G&G

I love my grandparents dearly. And I felt I needed to take a moment and dedicate it to who they have helped me to become. Growing up they were more parents to my sister and I than my dad. We lived with them for many years and even when we didn't live with them we visited every weekend. Needless to say our bond was very close. As a little girl I remember just watching my grandma do her daily chores and never EVER complain. It's just who she was and I think she truly loved it. She had her own laundry room downstairs and I remember going down there and sitting on the laundry basket for hours watching her iron. She ironed everything, jeans, shirts, pjs, undies, sheets, & tablecloths. You name it she ironed it. Regardless I loved watching her. We never really talked, but we didn't need too, it was our quiet time. My grandma was and still is a fa-nominal women. She used to scrub the kitchen floor on her knees every week, and dinner was always promptly on the table at 5:30 (a tradition that I try to carry on) and her dinners were always made with love and from scratch. Rarely did we eat out. As I get older I am starting to see that all of my hours watching my grandma have rubbed off on me, because I too find pleasure in serving my husband (meaning being a loving understanding wife who tries not to pick fights and taking care of him), cleaning my home, doing laundry, ironing, and all of the other wonderful things she did. Without her guidance, which at the time I'm sure she felt like was never going to pay off, as most parents have felt at some point, I would be a total mess and have no idea how to be domestic. I have 2 of the best women living inside of me, my mom and my grandma and I couldn't ask for better people to guide me. I love you grandma and you will always be with me!

Sledding Take 1

Taking a walk...my sweet little bear

*Lilly at the bottom of the hill waving*

There seems to be a lot more snow than last year, which is great, Lilly is getting to a point where she now appreciates it and wants to play in it. Although with the snow some freezing cold temps so you can only stand to be outside for maybe twenty to thirty minutes max. There were a several of Lilly's friends who had already been sledding and I was for some reason avoiding it, but with the most recent snow I got the guts to take Lilly out. I wasn't sure how she was going to like it. Some of her friends liked it and some hated it. I decided to "make" a sled for Lilly out of an old plastic laundry basket, an old blanket for bum padding, and an old scarf to pull it. At first I was bummed it wasn't a real sled but I think that worked to our advantage, Lilly felt comfortable and safe in it. We got all bundled up and started our journey to the hill after a few photos. It was going great Lilly was thirilled, and then all of the sudden we hit a bump and she tipped over, she was a little freaked out and I tried to clean as much snow off as I could but she just kept saying "all done, all done". I convinced her to stay in a bit longer so we could go down the hill. We could only go down the hill once though because sill mommy couldn't climb back up it, let alone climb back up and pull her. I wasn't wearing snowshoes and kept falling on my bum, so we had to take the long walk home all the way around. We were out about 45 min and by the time we got back home my lungs were burning from pulling Lilly in the cold. When we got home and I let Lilly out she wanted to walk around for a bit and stretch her legs and after a few minutes of that we headed inside to warm up. It was a fun fun morning.

Merry early christmas to us!

Ziff and I have been wanting one of these for SO long and we finally got one for Christmas! But we couldn't wait till Christmas to use it, so I begged Ziff to make me some of his yummy yummy french toast on it! So much better than the pan we used to use. I can make so many more things so much more easily now! Steak, pork chops, pancakes, eggs, french toast, bacon! Oh man I can't wait to use it again!!!!

My man right where he should be barefoot in the kitchen cooking, while I am pregnant! (by the way the back of his shirt says "get er' done", perfect I think for this pic)

Ching-ching -ching

One afternoon before playgroup I was running around trying to get some last minute things done. I thought they were going to take less time than they did but I move a lot slower these days. Anyways Lilly was having another mommy day, one where she just wanted to be carried around and I was trying to make soup, write cards, pack snacks, and get myself ready to go all of which are much harder with a baby on your hip. Thankfully Ziff was home so I asked him if he could please rescue me and keep Lilly entertained for a bit while I finished up and he was so quick to say yes, it was a delight. He has grown into such an amazing dad. Lilly is always full of smiles and laughs when he is around. But on this particular day I was overly impressed with his daddy skills. Lilly is just starting to get into imaginative play and Ziff is coming around to the idea of this can be really fun. So he took our wrapping paper rolls that were empty and turned them into swords. Lilly was THRILLED! She was laughing so hard and after daddy showed her how to use the sword she got the hang of it, cornered daddy and beat him up. Not literally of course, but imaginatively she slayed the dragon. At one point she went to hide behind the couch to sneak attack him and he threw his sword at her. She of course being smarter than that kept the sword and attacked. Daddy asked me to grab his sword for him and so I did and I tossed it back to him and Lilly turned and charged me! After the battle was over it was time to ride away on the horses to find the treasure (her shoes, socks, and jacket) and so magically the swords turned into horses and they rode away to find the treasure. I know I was supposed to be getting things finished but how could I not stop and stare in awe at this wonderful memory unfolding before me? The answer I think is pretty clear, I couldn't.

