Friday, March 20, 2009

Colorado!

Our family got to spend Spring Break in Colorado at a retreat for the college students that Robbie works with. We had an amazing time, and I wanted to post some pictures--way too many for one blog post, but I don't know how to make those nifty slide shows that everyone has, so this will have to do. Robbie removed the captain seats from our van and moved the bench to the middle, so all 3 kids were up close to us--they loved it and looked so cozy together--not even too many fights, which was amazing!

All of the staff families were at the retreat, so the kids had a blast eating almost every meal with their close friends. Here's part of the "girl table"...

...and the boys...
...and more boys...
Robbie took Levi and Sarah on a hike way up to this shelter/repelling station at the top of this picture. I had no idea that they were going so high, or I would've been a nervous wreck! However, it was their favorite memory from our trip. Robbie loved it, too, and got some fun pics of them on the hike.




After we left the retreat, we went to Colorado Springs for a day with just our family. We so enjoyed Ch*yenne Mtn Zoo--our favorite zoo trip ever--the kids were so excited--it was magical! Check out how long this giraffe's tongue is--shocked the kids when they fed him crackers!
Isn't he cute? I couldn't stop staring at him!

...stopped for a PB&J lunch...
...let the kids play at the playground a bit...
Here's our climber! He loved how "glowing" he looks in this picture.
...a little tortoise holding...
...and pony riding...this was Sarah's biggest dream of what to do at the zoo. I didn't think they'd have them, but "her wish came true!"
They thought this was pretty cool.
Too cute not to share...
We rented a stroller, thinking Jas might need to nap in the afternoon--oh, no--he wasn't in there more than 5 minutes of the 5 hrs or so we were at the zoo. "I wanna run!" L and S enjoyed the break from walking, though.
Levi's favorite Kom*do dragon
The hippos were the absolute favorites for our kids--we probably watched them for 45 minutes, and had to return to them after visiting the gorillas! What a great trip--we need to get away more often! Our kids have so many great memories, and we feel refreshed and excited to be home.

Levi's KSU book...

...made his Daddy proud.







Thursday, March 12, 2009

Jason has been wearing Levi's old superhero costumes non-stop these past several days. I so remember this stage--makes me miss 2 year old Levi! They're reminding me more and more of each other lately, but I don't think I get quite as stressed by Jason's energy as I did Levi's. Hopefully I've mellowed out a bit??? Ask my hubby--he may beg to differ!
We had a surprise visit by my good friend Heather and her family last night--just passing through town and thought they'd spend the night with us. We had a blast hanging out with them and Jenni and hubby--sure love my friends! Below Miss Sarah is lovin' on Baby K.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Dinner with neighbor

Tonight we had our Chinese neighbor over for dinner and to hang out. The kids loved her! Sarah's my little missionary, taking a Bible up to her and asking her if she knows about God. Our friend asked Sarah to tell her a Bible story, so my daughter goes on to share a rather mixed up story of how, "a guy named David had some sisters and brothers who were jealous of his rainbow coat, so they threw him into a pit with lions in it." I think we've got a little work to do as far as getting the facts straight, but her heart's in the right place! Below is a short video (with lots of background noise--sorry) of little miss Sarah sharing yet another Bible story with our neighbor--she got this one right!