7.23.2009

Ready for this?

I love this picture with Uncle Michael. He is FUN!!! Thomas loved his first fishing experience! Isn't this beautiful?!?! We spent 9 days in Colorado with Chad's family- Here is the yearly updated cousins picture. 0708 Cousins 09 (minus Gresham- next year he will be in the middle of this mess!) Here is one with Gresh- should have turned their faces away from the sun! The boys love the little train ride in the park- we went to a fun park one afternoon- feeding the "ducks" Grandma with a little piece of heaven- Toby reading "Thomas the Train" to the kids (and luke) before a train ride on ANOTHER train- on the train- "point to the train!"

Chad and I had our 10th anniversary on the 10th and Ella turned 4 on the 18th. We did not get pictures to document the 10 year mark- but here are some of Ella. We had a quite day with her, celebrating with my parents who came for the weekend- One of my dad's customers gave this to them, for our kids. Big hit. So -there THAT is a little of what we have been up to in the past month-

5 comments:

joy said...

Wow- I'm so impressed at families that can take 9 day trips with little ones! You guys are so blessed to have a great family with lots of cousins for the kids to play with! Sounds like a blast!
MIss you guys! Glad you are enjoying the summer.

Ella is looking tall!

Dawn said...

What great pictures. Your kids are so blessed - I regret that the girlies will never have this privilege.

Dwight is regretting that he didn't get to go on a hike with Chad!

vicki said...

Amanda, all the pictures are so great! That Ella hug--I need another one (hug) as well as the picture! What a great time it was. The cousins played-and played-and played-so well together. Even two weeks later the house seems too quiet. Love all you guys so much.
Mom Duerre

The Van Komen Family said...

That is a awesome picture of Chad and Thomas fishing! You should enter that in the fair or something!!

Janet said...

You have had so much fun this summer, kids are such a joy! You live in a very beautiful place. Very blessed, indeed. Janet