Katie's 11th Birthday

Katie turned 11 on Sunday.  It was a birthday weekend extravaganza!  On Saturday she had a party and invited 5 friends.  She wanted to have a cooking party.  The kids made their own pizzas, then they made apple muffins and pumpkin cookies.  They also decorated their own cakes.  They had a great time. 

After the party we went to the Castle Pines Fall Festival and then to the fireworks that night.  They never used the fireworks at the Fourth of July, because of the fire conditions.  It was a great fireworks show!  Sunday, Katie had pancakes for breakfast.  Gregg is getting good at making pancake letters for whose ever birthday it is.  We went to church, then in the evening We had chicken divan for dinner and red velvet cake.  We got her a new bike and a photo book.  But the gift she has been playing with the most is a rainbow loom from Grandma Linda.  It was a fun weekend, but I was exhausted by the end of it!

 

 

Labor Day Weekend

Well we are into our 4th week of school already.  We are getting the routine down. Last year, Emi went to school 2 times a week.  This year she is going 4 mornings a week.  It has been a difficult adjustment.  Every morning she asks what we are doing and when I say school, she says "Again?!"  She seems to be doing better this week, maybe because she had Monday off!  Anna got braces a few weeks ago, so that is another adjustment.

 

This weekend we went to my uncle Bill's cabin near Florissant, Colorado.  We left Saturday morning and took the boat out with us.  His cabin is very close to 11 Mile reservoir, so we spent several hours on the lake fishing.  Got to see some family I haven't seen in a long time.  It is beautiful there. 

The girls enjoyed jumping on the trampoline and throwing sticks for the dog Nillie.  My Mom got to see all four of her brothers on Sunday.  They haven't been all together for several years.

 

My uncle Mark also has property there and we got to see his cabin and barn that were built in the 1920's.  The barn is really cool.