On the countdown

There are so many things that I am counting down to that it gets a little overwhelming some times. In 6 days I leave to go to Utah to see my girls!! I am so excited that I am starting to not be able to sleep at night. :) In one month Rob and I leave to go to Hawaii for 11 days of sunshine, relaxation, beaches, whales, dolphins, hiking, relaxation, hand and foot, relaxation!!!!!! Can you tell I am most excited about the relaxation. We are going with the VanOrmans from Medicine Hat. We can hardly wait. Rob is the one loosing sleep over this excitement!!! In 6 weeks (probably while we are in Hawaii :( our 3rd granddaughter will join our family!!! I cannot even begin to explain how excited I am about this little bit of goodness in our lives!!! I have been imagining what she looks like and what color her eyes are going to be. Will she look like Eden or will she look like Marci????? I can't wait to put her in my arms and hold her!!! So many good things to look forward to. Then I put Christmas in there and how am I going to get everything done. Oh well, if it doesn't get done, it doesn't get done. But right now, I am 6 days away from seeing the girls!!! Here I come!

Mother/Daughter

So, most of you know that we are expecting our 3rd granddaughter in November and we are so excited!!! I miss my kids and their kids so much. This morning I was looking at some pictures and I came across this picture of Marci and Eden. I have been thinking about what this new baby is going to look like alot lately and this picture just really reminded me of how much Eden looks like her Daddy. I love the contrast in this picture. Marci is so dark and Eden is so fair!! I just can't wait to see what this new baby will look like and what joy she will bring to our lives.

Philmont

Our trip to Philmont was so enjoyable. Kayla was so happy to have us there to see all the things that she has been telling us about for years. The wedding of Paige and Scott was so beautiful. We were excited to be there and be a part of this blessed day!! Here are some pictures from our trip.

We were also happy to be a part of Michelle and Brady's engagement day!! How appropriate that they were on top of Lovers Leap and decided to take a leap together!! Oh wait - she said no to that question!!!!!! But yes to the right question!!! Wedding coming up in December!!!!!!!

Fun Times

We had a little party for Luke Radandt for his 3rd birhday earlier this month. He is such a sweet little boy. We got some great pictures and so, of course, I had do a lay out for him. He was so funny with this little hat that his Momma gave him. He wore it all day, only to take it off for nap time and prayer!!! We had such a FUN TIME with all that was there!

Growing up!

So I can't believe that Gracie Hockenjos is already 2 months old. She is growing up way to fast. Every time we see her she has changed. I keep telling her that she is not allowed to grow up that fast, but you know how children listen----not very well!! She just keeps growing! We got together for Luke Radandt's 3rd birthday and Rob took this cute picture of Easton and Gracie, so of course, I had to do a page with it. I love this one!! Easton really is such a great big brother.

We love you all!

Fish and Snakes

Sometimes I wonder where my children really came from? Kayla is the most adventuristic (is that a word?) child I know. You would never catch me with a snake in my hands or a fishing pole for that matter!! She was so excited to have us be up at Philmont where she has made some of her best memories!! Her Dad and her got to go do some hiking and fishing and she was in heaven. Here are some pictures that her Dad took of her and her little friends!

The Tram!

We had a chance to go and visit with Marci, Christian and Eden for a day - on our way to Philmont, New Mexico. We decided to go on a tram ride. Any of you that know me very well, know that I have quite a fear of heights!! So, I couldn't not go!! The ride up was a little freightening for me, but I made it just fine. The view from up top was absolutely amazing. We had such a good time. Here are some of the pictures that we took, while on top of the world!!