Love this picture!!!!!

Abby's performance

Abby had so much fun with her play this weekend. They have practiced almost the whole school year. She did a great job!!!!!

Happy Easter!!!!!

Honor Roll

Abby is now in the fourth grade. This is the first year for her with letter grades. She has been on the honor roll for the entire year (so far). Each grading period, the school has a little ceremony for the kids that make the grade.

4th Grade

Abby was excited to start her school year!!

Laser Tag

Today, we took Abby and Logan to play Laser Tag. The first game, the three kids (Jim included) didn't really get into it. But... the second round was a completely different story. They all loved it. I couldn't get very good pictures because of it being dark, but I did the best I could.









Abby in action!! Jim said she quoted lines from movies, like "fire in the hole", "we've got company". Jim was using a child as his human shield. I seriously have 2 kids!!!

Christmas Day

Abby displaying her HSM Sing it for the Wii.


Abby after she conquered her presents.


Jim and Abby playing Mario Kart. I had to go
out and buy a second wheel today.

We had a great Christmas this year. It was a very relaxing day. Abby woke us up about 7:30 wanting to open her presents (a little early for me). She played with all of her gifts and we went to see a movie and our "traditional" Chinese Buffet for dinner.

Happy Birthday Jim

Happy Birthday Jim! We celebrated his birthday last Friday. Poor guy, I fixed dinner, fell asleep at 8:00 by the fire and he woke me up at midnight to go to bed. What a bad wife I am!!!

Happy Birthday

Abby celebrated her 9th birthday yesterday. She got a karoake machine, so she was singing Hannah Montana all night last night.

THE PONY

Here is the famous pony, Nick, that Abby always talks about. She loved him and rode him basically the whole time we were there.

Autumn Leaf Festival

My parents and I took Abby to the Autumn Leaf Festival this year. I hadn't been there since I graduated from college there. It was Abby's first big parade. She loved the marching bands. Later that day, we got to hang out with Abby's cousin (my niece), Kate.

Christy, Amie, and Tammy, I looked for you guys in case you where there, but I never did find you! Missed seeing you guys. Maybe the next trip in we can get together. I'll call next time.

Birthday Cake #1

Well, this was the first celebration for Abby's birthday. You know a little girl can never have too many birthday celebrations. Since we were going in to see my parents this weekend, we celebrated with my side of the family. Along with the pony cake, she also got a pair of cowboy boots. She is a regular cowgirl!!

Our New Abode

We are now residents in Kentucky again. Obviously everyone that knows Jim, knows why he picked this house. Jim and Abby love having the pool.

Moving Again

Jim got a new job! We are now moving back to the Northern Kentucky area. He starts his new job on September 15th. He is going to be a Systems Analyst. We just put our initial offer on a house in Burlington. Hoping to seal the deal tomorrow!

We'll keep everyone updated!!!

Good-bye Summer!

For this Labor day, a few of us headed down to the Taste of Colorado. It was in downtown Denver. We enjoyed some good (fattening) food like funnel cake, hot dogs, and some fresh ears of corn. We hate for summer to be ending and in another month or two the snow will be starting to fall here in Denver.

Happy Labor Day!!

3rd Grade

Abby had her first day of third grade today. She was excited to start again and see all of her friends. Abby was up nice and early to get ready. So at least for the first morning, we had a peaceful, uneventful morning. Mom was glad to have a day to herself. She got to have lunch with a friend and go shopping all by herself.

What a great trip!!

We just got home last night. We had such a great trip. It was so nice to spend time with old friends and family. The trip went so fast. We started in Northern Kentucky. With friends, we had a party, went canoeing, and a trip to King's Island. Abby felt like a superstar because all of the kids wanted to spend so much time with her. We miss all of you so dearly, so it meant so much for us to see you again. Next stop was Jim's parents. We went to "The Wilds" which is a place where you can take a safari ride and see endangered animals. We made a trip to see Abby's great grandmother. Last on the trip we went to see my side of the family. I don't have any pictures from the rest of my trip. I took a ton of pictures and then my memory card broke, so I lost all of them. We celebrated my parents 50th Anniversary. Next, we traveled down to Pittsburgh and went to Kennywood (which is an amusement park) with my sister and nephew. Abby once again loved all of the rides. She had a great time riding with her cousin, Tom. Finally, it was time to go back to Denver.

Thanks everyone for such a wonderful time. Can't wait til we see you again.

King's Island

What would a trip to Ohio/Kentucky be without a trip to King's Island? This is Abby's absolute favorite place. We met up with some good friends and had a great day. Abby rode some of her old time favorites along with some new rides. The weather was perfect. The humidity was a little rough for me on the trip, but at least there was no rain to stop our fun (well except during the canoe trip at the end).

Here we come!!

Jim, Abby, and I leave for Kentucky today. We will arrive at the Dayton Airport around 11:30 tonight. We will be driving down to KY tomorrow. Can't wait to see everyone!!

Happy 4th of July

Jim, Abby, and I went to the Howell's cabin for the 4th of July this year. The cabin was near Winter Park and Frasier (up in the mountains for the non-Colorado people). We had a great time watching a parade and then to Grand Lake to watch the fireworks. We were completely shocked to see how the people live in the mountains (very few restaurants, no Target, no malls). How do they survive?