Santa is comin to town!

Outside of Santa's workshop posing with daddy

This year was the first year we took Lilly to see Santa, last year Ziff said no because she wouldn't understand it, but this year he let us go! I was a little weary because of all the stories you hear about tots and Santa, but in some ways I felt like she'd be okay. We talk about santa all the time and tried to get her to be okay with the name Santa and each time we would see on on tv she would say ho ho ho and wave, but you just never know with kids, seeing the real on could have been completely different to her than the ones on tv or in books. We got her all dressed up in her Christmas dress which she was thrilled to wear, mostly I think because her dress shoes tap as she walks and she thinks that is way cool, and we loaded up into the car to see the big guy. The car ride over was a rough one. She was very unhappy mostly because she had a rotten nap, but we thought why not lets just do it anyways. So we got there and let her walk which of course perked her up...tap tap tap all the way to Santa's workshop. When we got there and told her who he was she was stunned she just stared in awe. She didn't really talk just looked at him with her jaw dropped as if to say " he is real!" So sweet! Santa talked to her a bit and then finally it was time to take the picture. Santa was very hesitant, I am sure mostly because of his past experiences with children, but I told him I'd like to give it a go and so he agreed and he was shocked when Lilly didn't make one peep in protest. And after the pictures were done she warmed up to him and started chatting to him a bit on her own. Then we said our good byes got a yummy candy cane and headed home. I am very glad Ziff got to be there for this very important first. It's hard sometimes with work schedules for him to be a part of every event and activity we go to and I know he cherishes the ones he gets to see first hand.

Too funny to not post

Although there are no pictures of this happening it is too cute to not share.Today we went to lunch with our good friends, Kathleen and Tyler. One of our last...since they are moving, but we love them all the same :-). The restaurant was wonderful, it was so quiet and so enjoyable and the kiddos were just chattering away with no worries of bothering anyone and Kathleen and I were able to visit too. But anyhoo the funny part. Lilly started getting restless towards the end and decided she wanted to stand up in her high chair, and Tyler got a very stern look on his face and pointed his finger at Lilly and said "get down get down get down". It was priceless. He kept repeating himself until finally Lilly got down. At least we know he doesn't have a hearing problem, he hears his mommy when she is talking to him.And now every time he sees Lilly he reminds her at least one "get down Lilly"

Miss Snuggles

These days Lilly has found a new joy in her stuffed animals. She hugs them, kisses them, dances with them, takes them on outings with us, has picnics in the living room with them. it is quite sweet.I have a feeling tea parties will be something that we share a lot of in the future. When we see her with her stuffties it shows us her sweet gentle side, and we have seen a lot more of that the older she gets.
Lilly recently found Ziff's old teddy from when he was little (yes we keep them in our house and not in boxes, both of ours are in our closet) She asked if she could hold him and then decided she would make him her new friend. They watched sesame street together under daddy's blanket and every once in a while she would lean over, give him a kiss and honk his nose. She carries him all over the house by his hand, talking to him and sometimes even singing him a little tune. He is pretty fragile though seeing as Ziff got him for his first Christmas, so he has had to go back up on the shelf but Lilly was lucky enough to get a teddy of her own from one of her friends in playgroup. We are still trying to think of a name for her though...so for now she remains a nameless bear.

Lilly insists on sleeping this way. Every night we check on her before we head to bed and every night she has covered herself in her stuffties. Sometimes she has the blanket over her head too, so I have often wondered if the chattering and humming we hear from her room at night is her talking to her stuffties under the covers.

