Happy Hallo.........

Halloween this year was bittersweet! The kids look forward to dressing up all year long and talk about what they are going to be from about January on. This year Karson had settled on being someone from Star Wars and Avery wanted to be the cutest black cat that we had found at Pottery Barn Kids and my sister had made an outfit just like it for her to wear. It was perfect! Addie was a bumblebee and the cutest one around! Unfortunately a few things got in a way of our Halloween fun this year. The first one being snow! In Colorado we had over 2 feet of snow this week which cancelled school for three days. So the kids missed out on their school parties, the school trunk or treat and Avery missed her dress up time for dance class. But there was still hope for Halloween night. Until......Avery came down with a fever, cough and a sore throat through all of this. We were hoping that it would be better by Saturday for Halloween Night but no such luck! So Karson went out with the neighbor girls and took a bag for Avery. Erik, Avery, Addie and I stayed home sick with who knows what probably the flu, H1N1 that is, and we hope for a better year next year. Here's to a better Thanksgiving and Christmas! We did make it to our ward Trunk or Treat though!! Enjoy the pics!

Fall is here!

We headed up to Vail and Beaver Creek to see the fall leaves and enjoy a day in the mountains. We brought my parents along to enjoy the scenery! We love it up there. So many parks and fun things for the kids to do and also so cute little shops (where we don't dare take the kids in because we don't want to fork out $800 for a kids coat!!!). We had a great time! Enjoy the pictures. Addie is crawling now, getting new teeth on the bottom and pulling herself up on everything insight. She is officially 9 months old today and growing up so fast! We love her to death.

Shout out to the Parker Fire Department

We wanted to publicly thank the Parker Fire Department for coming to our rescue on Saturday morning...and not breaking down our door and saving us some money! :) Here is the scoop. Erik, Avery, Karson and I were outside doing our usual Saturday routine of mowing the yard, trimming the flowers and planting some things. We put Addie down for her morning nap then we all head outside. This morning about halfway through Karson decides to lock the door in the garage and then head on outside. He just realized he can lock doors, so why not? Long story short we are all locked outside while Addie is peacefully sleeping in her crib. We try all of the doors and windows and our neighbor tries all he can think of as well. Learning from those around me I decide to not call my Dad to hack down our door (I saw that damage @ Britta's house and need none of that there!) and tried some locksmiths to come and remedy the situation. We had about 30-45 min till Addie would be up so I wasn't too panicked. Until no one answered their phone I called, and the locksmith that did said he could make it out here in about 2-3 hours and that it may take about an hour. I started to panic a bit when I had to call 911 to reach the Fire Department. Thankfully they arrived to our house quickly without the sirens! They did an excellent job prying, cutting and sawing off the door handle with out totally breaking the door or the frame. They had originally come out with their axe but we were glad they changed their mind :). Addie was just starting to stir in her bed by the time I got to her and the neighborhood kids were thrilled to see the fireman at work. What a day. Oh and yes we do now have a key available for us to use so this never happens again.

The Locker.....

The Sleeper.....

The one who told the whole neighborhood.....

Kindergarten!

Well, She did it! Avery headed off to Kindergarten in the beginning of July. She loves her teacher and singing the songs. She loves to have recess and play. If you catch her off guard she will let you know how much she does love school. She is adjusting still though, after her first day of school we had a conversation in the car that went a bit like this.
Avery: "Mom, today was not a big day. It was just a little day."
Me: "Ok Ave."
Avery: "School is just a waste"
Me: "What do you mean a waste of what?"
Avery: "It is a waste of my play time!"

There you have it. That about sums up how she feels a lot of the time about school. But I catch her singing songs, happily telling me what they did that day and talking about school often. I think she does enjoy it!

4th of July

We had a great time celebrating the 4th this year! Erik and I started off the morning at our Ward Breakfast running a 5k. My parents were sweet enough to come and head out with the kiddos while Erik and I ran. It was a nice way to get the day started! We stayed around for the kids bike parade and had some pancakes and enjoyed the morning. Our plans had originally included a day at the pool but the weather was warm enough for that. So we took Avery to get her haircut for Kindergarten and hung out most of the afternoon. By evening the torrential down pour had started so we headed off to my parents for a indoor BBQ and lots of little kids praying for the rain to stop. As luck would have it, the rain stopped by about 8 pm and we headed out for fireworks then sat in the street and watched Parker's fireworks up in the sky! Parker did a great job this year on the show and the kids really enjoyed it! It was nice spending time with family, rain or shine!!

