Albuquerque continued...

It was so nice to see the cousins play together on this trip.

jacob.isaac.ryan.cole

Ryan had a twinkle in her eye when is came to Sarah

i don't think Jacob and Cole stopped playing once with each other...they were good buddies

the famous rocking chair photo

Thank you Anita...it really was wonderful to see you all.

Mass Ascension

This past weekend, Jeff and I took the kids to Albuquerque to see the family and partake in the balloon fiesta. It really was quite magical to watch over 500 balloons blow up and lift off. We had to get up at 4:00am to make it for the dawn patrol show...which was absolutely worth it.




We had an amazing time walking around the big, colorful field with the family.








Of course there were the favorites...









Just the sheer numbers were incredible. It was so fun to finally take the kids to the fiesta...I am sure will never forget it!

xoxo

thank you . thank you . thank you

my first...

article of clothing I have made Ryan that she actually wears since she was about 3!





Ryan has always had a mind of her own and a great sense of style which has not included her mom being able to pick out fabrics that she would actually like and wear. So I finally learned to just bring her to the fabric store to pick out fabrics and get the pattern/picture approved before making and it was a success. I shine when I see it sitting on her desk,picked out and ready to wear the next day for school.



Finally...

happy labor day...

hope yours was filled with kittens and fire breathing dragons too!

before and after

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No more white-ish carpet...finally!

red rocks

As I have written before, Ryan when to her first red rocks show...Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers...when she was three. We finally now have taken Cole to his first show. This week we packed a cooler and make our way up to see Ray Lamontagne and David Gray. It was a magical evening of live music and watching the smiles on all of our faces. I feel so lucky to have been able to give my kids this experience.