Our sweet little RyRy!

I was making lunch the other day and I looked over at Ryan sitting at the counter looking so cute and little so I grabbed my camera to get a pic and he started posing for me! It was hilarious! Every time the camera would flash he really would do a different pose!

What a cutie!

Pike's Peak

Sunny & Kelly came out to visit us so we decided to drive up to Pike's Peak since none of us have ever been there. It was amazing! I am so in love with fall colors.... I wish it could look like this all year. Before you start driving up to the top of the peak you can stop at the "North Pole". It is a little amusement park that is completely Christmas. My kids were in heaven!

We should have realized it was going to be cold.

Then we stopped at this lake. So incredibly beautiful! (Maybe I lived in Phoenix too long). You can't see all the leaves changing colors in this pic, but they were.

Of course... it wouldn't be Maddy if she wasn't making a silly face!

Just the girls at the top of Pike's Peak!

We got out of the car and we were all so freezing that I assumed we weren't going to hike to the top, but Talan took off running, so we all followed. He made it to the top....

and then realized that he couldn't breath! The air was so thin, and his asthma started to kick in. We didn't ever realize he had much of a problem with asthma until today. He started coughing and trying to take deep breaths but he wasn't doing very well, so Spence rushed him back down to the car so he could recover.

Here is Kelly's cute little belly. I love this pic of her!

And Spence at the top of the peak.

Talan turns 4 year's old!

What a great day for our Tally! He started pre-school on his birthday! He loved all the special attention that the whole class gave him.

He looks so handsome, and has sweet spiderman shoes that he opened this morning!

Here is the unveiling of present #1....

A sweet red 4-wheeler! And he lets Maddy ride it as much as she wants!

He wanted pancakes or for breakfast.

and spongebob mac & cheese for dinner.

He got spongebob legos from Grandma & Grandpa Beck

Ryan was LOVING the cake!

It's crazy that it was 113 degrees the day Talan was born. And today was 45 degrees!!! So freezing! But Tal loved it so much. We had the best day! You are such an awesome boy Tally! We love you!

Pics of our house.

So, Kim has been wanting to see pics of our house for awhile now, so this is mostly for her... sorry it took so long!

We haven't done a whole lot of decorating. Spence just kinda threw things places.

The kids rooms are pretty bare too. Just looking at these pics have now motivated me to go put up their pictures.

1st Grader!

Maddy started 1st grade twice this year. This first picture is what we thought would be her first 1st day, but we were wrong. When she got to school the teacher did not have enough chairs for the students, they may or may not have tried to take a nap (Maddy said they laid down for 15 minutes for PE?), and then when we went to pick her up, she was no where to be found! She was lost for about 5 of the longest minutes of our lives. The teacher claimed she led her through the doors where all the kids were let out...this is bogus as Spencer was standing there the whole time. Nevertheless, Maddy did not return to this first school.
Maddy showing her excitement for her first day without having to wear a uniform...remember uniform starts with "u."

Losing it as Mom leaves the room at her first school. At least the kid next to her seems super excited to be there too.

First Day of School.... part deux

So we switched schools! The last one was (I'll be nice) ... not so good. I won't get into all the details, but there were sooo many things that we hated that it is worth the 12 minute drive to her new school. Look... she is so much happier already! She didn't cry when I left her, which was amazing! I can't even tell you how much happier I am.

From Phoenix to Pueblo

Saying goodbye to our home...

and hello to our new one!

Spencer hooked up a baseball to the ceiling so the kids could play baseball in the basement. (Thanks for that idea Kisten!)

This is Maddy and Talan's room, but Maddy decided no boys were allowed!?!?!

Our amazing backyard! I am sooooo loving it!