Denver Zoo

We had a super fun day at the zoo last Saturday.  The kids had a great time looking at all of the animals, attending the shows and going on some of the little rides there.  It was a long, fun day and when we got home I went straight to bed and didn't move for hours.

The fam by the giraffes 

Who is going to feed this hungry fella?

The three youngest enjoying a ride on the little zoo train

Little L looks like a very scary driver.  

J Man is 7...Finally!!

J Man has been waiting to turn 7 ever since we moved here.  The rec center will let you have your own card when you are 7 and you are allowed to do the rock climbing.  He was sooo excited!!  He had a fun birthday party with one of his best little friends and we went swimming and had a great time.  All of his siblings gave him fun presents and made a big deal about his birthday.

J Man got an MP3 player that Mr. M bought for him with his own money, these cute head phones from Little L and the Star Wars shirt from Lady K 

J Man with his buddy from school

Vanilla cake with lemon frosting...yummm

Utah Visits

The girls

We got to stop by and see our old next door neighbors and Uncle Ryan and Aunt Carissa's cute house.

These two were born less than a month apart.  They hit it off right away

The boys 

The proud parents

Uncle Ryan and Aunt Carissa with Mr. Milo .  They have the cutest home!!

Gunnell Family Reunion

Grandma Gunnell and me.  Isn't she beautiful!

We had such a blast at the Gunnell family reunion.  My uncle Reid headed it up and he and Aunt Diane did such a fantastic job planning fun activities for our kids.  It was probably one of the best, most memorable reunions ever with this family!!  We had so much fun.  Here are a million pictures of the fun.

My sister Susie and her cute daughter umm.... which one is that (hahaha)

My lovey Aunt Sherri.  She is so much fun.

A bunch of the cute girl cousins on aunt Julie's deck.

Aunt Diane and cousin Melissa.

The rough basketball game.  It was so fun to see the uncles playing with the kids.

Aunt Julie, the hostess for the day.  She is the best.

Little L and Cousin Alli (who is now in the MTC on her way to France to be a missionary.)

Uncle Doug serving these cute girls.  He lost a bet when Lady K made a  very difficult shot with the basketball and had to be a servant for the day.

The kids warming up for the fun run with Uncle Richard

Making flippers with Uncle Reid

Dad and Mr. M

Cute sisters

Karaoke this year was an absolute blast!!  The kids did a bunch of songs in a big group like this.  I loved the entertainment.  I could have watched them all night long.

This fabulous foursome were so cute singing together.

Uncle Russ singing with Baby R playing air guitar while doing the splits.  Hahaha I thought I would die laughing

Cousins eating Aunt Sherri's yummy breakfast after a night of camping out in her backyard

The tent village in the Rogers backyard.

The 15 passenger van filled to capacity.  

The Three Musketeers at the top of the Y

RB beat the rest of the group up to the top of the Y

Cute cousins

The best buds ever

Baby R was  trooper making it to the top all by herself

Aunt Julie, Alli, and me...we made it!!

My brother Doug filling up a million balloons for the epic water fight of the century

Cute Cat was the wildest girl out in the water fight

The epic water fight in Danny's backyard.  Check out their view!!

All the wet bodies after the water fight.

These gentlemen are showing off their reverence skills

Aunt Katy with some of her cute nieces

Uncle Doug and Aunt Cat

A Cousin Came Calling

At the airport

As a birthday present, my sisters Katy and Jody gave our nephew R an airplane ticket to go and see his cousins!  It was such a fun time for everyone.  He got to go with us to the Gunnell Reunion too.  We hope to have more cousins come calling in the future.

Playing at the skate park by our house

Swimming at the rec. center

Rock climbing

Lady K showing off her skills

Little L conquering wall 2

Mr. M going for the upside down challenge

RB showed everyone up with his advanced skills (his mom is an avid climber)

RB brought some money and from the first minute the boys were scheming as to what to buy.  They ended up with some popsicles, ice cream, and sour candies.  I didn't control when they ate it and I am sure my sister would have had my head if she knew I let them eat it for breakfast.  Sorry Nettie, but it was so fun!