Congrats Trent!

Congratulations Trent for graduating from the Air Force Academy. The family is damn proud of you and we cannot wait to see you and Meghan walk down the aisle next week :)

Please ignore the cowboy hat...it was a Britney Spears moment!

First REAL Haircut

Mike and I took Mr. Alex to get his first true professional haircut last weekend. As you may remember, I pretty much butchered his hair last February. People were very polite to ask if he had his hair cut and I knew they were holding in their laughter! Oh well, he is still the cutest little baby ever and no awful haircut can take that away from him :) So here are some pics...

Before Pic

Here's a toy to distract you!

Umm...what the heck is going on?

After Pic with Daddy

After pic with Mommy

In Memory of...

Mike's grandmother Joy passed away early Tuesday morning of last week. She took an unfortunate fall on Sunday (Mother's Day) which may have led to complications undetected. We are very saddened by her passing. She was a very sweet woman who was proud of all of her children and grandchildren (including her great-grandchild Alexander!). She will be deeply missed and we are praying that her soul is in peace and that she is watching us from above. Mike is in Phoenix today for her funeral service. We miss you Grandma!

Visitors Galore!

Since August 2006, the month Alex was born, we have had a visitor every month. Gosh, we should have had kids sooner. We really did not think we would get so much use out of our guest bedroom. We love having visitors. It keeps our home alive and exciting (and clean too!) My parents visited us this weekend and Alex had a blast! He had an awesome view of the world sitting on my Dad's arms and my Mom never fails to get his contagious laugh out of him. Unfortunately, Mike's '94 Toyota broke down just as we were ready to start the weekend. His engine overheated on his way home from work and we had to pick him up at a nearby gas station. My Dad (the resident auto mechanic) helped fix up the truck and it is now running great! We are hoping to get a few more thousand miles out of it before we purchase a new one.
Another exciting milestone occured this weekend, it was our 10 year dating anniversary!! Yes, it was in April 1997 that Mike and I attend our junior prom together. We celebrated by going out to dinner at Jax Fishhouse in downtown Denver and took a lovely stroll afterward. We also had the most delicious gelato at a quaint little shop. We were planning to hit one of the clubs downtown but as we passed each music thumping, loud, and overcrowded club, we decided a nice quiet evening is all we needed. Gosh, we are definitely parents. Anyway, it was a blast and thank you Mom and Dad for babysitting!!

Big Smile!

Gotta love the timer feature

Ready to shop at Babies R' Us!

My little cowboy!

Look Mom, I can help with the dishes!