Thanksgiving

It has taken me forever to blog lately. Lots has been going on but it's all our same usual routine...plus I feel like sometimes I blog mostly for myself so I have slowed down a little, but anyhoo. Thanksgiving this year was great. We stayed home and celebrated our little family. This year was much easier than last. In fact we were kind of excited to be all together with no where to go and no one to worry about but each other. Ziff went with some guys from church to play a turkey bowl, which I know was the highlight of his day, since last year that's all he talked about was how he wished he knew some guys to play with. I was really excited to cook, I love all the yummy food of thanksgiving and I love the feeling of cooking all day. It was my second year cooking a turkey and I must say it turned out rather nicely. I also tried out 2 recipes that I had never cooked before but had as a kid, green bean casserole and sweet potato scuffle. I think both need some practice to perfect but they turned out pretty good. When we woke up we all watched the parade which surprisingly Lilly was really into however it was not really Ziff's thing he read the newspaper ads while we watched. I really thought this year Lilly was going to be able to make it through dinner, but with her naps being short sometimes and needing 2 she sadly did not. She started to eat with us but then decided she didn't like the food and was acting very tired so she went down for a rest. After Lilly went to be we put up the Christmas tree, we waited till she was down because although she'd like to help I think we are going to wait till next year to let her. But when she woke up the next morning she was really excited to see the tree and is always asking to turn on the lights. It was a great thanksgiving and each year I find it's getting better and better. I can't wait to see what the future holds.

Cookie monster

Starting to mix everything together

Time to roll out the dough

Deciding which shape to use is serious business

Of course you've got to frost them which also is serious business

After the cookies were all done we got dressed up in our costume and took some cookies over to share with our friends :-)

Since we weren't taking Lilly out on halloween night I decided it might be fun to bake some special halloween cookies instead. After she woke up from naptime we started in on the fun and I was a little unsure of how involved she would want to be and if she would even get what we were doing and to my surprise she understood and she was really excited to help. She even wore her "apron" like mommy for a while and she tried to get me to let her friends bunny and Lucy help but I convinced her to let them watch us from the counter. She didn't help the whole time she would help for a little while run off and play come back help some more and then run off and play. But it was SO much fun and I definitely think we'll do it again!

Trick or Treat

October has been a crazy busy month. There have been so many fun things going on and lots of festivities for Halloween. I wasn't planning on taking Lilly out on halloween night simply because Ziff worked late and I felt uncomfortable going door to door on my own since we don't know many of our neighbors, But in Old town they do a special event the day before halloween in the late morning where all the shopkeepers stood outside of their stores with candy so the kiddos could go door to door. I was a bit on the chilly side but Lilly was really enjoying all of her treats that she was getting.

Group shot of our playgroup. We all met up and walked around together and then had some lunch. (Stacey and Lauren missed us)

The kiddos taking a break from walking around

Lilly waiting her turn in line to get her treat and Tyler waiting behind

Pink polar bear

I was trying to teach Lilly how to make a snow angel, but she didn't like that idea very much.

Well it is only the end of October and we have already had our second snow of the season! Crazy right? This was a true snow storm though unlike the last one...It snowed all day non stop and at times it was snowing so hard it was hard to see. We got a toltal somewhere around 13 inches. I stopped measuring at one point because I didn't have a long enough ruler. But much like last time Lilly was excited to see the snow and really wanting to go out in it. The snow went up well past her boots and made it difficult to walk in but she was a champ and walked all around and had a blast. We did learn though that snow should never touch Lilly's mittens and that laying or sitting in snow is not fun! :-) she let us know that very loud and clear.

Lilly and the great pumpkin...year 2

Last year I think I wrote a post with the same title, but hey it's a classic. I LOVE holidays and everything that comes with them, such as going to the pumpkin patch. Ziff isn't big on things like this, we were going to go but then didn't, and so this year Lilly and I went with our mommy and baby friends, and I think after seeing the fun pictures he realized it isn't so bad to do fun holiday things. Unlike last year the weather was way better than expected. It was really really warm out, and the sun was bright! Lilly and I had a fantastic time. We got to see the animals, play in a hay bale maze, go for a hay ride, and look for our perfect pumpkins out in the fields. We had some great bonding moments and some moments where I really wish Ziff was there, but overall what a great experience. last year wasn't nearly as fun not only because of the weather but because Lilly was not mobile yet and so it was all the same, whereas this year there was an out pouring of excitement and you could see it on her face. Enjoy the pictures...I widdled the down to the best 10 out of the 40 or 50 I took.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Chilly October

I have been a little lazy lately, trying to keep up with all the demands of life seems like a huge chore these days. Now that I am starting to regain my energy I will do my best to keep you up to date.It's hard to believe that we have already had our first snow! Thankfully Ziff was home and got to play with us in it. When Lilly first woke up she saw the snow and said "WOO WOO" I am assuming that meant she liked it. She kept trying to open the front door and would take us by the finger and lead us to the door, as if to show us what she wanted. Her persuasion worked, finally after 2 hours, we caved bundled her up in her snow outfit from last year, because I really didn't think I'd need snow stuff yet, plus she is to small for "real" snow clothes. But she was perfectly content in the outfit she wore. She held daddy's hand and cautiously walked out into the cold. She was thrilled until she thought to walk in to the snow by herself not realizing how deep it was.

