Halloween 12'

Dustin and Melody dressed as Optimus Prime and Cinderella this year. JD went to school on Melys bday to carve pumpkins with her and she chose to carve...you guessed it Cinderella. I made mummy cupcakes for her class. Dusty wanted to carve Stitch off "Lilo and Stitch."

Melody Turns 5

My baby turned 5 and we celebrated at my moms Octoberfest this year. I also tried my camera out to take her 5 year pics and was satisfied with the way they turned out.

JD's Over The Hill

I tried to surprise JD with a birthday party this year being that he was turning 40 but ended he ended up finding out anyway. It was a great party anyways!

The highlight of our trip was me, Dale, mom, and dad climbing to the summit of Mt. Elbert the tallest mountain in Colorado. The hardest thing ive ever done!

After Mueller we traveled to Chapman Lake where we fished, hiked, and climbed trees!

1st Day Of School

Melody and Dustin are now in school now that Mely started prek. Dustins teacher is Mrs. Strange and Melys is Mrs. Mitchell.

For our family vacation this year we traveled to Colorado for a camping trip at Chapman Lake campground that my family is been going to since before I was born. We also tried out Mueller State park east of Colorado Springs and barely missed the wild fires that ravaged so much of the national forest. The pics are of Mueller where we were able to see so much wildlife and the park had lots of educational opportunities for kids.