Our visit to Colorado

****Warning, Lots of Pic's****

A little over a week ago we went to Colorado to stay with Steve's sister Elizabeth and her family for a couple of days and meet his parents there.  His parents brought a car that we bought in Salt Lake City, so it was really nice of them to meet us there so we didn't have to drive all of the way to Salt Lake.   The boys had fun watching a movie the first night.

While we were there we had a lot of fun.  They live in Delta, Co, right outside of Grand Junction.   We went to a lake for a picnic and fishing.  The kids had a lot of fun splashing around in the water and out for a quick boat ride. 

Steve's sister Elizabeth and Samantha

Elizabeth running around like a nut.

Uncle Rob and the boys carrying the boat to the water.

Bennett, Ty, and Weston being silly.

Steve loungin at the lake.

 Ty and Elizabeth in the muddy water.

 Bennett in the mud.

Our cousin Weston.

Elizabeth followed Weston everywhere, he was NOT happy about it!

They also set up a tent that night and ended up having to take it down because it stormed.  The thought was fun and we enjoyed it for a little while until it started raining.  Ty and Bennett got matching PJ's and thought it was really, really cool!

We got to spent time with our new niece, Samantha.  She is getting so big!  She is a cute one, so mellow too.

Samantha and Mom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grandma Jenny and the boys!

Another one of Samantha and Elizabeth playing together.

There was a little surprise on our way home...................

Hi Mr. Police officer....just getting a picture of my husband getting pulled over!

  

Elizabeth riding home with Mom, Cheese Its to keep her happy!

Thats our new car right in front of the police car...hmmmmm...glad it was Steve and not me!  Bennett and Steve drove the Toyota home and Elizabeth and I drove the Ford station wagon home (station wagon, sounds so glam!)  He didn't get a ticket, just a warning, whew!

It was a lot of fun being able to see our cousins Ty and Weston!

Elizabeth

Elizabeth LOVES dogs.  When we were in Colorado this last weekend she wanted to play with Dixie, our cousin's dog the entire time.  She only says a few words that anyone could understand and now one of them is "Dixie".   Here at the lake she was giving Dixie kisses through the door of the kennel. 

Here's one with her cousin Samantha, she loved the baby.

She's such a nut, she always is wearing my shoes and Dad's hat.  She is our crazy one, I love her free spirit!

Bennett's 1st trip to the Dentist

LOOK at this COOL kiddo, he was so good at the dentist.  He wanted me to get lots of pictures (or at least thats what I say so I don't look like a sappy Mom!) so here are a few of his first CAVITY FREE dentist visit.

He loved the X-Ray's, thought it was pretty cool.

The dentist is getting pretty fancy these days, he had the choice of like a hundred flavors for his cleaning.  He choose Bubble Gum.  Yummy!

You can laugh at me....I guess I'm that Mom.  Even the dentist laughed at me.  I wanted a picture with the Dentist and the hygienist, Veronica (she was awesome!).  I asked them if they ever get people wanting a picture.....maybe twice a year.  I just look on the bright side, I'm not the only one!

Bennett got to enter his name into a drawing to pick out a big toy they have on display for being in the
"Cavity Free Club."  

Last ride on the Great Bear

Our last weekend in Hershey Olivia and I went to Hershey Park at 9:30 PM to get in one last ride on the Great Bear, my favorite roller coaster before we left Pennsylvania. 

Olivia's fav candy!

So much fun with Liv!  We already miss Hershey Park.

I miss these people!!

I like where I am....BUT  I sure miss a lot of people from Hershey!

LIKE.......

Mel....

Nancy...

Amber and TJ...

Michelle...

Lets just add the entire Bradford Clan!

PLUS so many more I don't have pictures readily available of!  You guys are the best and we miss you!

Its Official!

We now 100% own our home....and all of the mortgages that come with it! We signed the closing documents yesterday and today it recorded!

Whew....talk about relief! Now for paint, floors, ect......

Odds and Ins and Updates

First of all we are finally living in our house in Albuquerque, we don't have internet yet (don't tell anyone that I am sitting at the school on the corner on an unsecured network....gasp!)   We are set to close on the house on the 23rd.  Thats the day before Steve starts residency and the day after I get back from Spokane for my Brother Rob's culinary school graduation!  Congrats Rob! He has always been the BEST cook, ever since we were just kiddos! 

Just a little history of our last month.  May 18th we left Hershey....drove 5 days with the family, Steven's parents and sister Olivia across the country.  Drove mostly with the girls in the car (Olivia, Jenny, Elizabeth and myself) Did  a lot of wedding planning with a crabby bride to be =)  Ahhhhh to be so young again!   Not quite a bridezilla but close!   Then we go to ABQ stayed in a La Quinta for a few days, put all of our stuff in storage because we didn't have our house yet and decided it would be better to spend our wide open days in Utah eating Cafe Rio hanging out with friends and family than sitting in the La Quinta!   So we headed up to Salt Lake for a little over a week.   Then we got word we could move in the first of June to our house so we headed to ABQ to move in on the 2nd on June.  Justin and Ashlee (Steve's brother and his wife) and their two kiddos drove with us and  helped SOOOOOO much.  Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!!!!  They really were so generous and helpful and made such a stressful time so much better.  We really couldn't have done it without them!


And here we are today....just hanging out exploring the area.  I found a gym to join that has Les Mills and Body Combat is really new there.  I went the other day and it was fun, but interesting to see all of the people do combat for the first time-ish.   Those of you who know me know that next to the love of my family, the gospel, and friends.....LES MILLS is right up there!   My goal has always been to teach Body Combat.   So I am going to try to reach this goal this year here in ABQ.   I am really excited!


Secondly I have started back up on Kristi Approved now that I actually have a kitchen to cook in and we are a little more settled.  I was happy to weigh in the first day at 148-8 and I am now on day 3 of week 5.   My goal for this first week is to see 146 on the scale!   I found that I really don't like one of the meals and there really isn't a optional meal for that specific meal (they usually give you another meal to try if you don't care for the one on the menu), but this one just has you switch out tuna for chicken....oh well, an apple and string cheese it is!  I am really excited for a little bit of routine again. 


Thanks for listening to our pretty uneventful life of the The Wrights.