby was looking right at me.
We enjoyed watching the baby birds hatch and grow. We were so careful to use our garage door to go in and out of the house. She would fly away every time someone came to the front door.
Unfortunately, one night it was so windy the next morning we found that the nest tipped over and those sweet babies fell to their death.
We didn't have the heart to tell Cassidy what really happened. So we just told her the baby birds went to a better place. It was so sad. The birds didn't even have all their feathers yet. But for the time we did have to watch them it was a neat experience.
I wonder if their mom was the bird that pooped on our car??? It wasn't our fault. :(
She's sitting on her eggs, what a good mommy bird!
Checking for danger
1st Baby Bird that hatched. The baby was looking right at me.
We enjoyed watching the baby birds hatch and grow. We were so careful to use our garage door to go in and out of the house. She would fly away every time someone came to the front door.
Unfortunately, one night it was so windy the next morning we found that the nest tipped over and those sweet babies fell to their death.
We didn't have the heart to tell Cassidy what really happened. So we just told her the baby birds went to a better place. It was so sad. The birds didn't even have all their feathers yet. But for the time we did have to watch them it was a neat experience.
I wonder if their mom was the bird that pooped on our car??? It wasn't our fault. :(
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Caribean Cruise-Part 5 Heading Back to AZ to visit with Family
Cassidy guarding our luggage at the Ft. Lauderdale airport
Being a good girl coloring while waiting for 6 hours for our flight
Grammy tried out the fun game "Bop It"
Could still see our ship from the airport windows
Getting ready for take off
Can still see our ship below from the sky
When we arrived in AZ, we found time for a lot of swimming
Aunt Katie, cousins-Grace & William
Cousin Carolyn
Derek's Brother- Dr. Kevin
Cousins- Matt, Branden, Carter, Trenton
Kids playing Restaurant
Sunbathing on the pool deck
Cousin Matthew, those noodles are so fun!
Riding around the neighborhood
Eating at our favorite Mexican Restaurant: Pedro'sNiece Macey
Uncle Scott & Aunt Sara
Aunt Katie & Cousins Grace& William
Grammy with sons Kevin & Derek
Cousins Ben & Carolyn
Cousins Michael & Grace
Cousin Matthew with Cassidy
Cassidy's drawings of our trip to the Caribean:Our cruise ship, the sandy beach, buildings to shop at, mermaids, and us on shore
Mermaids and a fish in this picture with the blue ocean
Video of the kids playing the Dancing game on the Wii. It was so fun to watch them.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Caribbean Cruise-Part 4 "St. Maarten"
Our last destination...ST. MAARTEN. This was the hottest and most humid day the entire week! Even though it was HOT, we had fun walking around the shops near the port with Grammy.
Grammy's such a great sport when her daughter-in-law asks her to put a hat on so I can take a picture. She's so fun!
Cassidy wanted to join in on the fun!
Cassidy found some shade
Piranha is hungry
Our Family in Paradise
Instead of excursions, we decided to go to the beach. Since when do we get to go to the beach in Colorado? We had so much fun at the beach in St. Thomas, we wanted to do it again. Instead of taking a taxi, we took the 15 minute walk outside of the port. I loved all the palm trees.
My little Iguana
We found more places to shop, near the beach. We also found a Haagen Dazs and bought some strawberry cheesecake ice cream. Yum!
Aye Matey!
All we need is a hammock
Hair Braiding, part of the experience of going to the islands
Towards the end, Cassidy had enough with the hair braiding
Our ship in the background and my cute 'Lil Island Girl
Water felt so refreshing! Aunt Katie let us take her floatie with us on our trip and Cassidy really enjoyed that. Especially riding the small waves to shore. She couldn't stop giggling. I loved watching her excitement!
Beach Bum
Jumping off the pier for fun. Daddy sat in the shade on this pier as he watched his girls swim.
Derek also walked around the area while Cassidy and I went swimming and took some more pictures
Took a taxi boat back to the pier to get back on the ship. But before we did we bought some T-shirts and a fun frame from the stores at the port. Cassidy fell in love with an iguana stuffed animal, so we had to get that too. She named him "Beanie". The rest of the time on the ship she took him everywhere with her. It was funny to see other children with stuffed animals from Kung Fu Panda, or Mermaids, Dolls, etc but not Cassidy. I love my girl who loves dragons, dinosaurs, and iguanas, oh and cheetah's.
Derek sleeping with "Beanie" for company
Bought this flower necklace that I'm wearing in St. Thomas
Grammy's such a great sport when her daughter-in-law asks her to put a hat on so I can take a picture. She's so fun!
Cassidy wanted to join in on the fun!
Cassidy found some shade
Piranha is hungry
Our Family in Paradise
Instead of excursions, we decided to go to the beach. Since when do we get to go to the beach in Colorado? We had so much fun at the beach in St. Thomas, we wanted to do it again. Instead of taking a taxi, we took the 15 minute walk outside of the port. I loved all the palm trees.
My little Iguana
We found more places to shop, near the beach. We also found a Haagen Dazs and bought some strawberry cheesecake ice cream. Yum!
Aye Matey!
All we need is a hammock
Hair Braiding, part of the experience of going to the islands
Towards the end, Cassidy had enough with the hair braiding
Our ship in the background and my cute 'Lil Island Girl
Water felt so refreshing! Aunt Katie let us take her floatie with us on our trip and Cassidy really enjoyed that. Especially riding the small waves to shore. She couldn't stop giggling. I loved watching her excitement!
Beach Bum
Jumping off the pier for fun. Daddy sat in the shade on this pier as he watched his girls swim.
Derek also walked around the area while Cassidy and I went swimming and took some more pictures
Took a taxi boat back to the pier to get back on the ship. But before we did we bought some T-shirts and a fun frame from the stores at the port. Cassidy fell in love with an iguana stuffed animal, so we had to get that too. She named him "Beanie". The rest of the time on the ship she took him everywhere with her. It was funny to see other children with stuffed animals from Kung Fu Panda, or Mermaids, Dolls, etc but not Cassidy. I love my girl who loves dragons, dinosaurs, and iguanas, oh and cheetah's.
Derek sleeping with "Beanie" for company
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