Fourth of July

The Kurt Bromeier family hosted the fourth of July this year. And as always we had the annual washer tournament. It got pretty intense as the rounds went on. I was paired with Gary and we did pretty well considering we lost the first game. Zach and Katie got partnered together and they just knew they were going to win it all and Zach was finally going to get his name on the trophy. Peter and Kurt were partnered up. And it came down to the Wilson's vs. Bromeier/Reid. AND....Peter's team won! You would have thought that the Wilson's lost a million dollars that day by how upset Katie got. I thought it was pretty great that Peter's name is on the trophy before Zach's. It was a great day as usual. Stella loved the fireworks and Nora was her normal not so sure self. I love our fourth of July celebration. 

Majestic Mountain Adventure

Way back in June we went on a road trip to Colorado. We were going to head east and we had to change plans and so we went west instead. So on a Wednesday morning we loaded up and headed out with my mom, Jalen, Nora and Stella! What a trip it was. My mom and I shared driving responsibilities and believe it or not we ran out of gas!!! Oh boy was mom mad at me for pushing her to go further. We were doing so good and the kids were being so good and I said we could make it and we didn't. I totally thought she was joking when the car started to die and man did it die! Thank goodness that mom has AAA! We were a little over a mile from the closest gas station too! It was a 45 min. of sweat added to our trip, but we got through it! We learned a lot about each other as well during that time.

We made it to Uncle Pat and Aunt Mary's around 7:30ish that evening and Uncle Pat had dinner all ready for us! We had such a great time. We went to Hammonds Candy Factory the next day and had the chance to taste some sweets. The next day we headed to Colorado Springs for a tour of Garden of the Gods and a trip up Pikes Peak with Matt! Nora even pet a chipmunk :) We went for a walk in downtown Manitou Springs and had dinner with Matt before heading back to Denver. The next day in Denver Molly met up with us and we took the girls and Jalen to a water park for the day and then came back to enjoy dinner one last evening.

Overall it was a great trip and a lot of fun. One we will not soon forget! So glad that the kiddos are all good travelers and we can make trips like this. I hope to do this at least once a summer so we can visit family and they can see everyone!

I will post again!

Wow! Time really gets away from you in the blogging world when you are busy! Have no fear, I will blog again!

Grandpa

I am so blessed to have such a great family! As many of you know I am working on my doctorate and am less than a year away from being done! Woohoo! But from now until Christmas time it is going to be crazy. I asked Grandpa to come in town to help out so I could get some of my internship hours done. He stayed with us for 15 days. I have to admit I wasn't sure how it was going to be, but I was sad to see Grandpa go today. He was such a huge help! He was the chicago chauffeur! He helped get the girls to swim lessons, camp, lunch, play dates and more. I was able to get 37 hours done and that is huge! 1/3 of the way done.
While he was here he was able to experience some St. Louis things too! Baileys Range, Bogarts, River City Casino, three golf courses, Joey B's and Ted Drewes! Not too shabby. Not very long after he left today Stella said she already missed him. And I have to say the same. Thanks Grandpa! We love you.

More Camping Fun!

So about once a month we get together with a group of friends for dinner. There are six families and nine kiddos in all. Last weekend instead of dinner at someone's house we decided to go camp for the night out at our friends farm. It was great because it wasn't too far and there is a pond the kiddos can fish on and the sprinkler was set up. The only disappointing part was that it rained! And really rained! And our tent leaked! Luckily they have a house there and the girls and I were able to sleep inside and everything turned out okay! Hopefully the next time we go back it won't rain so much!

Family Time

Tim and Candace came into town a few weekends ago and we had a great time with them. The girls play together so well and have so much fun when they are together. We went to the Magic House and the Zoo while they were here. It was our kickoff to summer, even though it was a little cold. Here are some pics from our adventures!

Camping

For Memorial Day we headed back up to Lazy Holler and had a great time. We brought some friends along as well. It is a great place to 'camp'. I say that lightly because we have so many home amenities. The kids played in the water, even though it was a bit chilly and fished and ran and rode in golf carts and ate and so many other things. Stella caught her first fish and Nora was cut by her first fish. I don't think she will ever hold another fish in her life. Brooke helped to reel in a big catfish and they all took turns driving the golf cart with me. Can't wait to go back in a month!