A couple of family weekends

Awe! What a cute little couple. I thought they looked so cute, I just had to share. This was at Ryker's birthday party. I waited for quite awhile for Kate to post her pictures from it and it hasn't happened, so here are mine. I haven't been very good at taking pictures lately, so consider yourselves very lucky a snapped a few here. I need to be better.

I am quite the photographer though! Just look at my great canvas and all I had to do to make her look fabulous was add a hat. Now she is a masterpiece.
Here is my dad wearing a necklace I made that is really long on me, but a choker on him. He looks like a native american in that necklace. I always thought/wished I was part indian!
Kate and Joey decorating the cake. Kate made a cute pirate cake that was yummy!
A couple cute gals!
Here is a scurvy pirate I came across at the party. She was busy making farting noises with her flarp.
Here is mom with Daxie. He was kind of grumpy.
This princess was at my house the weekend before. Kate and I went to some garage sales and we found this little gem. Reese looks so cute in it. It would have been so fun to have a dress like that to play in when I was little. No wonder my wedding dress was a princess dress. It was so fun to wear!
I had bought Reese a new night gown and cape for her birthday. She took her hair out of her ponytail buns so she would really look like a princess. I think she nailed it!

She looks great. Like a real princess.

Jobi Gelder, Super Star!

Jobi did spring basketball this year and had a great time. We will be doing fall and spring basketball from now on. It was fun to watch him play and then have a break and start playing again. There wasn't enough time to get sick of it! So here are some pictures of the spring basketball. He played really good. He is going to be a star!





I love his perfect form.
Tallest on the team and most of the kids he was playing were in 4th grade!



He had a great coach too.

Colorado

Thanks for all the love for Wagner! I know everyone loves him.

We are in Colorado this week visiting friends and seeing old places we use to go. We are having fun so far and we are staying with my friend Lisa and her family. She just remodeled her house and added on and it is truly amazing. I will have to take some pictures. We are headed up to Woodland Park today to visit old friends and to see our old stomping grounds. It should be fun, but it is a little colder up there. It is like 14 degrees or more warmer at Lisa's house. That's what you get at 9,000 ft elevation!

I will try to take some photos.

Goodbye to Our Good Boy

Here are a few pictures to honor our best boy dog, Wagner. We have to put him to sleep tonight at 6:00 and the time is going by way to fast today. He has a neurological problem that is making his back legs not communicate to his brain. It is so sad to watch. So here are a few pictures in his memory.










He has been the best dog and 12 years has gone by way to fast. Everyone who spends time with him always tell us how much they love him. He will be missed terribly. We love you, Big Nose.

Moab Trip Part 2

Here is round 2 of Moab. Here is more of Jobi and I at Fisher Towers. It is so tall.
My cute boy
A camping, hiking, smiling pirate.
The hike wore Jon right out, so he had to lay down for awhile! It's so pretty there.
Lunch time
Who makes the best Titan? Jobi or.........
Jon?
The boys
The Towers
Here is our campsite. It's the 2nd time we've camped in this spot. It is a nice place to camp.

Moab Trip

This is at the top of the Delicate Arch hike we went on. I think this is such a cute picture. Just me and my boy.
This one is right before you turn the corner and see the Delicate Arch. Jobi was super scared to be so close to the edge and so he had to keep ahold of this rock wall.
Here it is! It looks so much bigger in person. That is a teeny tiny Jobi and Jon on the left.
Jon and Jobi under the Arch.
Here they are waiting their turn to take a picture under the arch.
Jobi and mom hiking the slick rock to the arch.
We went on two hikes and Jon went on a few bike rides. We had such a great time.
This is by where we camped. It's weird to see the snowy mountains in the background when it is so nice at the camp site.
Jobi and Ruby on the mountain right next to our campsite. She is a little hiking machine and so is Jobi. He can run and run up a mountain and jump around and still not be tired. While Jon and I are stopping to catch our breath. I wish I had that kind of energy.
My boys on the Fisher Towers hike. This is pretty close to the beginning of the hike. It was so pretty. It feels like you are in a foreign country.