aug.  2013

our little cam…

july-august.  2013

so we were very blessed to go on trek this year as a ma and pa, to martin’s cove, where the original mormon pioneers suffered and sacrified as they crossed the plains with little food in freezing weather. they wanted to come to Zion(SLC), where the restored church was being established.  they were looking for a refuge from religious persecution, and they sacrificed everything they had to worship Christ freely.  i will catch up on our trek and adventures soon, but here are pic’s from most of our trek family coming to the party, along with other “adopted” children we got to know along the way.  what great and excellent youth!  we were missing a son and daughter, they live a couple hours away…and hope to have them at our next family reunion!

jul-august…

it’s amazing what a backdrop can do.  taking pictures has been such a blast, and my girls love being models.  i  also have a little assistant, camden, who loves to come up with props and poses for everyone, it’s great.  she’s an excellent photographer!  i have loved having this creative outlet to help me in photography and editing.  lots to learn though…but it’s fun.

july 29.  2013

this was a big birthday for jarom, but fortunately for us, we still think 40 is very young!  i can’t believe though, we are old enough for a 14 year old going into high school, and that we just celebrated our 16th anniversary…where does the time go?

we had a small and fun evening together, got a giant chocolate cake from costco, and gave our dad some gifts of love.  the girls did amazing, creative gifts.  he even got his first bowtie:)  we love you!

july.  2013

we discovered a trendy, vintage of all kinds, pretty good deals barn.  it’s in castle rock, in the vintage part of town, where it’s really cute, and there’s this updated barn, where all these vendors have come in and set up their own section with their cute stuff to sell.  we had so much fun, it’s a treat for us…can’t wait for the next time!  i did see something i’ve never seen before, a vintage nail bin-three spinny shelves that are all sectioned-brilliant.  how can i find one that’s for sale?

july.  2013

jarom wanted to do a few projects with the kids, he is so fun…more than me, i’m too task oriented, and would like to be more like him!  he made homemade bubbles with the girls, they loved it!  then he soldered with camden, and they started with a circuit board and built a metronome.  so cool.

july.  2013

farm fresh raw milk is absolutely amazing!  you can throw the cream in the mixer for a couple minutes, and you have farm fresh butter.  also, homemade chocolate milk is better than any store bought.

if you are afraid of raw because people have made you that way, consider those for thousands of years who have drunk raw milk, and were fine.  the enzymes in raw milk are amazing and essential for our bodies.  it is delish!  the farm we get our milk from also does testing on every batch for any bad bacterias.  So all precautions have been taken, and now we can enjoy the benefits of yummy, untouched, unpasteurized, full of yummy vitamins and enzymes milk.

july.  2013

jarom and i walk the neighborhood at night, and one night, saw hundreds of people camping at the elementary school near our neighborhood.  then talking to one of our neighbors, they were making cookies to take to the servicemen.  i had recently prayed for something fulfilling to do, and the opportunity arised.  our neighbors had inspired us, and i decided to call local companies to see if they would donate food.  qdoba, wanted to donate, but told the firefighters would be getting their food from red cross, and then I called.  they were already ready and had corporate approval, amazing!  they donated fixings for 100 burritos, and we went and dropped the yummy food off.  we met these young girls, who ended up being from idaho, and also, mormon.  i grew to love these sweet girls who volunteered their summers as firefighters, what amazing women!  we then called some more companies, and they donated cupcakes and yummy goods.  it was so fun delivering these goods, and seeing how happy they were to get them.  it was a wonderful experience.

july.  2013

we haven’t seen the james’ family since we were in college back in utah in 2000.  it was so much fun catching up, and seeing each other’s four kids’.  we enjoyed a walk around a lake, fishing, and pie and ice cream near the river, and practicing on our zipline we just put up…it was so awesome!

june and july hiking…

we absolutely love living here in colorado.  all the hiking and playing outdoors has been absolutely wonderful!  we feel absolutely blessed living here.