Hangin' With The President

UPDATED:

There were two photographers taking pictures. This one was emailed to us later. It is a much better picture!!! Yay Chris!!

Last week President George W. Bush was bike riding with several other cyclists in Lajitas, Texas. Chris's helicopter crew was asked to be on call in case of an emergency. Thankfully, there were no emergencies!! When the 34 mile bike ride was over President Bush came over to meet everybody. Chris said he was shorter than he imagined and in really good shape.

I was so excited for Chris!! It is so cool that he actually got to meet and shake hands with the President!!! It is rumored that Lance Armstrong was there too, but Chris did not see him. He must have been overshadowed by President Bush if he was there.

Happy Birthday Lukie!!

Seven years ago today God blessed us with a baby boy who challenges us and makes us laugh everyday. We love you so much Luke!!

Look at the picture of Luke from last year in the sidebar. He really has changed. He lost his baby teeth this year and even has braces now! I can't believe how fast they grow!

Braces For Luke

Lukie got his braces today!! I am sort of sad that he got them. I like his little little gap and buck teeth. I know it is for the best though.

He is very excited to get braces!! We will see how he feels about them 14 months from now when it is time to get them off!

A Horse Is A Horse Of Course Of Course.....

The first graders at Luke's school are having Western Days today. Our assignment was to make a horse out of a box. This is what we (meaning I) came up with...

I thought it was pretty cute!!

Here is Luke dressed as a bandit with his horse.

My Happy Shopper

I have been trying to get a video of Wade clapping for about a week now. I just think it is so cute to watch him clap his hands. We happened to be shopping when he really felt like clapping for me. Usually he stops when he sees the camera but not today. What a sweet happy little boy he was today!!

Trip to Sacramento - Part Two

After Dena's and Grandma's birthday party we came back to camp to play. The first thing the kids wanted to do was go fishing. Kate caught a fish right away, but it broke the line. Rachel caught the next fish. He was pretty good size, but the hook was way down his throat so we had to cut the line. We were down to one hook, so we decided it was best for the fish if we did something else.

Dena and I played tetherball. I had not played since grade school. I lost every game, but it was still fun. I found out later that Dena had been the Playground Tetherball Champion when she was little. I on the other hand was never very good.




Dena got the go-cart out for the kids to ride. They had a good time riding around the camp.


Dena built us a camp fire and we all made s'mores. It was a great treat!


Dena with the kids before we headed home.
We took a little hike up to Serenity Peak. This was the view from the top.
We had a good little trip. It was special to get to celebrate the birthdays with everybody and getting to visit Dena at her new camp.

Trip to Sacramento-Part One

Way back on April 1st our family headed to the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico to celebrate my Grandma's 93rd birthday and Dena's 32nd birthday. My Parents, Grandma, and Aunts had went to visit Dena, and Chris ended up with a three day weekend, so we decided to join them. Here is the view going up, up, up to Dena's house.

Pictures of the camp.

Big group picture of everybody.



Grandma and Dena shared a cake. It said "Happy Birthday Antique Dena and Modern Dena."
Blowing out the candles with some help.
Grandma and Me on her 93rd birthday.
My Mom with the kids.