matt sitting lady like!

more pics

alex
kevin
Shawn, Matt, Janara and Angela
Matt and Janara
Shawn and matt

halloween 2007

Kevin and Tina
little miss cowgirl Breanna
Kevin, Tina and Breanna
alex

alex all messy

We continued our drive on the Trail Ridge, stopping and viewing the changes in the eco system. The tree lines and then the tundra and view of the glaciers and the beautiful views of the tops of the mountains surrounding us and words just cannot describe the impact of the views we beheld. We then made a complete loop and exited the Rocky Mountain National Forrest on the Southwest end and went through Winter Park and on to Denver, and then the next day . . . home to Topeka!

After our fun on the horse riding adventure, we drove on up following the Trail Ridge.
We went for a hike to Bear Lake.

Horseback Riding in the Rocky Mountians

Wednesday morning we headed into the Rocky Mountain National Forrest. We took every opportunity to view the scenery at the road side vantage points. We also went on a 2 hour horse back ride in the mountains.

Estes Park Colorado

We left Colorado Springs and drove to Estes Park. Wow! What a beautiful place God has made for us to see! We loved every minute. We drove around, had dinner, and then went out to Lily Lake, past the Twin Sisters and walked around the lake at sunset. It was glorious!

Vacation

Gary and Barry began our trip to Colorado via a flight to California, then a road trip in Gary's newly aquired Ford F150 truck. And, yes, he is so thrilled to have a truck! I am so happy for him to have this blessing. They stopped in Albuquerque and visited a few places. The Roten Family's Home in Albuquerque:

Cody - Football Game

Cody - Football Game

Cody's First Football Game

raft ride

barry, judith, Gary Jeanie, Shelli and mike rafting!

Jacie's trip to Hawaii

Jacie was scared of the crabs on the beach

She got up the nerve to get closer

We went to a look out point and it was really windy

It wasn't that windy

We drove up to north shore and stopped at Pizza Hut for me and Jacie

We're still at Pizza Hut...we were there for a long time

Josh had to stop at a shrimp stand

We took Jacie to the beach where LOST is filmed

(she freaked out)

She had to touch Eko's church

She made me have a High School Musical party

with 3 kinds of Jell-O, cucumber sandwiches, and ice cream cake

High School Musical was starting

breanna's first day of school!

breanna waiting for the bus
getting on the bus
breanna getting off the bus
look at that smile!

alex

just wanted to let everyone know that alex took his first steps today!!!! i think he took 4 the first time!

Life in Hawaii

These are just some random pictures I found on my computer.

I thought some of you might be curious about us.

These trees make me nervous

(what if someone lives in there?)

Josh obviously doesn't care if it's somebody's home

Video games!

(I usually win by the way)

We don't normally sit that close...that would be weird

Gecko

(It was in a Johnny on the Job...that's why the colors are so weird)

Waves!

(I wear myself out trying not to drown and I end up getting mad...big surprise!)

Playing catch in the backyard

It's harder than it looks

The backyard

Just home from work

(we ran out of hangers okay? It's not like I always stack our clothes on the table)

Driving around town

Marine Corps Ball

(long, boring, weird food, had to wear a dress, made dumb faces)