Walking with Birks

Monday, July 2, 2012

Summer pictures

Since I am not the best at blogging these days, here are some pictures (all from my iPhone) of the last few weeks.

Last Day of School

Last Day of School - taken much after they got back - yes, I forgot to take pictures.

Lily lost her 2nd tooth very soon after losing her first

LaRain and Jack

Jack called this his water boot

Kristi, Regina and Lisa at my birthday party

Lisa, Me and Regina - yes, I was a bit on the toasty side

Christine, me, Kristi

Jack doesn't nap much these days, but this day he took a couch nap - AFTER his official nap time.

As I type, the Waldo Canyon Fire is about 55% contained and so far, the fire is not spreading. The acres lost is about 17,000. 347 homes were destroyed and two people lost their lives. This was an extremely emotional time for me...more so than I would have expected. A wildfire is terrible alone, but when it moved into the West side of our city, it was terrifying. We live approximately 8 miles from the West side of town and I was still scared for our home and for the city. Seeing how quickly that fire came down from the hillside freaked me out. My thoughts go out to those affected by this fire. I give many thanks to the firefighters spending hours upon hours at a time fighting this fire. These are some pictures of the fire from my perspective.

The orange "lights" in the back middle are the homes on fire on June 26th.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Lily lost her 1st tooth!

Lily lost her 1st tooth today. We had just come home from the last day of school and waiting outside to see the Thunderbirds fly over (Air Force Academy Graduation) and Lily announces "My tooth came out!"
I told Lily she became a Kindergartener and lost her 1st tooth all in the same day! Where have the last 51/2 years gone? Wasn't I just pregnant with her?

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

7 years married

My marriage is a 2nd grader! David and I celebrated 7 years this year. No itches at this point. We got a special treat this year...my friend Kristi took my kiddos overnight so David and I could enjoy a nice out without children. Lily and Jack stayed with Kristi and family for almost 24 hours. According to Kristi, the kids did great!
David and I went to The Rabbit Hole for dinner and saw The Avengers afterwards. The next morning we slept in and had a quiet breakfast. Later, we did some yard work and just hung out. It was a nice, relaxing, rejuvenating time. Thanks again Kristi!