Thursday, December 31, 2015

2015: A WONDERFUL Year in Review!

2015 was absolutely wonderful!!! We enjoyed a bunch of fun adventures with just Jayden before the hightlight of the year-adding our sweet Tristan to our family! It has been such a joy watching our family grow and bond together this year. Ben and I are blessed with some pretty terrific boys! Ben and I have enjoyed some fun dates (for the first 5 months of the year-we really miss them these days, but the kiddos are worth every sacrifice) and a romantic getaway to Anniversary Inn, Ben FINALLY became a regular with the Post Office after working for them for 2 1/2 years and is making more than ever along with having more time of work than he ever has and is finally on board with the great insurance that comes with it so our next baby should hopefully be much cheaper. We have been SO blessed!!! We traveled more than we ever have (which was HUGE for me and my passion for new places and adventures) and enjoyed a FABULOUS trip to the Oregon Coast and to visit Ryan and Hilary at their new home of Grand Junction Colorado! And of course we enjoyed all of our usual family traditions for the seasons and holidays! A bittersweet goodbye to what has been one of the best years of our life, and a warm hello and welcome to 2016! Something tells me it is only going to get better and better from here! 
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Happy New Year family and friends!!!

Grand Junction Colorado Trip: Our Last Hike to Mica Mine!

This hike was a lot of fun! Even if it was rainy which put a damper (pun intended) on the shine of all the Mica found along the trail, but we still had the time of our lives with this last hike before the long drive home. The boys and I sure enjoyed our time visiting Ryan and Hilary back in September!
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Check out my Mom’s cute, little tail that bounced happily along as she hiked along the trail. It had us in a roar of laughter!
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Jayden went up next to this rock and asked in the sweetest, little voice ever, “Hey Mom! Could you get a picture of me like this by this rock please?” Who could say no to that. So sweet!
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It was the perfect last hike for our Grand Junction Colorado adventure! We already can’t wait to go back and visit this Spring!

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Grand Junction Colorado Trip: A Scenic Sunday Drive!

After church on Sunday we all hopped in our cars and took off to see some AMAZING views along the ridge of the beautiful red rocks that surround Grand Junction. It was absolutely breathtaking and one of the highlights of the trip for me.
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It was all so BEAUTIFUL!!!