Pine Cove

We spent last week at Pine Cove family camp!! We'd never been before, but having gone...we are hooked!

Allie and Mary are old enough to get to do all the "camp" type stuff. Allie said everyday that she did NOT want to go home.

Allie with her group, the Pink Ponies.

Just hangin' with new friends at the pool

Ready for the slide

Garrett yelled..."COVE KIDS" every time we walked by his building. He did get really tired by mid week but hung in there. Staying up until 10 every night is not easy for a 2 year old! He played hard on the play ground and went swimming....ALOT!

I just have to show off the play pen...it's HUGE! Garret has long since outgrown his packnplay, but we really didn't want to "bed train" him this summer for vacation. I think we can get another year out of him with all this room! Don't ask me why Mary wanted to hang out in there with him. Gman has never had a problem with it!

The chapel by the lake where the adults met each morning

We had to get resourceful for the Seuss on the Loose theme night.

Can't wait to go back! It is hard to describe...the pics describe mostly what the kids did the whole week, but there was so much more to it than what we all DID. It was a time to relax, to regroup, and to revisit what is important!

OH!!! The BEST THING that happened all week????

Colson Allen Rowe was born on July 13 at 2:12 pm! Katie and company doing GREAT! We are so thankful that God brought him into this world safe and sound.

This slide show is LONG. I make a DVD of each trip we take so that the kids can watch it later and so that the videos will be included. I decided to post because it is very grandparent worthy:)

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Little bit of this...little bit of that

This is a very random post. I just feel "blogless" this summer....just can't seem to find anyone who is interesting around here. Of course I'm kidding. I think my kids are VERY interesting, but I doubt the rest of the world does.

Every day one of them says something to crack me up, and I really do wish I was better about documenting.

One in particular this week...

Mary: Mom I think Abbott and I are twins. (Abbott is her almost one year old cousin).

Mom: Why do you think that?

Mary: Well because I look just like me daddy, and well Abbott SURE does look just like her daddy.

Mom: Mary, I think are just RIGHT for thinking that...and well you do look JUST LIKE your daddy. You act just like him too!

Emily and I were hanging out in Hobby Lobby a long while back. We were both being silly, and she snapped this picture of me. It is SO TRUE!!!

It rained all day today, so I decided to try something that I have been meaning to do for a while. I made Garrett a shirt. I made the design on photoshop, printed it out, and ironed it right on. Now if I could just get it on there straight:(

I've been making labels and cards for a while, so I just decided to post a few. They make easy little "I thought of you" gifts.

No more running out to get a birthday card. These have come in handy lots of times.

I made these today for my sweet little newly 2 year old niece, but realized I didn't have anything to print them on! Mel...I"m sorry...little darling is loved...but loved late!

I made these for Garrett's thank you notes after his birthday.

So there you have it...a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I'm real careful to say I'm waiting for things to get exciting around here. I think we all need boring, rainy days now and then.

This is how it feels to be free

Here's a little slideshow from our Fourth Festivities! We had a great time with our sweet friends, the Williams....swimming, eating, swimming, eating, and popping a few firecrackers in their neighborhood. Thanks guys!

I chose this song for the slide show because I listen to it frequently while running.....that'll get you runnin'! We are free...we live in a free country and are blessed beyond measure. Thanks be to God for blessing our great nation and thank you to the men and women who for years and years have fought for our country.

"So if the Son has set you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36

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Priceless

New muscle shirt: $3
New haircut: $12
Mom's sunglasses: Actually they are Emmy's

Cost of staying "cool" for the summer: Priceless

The Wild Wild West

There is nothing wilder about the west than packing up 3 kids and driving 15 hours! They actually did really well. We had a great time with Bunny, Pappy, Mandy, Bo, and Abby, and we GREATLY missed having Katie, Jason, and Zach around. I made this slideshow for you KATIE AND JASON! It's long, and I realize not everyone wants to see a gazillion pics and video, so consider yourself warned!

We went to Deer Valley Ranch in Colorado. There was no cell service, and there were no computers, no tvs. There was, however, horseback riding, fishing, tennis, card playing, and GOOD FOOD with FAMILY!

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First 5k over 30 in under 30

Did you get that? I used to run a few races back in my BK days (before kids). My last 5k was maybe a year after I had Allie so it's been at least 6 years! Today I was just hoping to finish!!! I ran with my friend Mama Lion and that we finished in under 30 minutes was an accomplishment!



The hubs has been running for quite a while now. He was all set for a 10k..piece of cake:)

We don't look too ready to get set and go!

This was right after a descent hill...I saw mama lion's husband on the bridge taking pics, so I posed for the cam.

Wasn't it nice of that man behind us to cheer us on? Runners are the NICEST people!

He did great!!! Shaved 3 minutes off his last race.....3rd place for his age group!

Weather to report

I took this pic before church on Sunday. I just love it:) It really is pretty accurate of how they feel about one another for now. I realize the tide comes in and goes right back out in parenting, but for now I will enjoy their relationship. Last summer, they had a difficult time together, but the forecast for this summer is looking quite different...mostly sunny with isolated storms!