Lilly building her courage to let go of daddy's hand and walk alone into the snow!

Lilly lead daddy out...she really wanted to go

Lilly and Daddy letting me take a picture before they headed out.

Overall it was a great day and I think both Lilly and Ziff had a great time! Can't wait for more snow days, although hopefully next time I will be a little better prepared and listen when people tell me it's supposed to snow.

It's a positive!

Ziff and I are so blessed with Lilly. She is the most amazing little girl and each day we say our thanks to God for giving her to us. Each day with her is an amazing new wonder and she teaches us so much about life, ourselves, and each other. And now we are happy to announce we are expecting our second bundle of joy. It is quite a surprise, however at the time of conception we were planning on a second. We sat down this summer and started talking about where life is taking us and which direction we wanted to go. There are so many choices in life and its hard to know which one is right for you in that moment. We had planned to start trying for baby #2 in the fall, but then decided with Ziff's health maybe we should explore me going back to school to get my bachelors degree. There were some things that were holding us back from me being able to do that so we decided maybe I would work and Ziff would go back to school full time and finish his bachelors. So he applied and was excepted to CSU.

I had been feeling super exhausted and had alot of extra back pain, but I chalked it up to the result of having a very active 14 month old and the back pain from sleeping wrong.but after starting to feel sicker and sicker I also realized I had been missing something for a few months and so caved and took a pregnancy test just to prove it was all in my head and life would go on as planned. WRONG!! As soon as my pee hit the stick I swear it turned positive. It was a shock! We must have gotten it right on our first "practice round". Stunned and barely able to contain it I devised a plan on how to tell Ziff. So I used my fabulous fabric pens to make a onzie for Lilly that said "I am going to be a big sister" and we casually went to see Ziff at work when Lilly woke up. He didn't catch on at first but after pushing him the right way he read her shirt and his jaw dropped. All he could say is wow...really?

It took some time for the shock to wear off of both of us, but now we are pressing on for the future with 2 sweet blessings, I just hope baby #2 can live up to Lilly, she is pretty stinkin amazing.

Movin' up

I was begining to grow weary that Lilly and I would spend forever fighting about eating. For over a week she would take a few bites and then she would just shake her head no at me when I would try to give her another bite. I was baffled. We had been working on he using a spoon to feed herself I would put the bite on the spoon and hand it to her and then she would put it in her mouth. It never occurred to me that she wanted to do it all by herself. And she did not want me to interfere. I only found out through my frustration and saying "alright you do it by yourself, I'll be over here" that I realized that all she wanted. She now eats like a champ! Shortly after starting to feed herself, completely, we decided it might be time to end the use of the high chair and just let her eat at the table. Needless to say she loved that idea. She wants to eat snack in her chair and when I ask her if she is hungry she runs to he chair and starts trying to climb up and she will even put her bib on herself now. She is growing up so so so fast, but I love watching her hit all of these important moments. They are truly priceless.

She ate the whole cup of applesauce

Pure joy!

goofin around

Lilly has developed quite the personality. She is always up for a good laugh and loves to make other people laugh. Her newest gag is hiding in the laundry and "popping" out when you are least expecting it. Ziff keeps all of his socks in a little collapsible laundry hamper in the closet and the other night Lilly entertained me and herself for almost a half hour. She would do a mixture of hiding in the socks and laying in funny poses on the floor. Hilarious I tell ya. This one is going to be my little comedian. Ziff and I are always talking about how there is now way to be upset about anything when she is around because she just has such a genuine smile and a love for fun. In this picture was after she climed out of the basket and was just hiding behind/in all the clothes, I was enjoying her entertainment so much I didn't get a picture of her laying all curled up in the basket. Still pretty cute though if I do say so myself.

one sock two sock red sock blue sock

Lilly has been working very hard to learn how to dress and undress herself. Socks, shoes, pajamas, jackets, pants, you name it she can master it. She loves to take her clothes off and so recently she started trying to master putting it all back on and she loves to practice with daddy's clothes. Socks are a bit tricky but she is getting the hang of it, it just takes alot of focus to get your foot in that little hole. I just love this picture you can tell how proud she is of her hard work. She was all smiles for the rest of the evening. And I love that she looks like a ballerina doing her warm up exercises toe pointed and everything.

