Happy Halloween!

I know, it was just Christmas, but I'm still trying to catch up on my blogging. In an effort to be quick, I'm not even going to fix these pictures! I snapped them before school on the 30th, and didn't check my settings so the color is wayyyyy off. But, I'm not letting it bother me. REally, here I go, putting up not-so-good pictures. La, la, la, la, la, it doesn't bother me! Okay, its really bothering me, but I'm ignoring it.

Hayden dressed up as Pele this year. He is all about soccer, so it was very appropriate.

Chloe was my little bumble bee. I'm not sure why she wanted to be a bumble bee, but she is very cute, and I found her costume on E-bay and it was a very good deal! I love it when wants and needs combine together in harmony.

2-4-6-8, Who do we appreciate?

Elleanor the Cheerleader! Hooray!!

This costume cost me nada. nothing. not a red cent. My favorite kind. Ellie really wanted to be a cheerleader, and she was the cutest one around.

Happy halloween from Cave Creek!

4th of July in Colorado

My computer is dying a slow death, and its been difficult for me to update my blog. Only 7 weeks back isn't that bad I guess.
We went to Colorado for Ashley and Cody's wedding, and made it a mini-vacation for us as well. The first night we spent in Durango, then drove through Silverton and Ouray to Fruita. It is an amazingly beautiful drive, but a little rough for those of us who suffer from motion sickness. That would be Hayden and myself. We made it safe and sound, then spent the next two days immersed in wedding preparation and execution. Our last day there was Sunday, which also happened to be 4th of July.
My wonderful Aunt Pam bought the kids sparklers and other little fireworks to celebrate. My kids were thrilled, because they live in a desert and fireworks are illegal in our great state. Chloe was a bit nervous with hers, but Ellie and Hayden dove in head first.

It stay light late in Colorado in the summer, so the kids had to wait, and wait and wait for the sun to go down enough to see the fireworks.

It was worth the wait.

The other big hit whilst in Colorado was the trampoline. Hayden remembered it from our previous trips there, over 3 years ago, and was very excited to see it in their yard.

Poor Hayden was carsick and tired, but Dad really wanted a picture on his phone. Below, he looks like he is growling but he was just huuuunnnnngggggrrrryyyyyyy. It was almost a nice family picture, Hayden.

He makes up for it with this one.

I love taking pictures in Colorado- the crisp mountain air, beautiful backdrops, long twilights and of course, GREEN grass.

Did I mention that the grass was green?

And perhaps my favorite thing about Colorado is that everytime I drive through the beautiful mountains, I can say one of my all-time favorite movie quotes from Dumb and Dumber: "That John Denver is full of shit."