Welcome to our World

The time has come!  Our first baby is a legal adult!  Sometimes I wonder where the time went.  I pulled out the baby scrapbook that my mother, Shannon, and I had made her.  To see little baby K was such a trip.  We were all very different people then.  So many memories.  I am grateful to these girls who helped her celebrate her special day.  I love all of them.  Kate requested a catered Chick Fil A meal after they went to the lake together and before they watched a movie in the basement.  Hubby and I were more than happy to oblige.  My favorite part was overhearing them laugh together.  We built this house with children in mind and now those children are turning into grown ups.  Here's to being old enough to vote and beginning her senior year next month! Kate actually celebrated early because Hubby and I joined Danny in Memphis for his last out of state tournament.  We had never been to Tennessee before and it was the...

Our 4th of July celebrations included enjoying the LSO performance at the park where Michelle got to join in on the  Tchaikovsky's  1812 Overture , complete with cannons.  How do you add "played with cannons" to your high school resume?  So glad Hubby brought the Sunbrella because it went from hot to rainy to hot again and we were glad to have the shade & precipitation protection. That night we got to eat a potluck dinner and set off fireworks with the neighbors.  Danny and Michelle and even Natalie were game to set them off to the point I got teased that my children must all be afraid of fire.  lol. It was great to get together with neighbors that we have known since the children were little.  We are fortunate to live in such a great place. On July 5th we saw a very different kind of fireworks show after the Rockies game.  Hubby knows how to buy tickets that ensure we get brought down onto the field and that view from the grass is amazing. ...