The cow says "moo"

Today we went on a special trip to the farm. It was perfect fall weather, just cool enough for a light sweater. We have been to the farm a couple other times but this time was different. Lilly was so much more aware of the animals and was able to say what each one was and say what they said. Each time she spotted a new animal she would get all excited and start running to see it...all except for the sheep, he "baaaa'd" in her face and she did not like it one bit and insisted I picked her up. We got to see baby piglets that were 7 weeks old, but I think she prefered the huge mommy pigs.

We ventured to the playground part of the farm which we have never seen before, mostly because the last times we went it started storming and we had to run for the car.

She wanted to watch the horses eat and was so pleased that he came right up to her.

The Farm cat found Lilly and of course like all animals she needed to love on him.

Ah chickens were the hit of the day she stayed and watched the chickens the longest. She cant quite say chicken but we're working on it.

It was a great morning. I got to enjoy Lilly in all her fabulous-ness. Her love for animals and curiosity to learn tugs at a special place in my heart. It is truly amazing to watch her grow and learn. And I hope sincerely her love for animals and life doesn't fade.

New

Before

After

The reason for the new night stands

Before

After

I know you may be wondering why I am posting about this...it has nothing to do with Lilly, but actually it does affect Lilly. :-) We got the new night stands mainly for the reason that Ziff has to fit his cpap thing on it each nigh but they also provide the additional benefit that Lilly can no longer pull all my books out, set our alarms for random times, and cannot reach our glasses when they sit up there. Oh it has been so nice being able to have her in our bedroom and not have to worry about having everything torn apart. The bed frame we didn't really need but it matches the nightstands and we got it on a wicked sale. So we splurged!

french toast

Daddy was making french toast the other morning and Lilly really wanted to help him. She kept clinging to his leg and reaching for him to pick her up but her wasn't able to make the breakfast and hold her so I came up with a solution, she would have her bowl and whisk and she could "help" by mixing it all together. And the green bib you see on the floor was her "apron" which she insisted on wearing but then for some reason took it off. (it's now hanging with my apron) She stood at his feet diligently mixing for daddy and she stayed there and helped him until he was all done. Eventually we got her a box to set her bowl on so she didn't have to mix on the floor but it was a very cute father daughter moment. I have a cute picture of them stirring their bowls at the same time but Ziff asked me not to post any of him since he had just woken up so all you can see are his legs off in the corner, he is grabbing the pan, but Lilly is so into her whisk and bowl she didn't even notice. It was a great morning and the french toast was yummy.

$9.99

I promise I didn't put this sticker on her she did it all by herself. She thought she was being funny (which she was) she would put it on there and then pretend she didn't know where it was...she was laughing so hard at herself that it made me laugh harder. Right after I took this picture she started turning in circles touching her head looking for the sticker, but "couldn't find it" and then she just forgot about it and kept on playing with the sticker stuck to her forehead. I couldn't help but laugh because she is such a dork sometimes.

New kicks

Today was a very special day for Lilly. She got her very first pair of "real" tennis shoes. She has far outgrown her baby ones and they no longer keep up with a princess who loves to run, since they didn't have a rubber bottom she found herself slipping and sliding on certain surfaces. She was great, she let the saleswoman measure her foot so we knew just what size she was and then she did really well at running and walking to make sure they fit right. There wasn't a huge selection for her size and we have looked at several places already, but we had a coupon for Famous footwear and on top of it they were having a sale, so we got 2 great pairs of shoes for the price of one. :-) We are going to let her test our her new shoes at the park later... you know just to make sure they work properly ;-)

Summer Days

Our summer has been filled with so many fun things. Playing with friends, hiking, swimming, going to birthday parties, but I have to say what we love best are those fun days just hanging out at the park. Last week Tyler and Lilly begged us to take them to the park, so we caved :-) like always and we took them to the best park in town. It has a huge sand box, a kiddie play area, a big kid play area, and a water play area. Lilly has always been a bit fearful of this park. Ziff and I have never been able to figure out why but she just clams up and clings to our legs. But not on this day...the one day I was ready to sit and chat with Kathleen and catch up...Lilly decided this was the day she would branch out and explore. It was so warm out that morning that the kiddos were all read and sweaty so we decided to take them into the water. From the pictures I am sure you can tell they had a blast. I still got my chatting in and am very glad Lilly was able to overcome her fear of this park because it really is a fun park. By the time we were pulling out of the park to head home for nap Lilly was already asleep :-) I guess she had a fun morning . And thanks to Kathleen we got some great mommy daughter picture moments, there never seem to be enough of those :-)

