Asher's 2nd birthday and other fun in CO

Last weekend my mother and I went to Aurora,CO to visit Michelle and her kids, to celebrate Asher's 2nd birthday.

The first order of business whenever I get there, is to do a sticker book with Kimberley.

Oliver is happy just to crawl around the play room and get into stuff.
The next thing to do is color with Kimberley.

Asher just wanted to dig in the sandbox...also very fun.

Oliver gets aquainted with his great-grandma, Nana.

Bims likes to go into the "forest"and pretend that something scarey is coming.

Here we are at Chili's.

Did someone say chocolate volcano cake and ice cream?

Picking cheerios off the floor is so delicious.

The day of the party.

Asher gets a giant "2" balloon.

He may be called Asher-dasher,

but he is also Asher-climber, but it doesn't rhyme.

Hooray for pizza!!!

Present time.

He got plenty of help unwrapping his presents from Kimberley and his cousins, Gavin and Tristin.

A TWO cake...yummy!!

The obligatory picture of the kid with cake on his face.

Ollie is chillin' with Mommy.

A new dump truck from Nana for his birthday.

Oliver is happy for a while just to watch.

Kimberley and I made a swell castle.

Shhh!!! Something is coming.

Kimberely is a scarey witch.

"Hi Grammy! I'm too cute."

Why do boys like to wrestle?

I thought Oliver would cry, but he was laughing and loving it.

Time to go back home to Utah.

Where was Blaine? He went hunting with his brother.

Random, misc., this and that.

A week ago we had Tiff and Kyle over for dinner. I did a really lousy job of getting photos, mostly because Ellie was in the mood to hide.Here's my new favorite spot. I'm creating a cozy little room out on the deck.

Betty and I went to Gardner Village last week. It was soooooo much fun.

Cubby likes to cuddle while I read my scriptures out on the deck.

Tiff and the kids came back last week so that we could finish up a project the she has been working on for a year. The kids did their best to have fun while we worked.

Why don't adults have this kind of energy??

Anyway, hours later, our labors are complete!

We quilted around each of those squares, on the machine.

I, too, have been crafting this week.

I got my inspiration up at Gardner Village last week for this cute hanging thingy.It was a quick and very fun thing to make.

As grandkids are added, I plan to make more name cards, but here are the first 3.

Yesterday we had David and Kami over for dinner and I forgot to even take a picture of them. I promise you, they looked really cute.

Devon and Patty

This is not Devon or Patty. Grant won't let me take pictures of him because he says they always turn out bad, so right off the top...Grant here is a picture of you, bare leg and all. Last night we had Ken's brother Devon and his family over for a barbeque. They are visiting Jenny and Gustavo and the twins in Provo. The bigger the twins get, the harder they are to tell apart.

The excitement never ends.

Another candid shot of Grant. This is how we often see him, texting his friends.

Here is Nana laying on our new wicker sofa.
You can't see it very well, but I made a pad cover and pillows out of an antique quilt top that I bought on our trip to Durango. I love my new little sofa. I go out there often and enjoy the beautiful trees and breezes.

We had a great little reunion with Devon and Patty. It always makes me sad that they don't live closer because I just love being around Patty. She is so much fun. After dinner we played

Phaze 10 out on the deck. Even though she lost miserably, she said she really had fun.

More Summer Fun

Aah, summer! Here we are with Corinne and Kevin taking a little walk around the lake by Brighton ski resort. We had dinner up at the Silver Fork Lodge ( I think that is the name) and had a little walk afterwards. I really love living in Utah.You can't really see it, but there are two huge moose just laying in the tall grass. They didn't care that we were there watching them.

Last night I got home from my first trip to Colorado to see Michelle and Blaine and their family at their new place in Aurora.

Oliver is growing so fast. He's even changed a little in the last month since they moved.

Kimberley and I did a little craft project the day I arrived.


In the neighborhood where they live there is a pool which has a toddler pool. They go there nearly every day.

Two handsome boys.

They have a teeny tiny back yard, but it is big enough for little kids to have a great time.

Here we are at Red Robin having lunch.

You know how much I love soft, furry animals. They have bunnies that just run wild in every one's yards. Look how close I was able to get to this little guy! They are so tame.

I had a great time. I'll be going back in Sept. for Asher's birthday.

(PS. No pictures of Blaine, because he's hardly ever home. All he does is work, work work.)

(But it is paying off. Blaine and Andrew's business is going great!)