Gratitude Edition:August 2014

Taking the kids for a hike. Lady M being so brave. Meadows full of flowers. Breakfast on the deck. Being outside. Working with the kids. Sea salt caramel. A shower. Time at Vedauwoo. Reminder that I'm not a 'gatekeeper'. Conversations with Sarah. Breakfast at Vedauwoo. Morning hike as a family. Chat with Micah. Rocking Lady M to sleep. Fishing with the kids. Rain=naps. Finding all the paperwork. Coffee. Zoo visit with the kids. Sunset. Sundance happy to see us. Baking with M. Lady M saying 'I like you'. Blueberries. Colleen conversations. Dinner with family. My first bundt cake. Watching Jon play with the kids. Brainless TV. Letters to express the heart. Hugging Jon. A walk to distract the pain. Afternoon naps. Organizing. Leftovers. Lunch with the Coulters. Doodling. Park time play. Rocking Lady M. A quick bedtime. Visit with Williams. Micah taking charge. Advocating for M. Drawing with the kids. Colleen checking in. Reading. Fishing with the kids. Time away. Childcare falling into place. Perogies. Coffee. Quiet mornings. Progress. Hair braiding improvements. Time with Rowen. Children's garden. Walks outside. My kids. School supply shopping. Icecream. Music. Tattoos. Sharing my heart with Micah. Pulling M's tooth. Facetime. Lunch with Becky. Escaping 8 minutes away. Breakfast with the kids. Cheri. Dinner with the Coop's. Sitting in sunshine. Reading outside. Tami. Geology trip with kids. Anxiety meds. A packed car. Micah making dinner. Park time. An afternoon walk. Mula. Grocery giftcards. Shelly stopping by. Becky. Meeting regarding nutrition. Text with Sarah. Dixie. Team meeting. A babysitter. Homemade pizza. Lunch with Micah. Coming home. Cherri D. Amy. Lots of snacks. Dinner with Beth and Zach. Rain. Car naps. Going to bed early. Church visits. Mike and Melissa. Walks. M in 2nd grade! Lunch as a family. Helping Becky. Rain. Erin. 2nd chances. Fast dinners. Walks. Brainless TV. A day to catch up. Dinner out. Grocery shopping alone. Oma and Opa. Sunshine. Thai food. Visits. A slow morning. Time to clean. Brainless TV. Micah coming home. A sunny day. A hike. Brussel sprouts and broccoli. Clorox wipes. Dinner with new friends. Crab apple crisp.

Finally!

So this just happened!

He's been waiting for over a year to lose his first baby tooth and was super excited!

One Year Ago Today

A year ago we held these two babes for the first time. I wasn't sure if my heart could stretch anymore, but it did. The few hours we spent with them were beautiful and would carry us through the months of unknown separation and heartache. As their mama I will always treasure those first moments with them and when I was finally able to hold them in my arms.

Still Not Great at This.....

It was a sad sad morning for our little family as we said goodbye to Uncle Jon and wished him well on his next adventure. He will certainly be missed by our crew. 

ZOO!

We headed to Denver for some immigration paperwork. Not my favorite thing to deal with on a beautiful summer day, but we decided to make the most of it and take the kids to the zoo. They had a blast and apparently I did too because I only remembered to take one photo!

Fishing

Took the babes fishing - they are naturals!

Content Here

We are doing some yard work and Mr. M is convinced he could just live here for the rest of the summer. 

Exploring the Snowies

Micah took off this morning to ride his bike to Centennial, WY. It's about 30 miles from town and at the base of the Snowy Mountains, so I took advantage of his adventure and loaded the kids up in the car for a day of exploring. We had taken the kids up to the Snowy Mountains once in the spring time, but of course everything was buried in snow so we didn't get too far. This time around, I had to keep asking them to slow down. It was a wonderful hike.

We then picked up Micah and went to explore the area where he has been hunting lately. It was a beautiful area and made me realize that there is still so many areas that I have yet to see even though I live nearby. We hiked over streams, through fields of flowers, along mossy paths and in the shadows of the pine trees. Did I mention it was beautiful? It was without a doubt one of my favorite hikes this summer.