colorful for summer

Friday, July 31, 2015

July 2015

We had a 4th of July party and it was fun to celebrate with friends and watch fireworks!

They love playing together
We finally got our basement done and they were so excited to play!
Grant fixes everything around our house with his tools
Sweet siblings
Griffin and Isaac at the pool
We spent many days at the pool
Reading together
The Stapleton Beer Festival is always a fun night!
Grace loves to paint her nails and Grant likes to watch so I can blow the hair dryer in their face
We were baking something and I found Grant had helped himself to the batter
Grant at PDO ... he did a great job at his first parent's day out experience
So much fun with friends camping!
They always end up on the cement to warm up
Best Buddies
This was taken at Tiny Town - the kids loved it!
Checking out the buildings
Pretty cute.  It was one of my last days off before going back to work 
Fun at the playground
Grace got to see all her MSS friends at a birthday party

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Camping - July 2015

We had fun camping with friends at Lake Dillon in July 
 The kids loved playing by the lake!
 A rare adult picture ... Griffin was excited to be the photographer
 Levi, Eli, Cohen, Grace, Isaac, Griffin, Grant, and Stella - a miracle to get all of them to sit still for a picture! 
 Our family 
 Roasting marshmallows is always a favorite
 Grant went right to sleep on his first camping trip - he didn't seem to think it was odd at all to sleep outside in a tent! 
 All bundled up
 We didn't get the most sleep with all five of us in the same tent - Grant was pretty snuggly in the morning, which is quite rare! 
 A morning shot with friends
 All the guys 
 The kids couldn't get enough of the lake
One of my favorite pictures of Griffin  

Friday, July 24, 2015

Norris Lake - July 2015

We had a wonderful time with family at Norris Lake this summer!
 Grant and BeBop on a kayak ride
 The jet ski is always a hit
 Lucy and Grant checking out the fish Uncle Jason caught
 Grace skiing 
 Griffin skiiing
 He still loves playing in the sand box!
 Me and my kiddos
 I think this is one of the many reasons he's the best Pop Pop in the world - he let Grant spray him with water guns all week!
 BeBop joined in on the phone too 
 Such sweet cousins!
 Grant and I going on an adventure
 All 6 grandkids ... Jordan (6.5), Griffin (6.5), Lucy (16 months), Peyton (4), Grant (almost 2), Grace (4.5)
 We got to celebrate BeBop's Birthday with her
 Cooking lunch at the fire pit
A rare adult picture!
 Grace and Peyton are such good buddies - they were brave on the tube!
 High Fives for water fights
 Aunt Cookie and Aunt B with most of the kids - I guess you're never too old to tube!
 Uncle Jason and the middle cousins 
 Time to tube
 All lined up again ... they had so much fun together!
 Peyton and Grace
 Daddy and Griffin
 Pop Pop, Griffin, and Grace after exploring what they named, "Emerald Aisle"
 Daddy with all three kiddos
 Grace getting a water ski lesson from BeBop
 And she got up! (for a second!)
 Grant's first tube ride
 BeBop and Pop Pop with the kids
 Our Family
 Grace and Peyton
 A typical afternoon with all of us in the water - sorry we cut you off BeBop and Lucy!
 It's hard for me to pass up an opportunity to get all 6 of them in one picture : )
 Making BeBop's birthday cake
 Hmm... I wonder if I can fit in there?
 We did tie-dye shirts thanks to Aunt Cookie and the kids loved it!
Our annual water balloon fight


It was another fun summer with lots of fun memories!