Reunited

This past week we had the first ever David Reed family reunion. We lucked out and had the least distance to drive since it was here in Colorado (about 3 hours away from us) While everyone else had at least a 12 hour drive. ON Saturday we had a full house. Ziff's brother Jeremy, His wife Heather, and their 7 boys (Austin, Avery, Adrion, Payton, Parker, Kaden, and Landon) all stopped by to see our place, stretch their legs enjoy a Popsicle, and visit for a bit. And then Ziff's other brother Kib, his wife Kari and their 2 boys (Zane and Ryder) came...and stayed for 2 nights. And Finally Ziff's mom and dad arrived and they too stayed for 2 nights. Thankfully our apartment is pretty good sized and was able to fit everyone. It was a bit crowded, but we made it work. On Monday morning we all started to make our way down to Winter Park, but Ziff, Lilly, and I stopped at the butterfly pavilion since we had plenty of time to kill. After the butterfly pavilion we fulfilled Ziff's craving for Jack in the box (which they only have near Denver) and got back on the road. Spending time with Ziff's siblings and their kids was great. I really got to know them alot better. I learned alot of things about them, and hopefully bonds were created as they got to know me. I am the newest addition to the family. Ziff's brother Jeremy and his wife have been married 14 years, His sister Tabatha has been married around 8 years, and his brother Kib has been married 4 years, so I have alot of catching up to do. Although in all fairness Ziff is the youngest of all his siblings...so we are right on track to having a long happy marriage. We shared our room with Heather and Jeremy's oldest boys, Austin 13, Avery 11, and Adrion 9 and they had such a great time hanging out with their uncle Ziff, being boys, and I will admit I had to run out of the room a few times due to unannounced stench. At night Tabatha and her husband and Heather and I would play games, eat candy and chat. We filled our days with roller skating, hiking, biking, white water rafting, dancing, rock climbing, basketball, swimming, eating, sleeping, visiting museums, visiting a homestead, mini golf, horseback riding and making a special shirt for grandpa. So needless to say we were pretty busy although Lilly's nap time and early bedtimes were welcomed. I used those times as a chance to nap or read and so did Ziff. We had our system worked our since Lilly is the only one who was really on a schedule (by her own choice) The only bummer part about the trip is that there was nothing really toddler or preschool friendly, so Lilly had to tag along with us where ever we went, we tried to find as many things as possible that we could make somewhat entertaining for her, and thankfully on our way out of winter park we found that great park to repay her for putting up with all the non toddler activities. We have so many new memories and our friendships with family members have all gone to new levels and our little family has gone to a new level as well. Ziff and Lilly were able to bond on a new level and he and I we able to spend some really good quality time together. It was a trip we won't soon forget. There is so much more I could say about the trip but I will just leave it at that and let the pictures do the talking.

Lilly playing in the sand at a fantastic toddler friendly park we found just outside of winter park

Grandpa finally got to sit nest to Lilly at mealtime, she was checking out his new shirt and telling him all about how they had made it for him. We used the kid's hand prints and turned them into cheetahs, their names are written as the tails and then we added grass. Each Family was it's own heard and since Lilly has no siblings yet we put her solo hand over grandpas heart (yes i kinda planned that) right where it belongs.

Lilly running around...her 2 cousins are in the background somewhere chasing their balls too

Ziff rock climbing with his brother and nephews

Grandpa and 16 of his 17 grand kids. He is wearing the shirt they all made for him

Tabatha, Eric, Me, and Heather
We left our kiddos with their daddy's and went riding

Lilly and I on the steps of Hotel De Paris
It was a grand hotel full of history

Kari, her 2 boys Zane and ryder and in her trailer, Kristi (kari's step daughter), Me and Lilly is in my trailer. My legs hurt so bad that night I could barely walk

My man jumping off the cliff..."no guts, no glory" he had fun besides losing his wedding ring and getting a bloody nose

Ziff, Blake (kib's son), Kib, Ziff's Dad David, and Tabatha only 2 of his siblings the rest didn't want to go, but i heard it was alot of fun