Happy 4th Birthday Karson!

We love this guy! He had such a wonderful Birthday this year. It started out with the traditional Birthday breakfast of blueberry muffins and chocolate milk. We sang happy birthday while Karson smiled, he has been waiting for this day since his last birthday, always asking how much longer and counting down the days!! We hope he felt special and know what a great addition he is to our family!!! We headed to the pool later and despite it being mid-June we braved the cool weather and looming thunderstorm above our heads!! We had lunch at the pool and then headed to see the movie UP! It was nice to relax and enjoy some down time. That night we had all the family over for hot dogs, games and cake. It was fun. We played Karson's favorite 3 games (UNO, MarioKart and Old Maid). It was a busy night when we all get together it is around 25 people, 11 kids and 14 adults (and that is not everyone!!) Karson thoroughly enjoyed the present opening and loved his Mickey Mouse cake! The only thing missing was more pictures of the fun. I was too busy taking care of things and the camera stayed on the shelf!





More posts to come on about our family trip to California!!!

Good-Bye Good Friends!

Our neighbor's the Bells made their way to their new home in California on Friday. It has been so great to have a good friend across the street with to talk, laugh and share time with! We loved to take our kids on walks and just hanging out. We were both pregnant during our 2 1/2 year friendship (you know what that can do to a friendship!) and we were just finally finding a time when our kids could play together! Karson will miss Ashton and the car playing and Avery has already asked if we can go on a walk with you when you come back.... Funny how now she misses the walk when during it she complained the most..

Thanks for being great friends and we can't wait to keep in touch with you and see how your kids grow! We hope your drive went well and you know that you will be missed. I know great things lie ahead for you and you will meet and make many new friends. Don't forget your 'old' friends here in Colorado!

Love you guys!!!

Easter, Eggs and Addie

We colored eggs with our friends the Johnsons. The kids had so much fun they could have colored a dozen eggs each. Addie enjoyed looking on and talking with us all. She is growing so fast! She loves to smile and talk with Avery and Karson. Her newest skill is grabbing onto things. Way to go Addie! We can hardly believe she is almost 4 months.



We survived another rainy, cold Easter here in Colorado. But despite the weather we got all dressed up for Spring! The kids woke up early to find their baskets then we headed off to early church. The nice part of early church was we were able to squeeze in lunch with Grandma and Grandpa Forslund and then we had dinner with the Templins. Erik's brother Kurt was in town for the break between semesters at BYU-Idaho, the kids had fun playing with their Uncles and their cousin Kailey. Enjoy the pictures...one day we will get them near some flowers, outside...that will be after the 2 feet of snow melts that came this weekend. Here is to a week of 70 degree weather! Gotta Love Springtime in the Rockies.

Eight Years!

Happy Anniversary Babe! I wanted to to let you know how wonderful you are! You are the best husband and father anyone could ever ask for. Things I love about him:
1. He is so Handsome!
2. The best Dad in the world, everytime I see him with the kids my heart melts a little.
3. Great example to me in the Church.
4. Great basketball player!
5. Hardest working person I have EVER met, he goes above and beyond in everything!!
6. Organizes things with out me asking, always picks up his stuff
7. I love that he picked me so we can enjoy this journey we call life here together.....FOREVER

Love you Erik!!

Happy Birthday Erik!

We had such a a great Birthday with Erik this year. He had the day off and it was beautiful outside. We made him a great birthday breakfast (which due to having a newborn he slept right thru, but we sang & ate with out him), then we headed off to Dave and Busters for some games with the kids and Erik's brother Derrick. We played basketball and Erik beat the current high score and the kids were amazed at all the tickets he won! I guess he still does have it at 31 years old! I also got a black eye while we were there from Karson, so no...my husband didn't hit me and yes it is still there a week later! We came home and had the Templin/Forslund families over for Roast Beef sandwiches and salad and cake! What a spread. We survived all 30 people being here and enjoyed spending time with the guy we all love so much....Erik! He is such a wonderful dad and husband. We love him to pieces here!! Enjoy the pictures from our day out, oh and a few of Addie (she stayed home with Grandma).