HOLY Snakeys!!

We decided to go on a little stroll today to some open space by our house. We laughed at the warning signs - "BEWARE of rattle snakes- STAY on trail!" Well, when we got to the end of the trail Joe hopped off to see what was around the corner. And low and behold- a RATTLE SNAKE!!! About 2 ft in front of him. Cooper was actually following Joe and had gone in front of him a little bit so after the initial scream Joe pushed Cooper out of the way and we all stared at the snake! It was SO cool to see one so close up. (Don't worry there was a wall between us!) So after we were totally freaked out we decided to run back to the car- low and behold- ANOTHER snake!! AHHHHH!!! Where the heck are we? The mountains? Oh wait, yeah we are there! Needless to say... we are NEVER going back there again and for goodness snakes- pay attention to the signs!

The many faces of Cooper

I just plugged in my camera and these pics were on it! I am SO glad Joe was there to capture the "many faces" of Cooper- he is SO dang cute.

Sibling love...

This happens about once a day and I am SO glad Joe got it on camera. It is the CUTEST! They love to give hugs and kisses to each other. It truly is a Love/Hate relationship.

Swimming, swiming in the swimming pool...

... When days are hot, when days are cool, in the swimming pool! My kids LOVE water and it's SO nice to have a pool right in our neighborhood.

Car show

We went downtown the other day with a few friends to check out all the cool old cars at the Car show- they were SO cool! Joe's favorite- ALL the older Mustangs. My favorite- the Porsche Speedster!

Ahhh Summer....

Jude and Cooper playing in the streams.


Adorable Lila just chillin. (Man I miss those days!)

"Shute! I forgot my Binky? Ok. I'll be right there..."

Lovin every minute of this lush life with kids...

We went to Fossil Creek water park on Friday with some friends. My kids LOVE this park! It is seriously one of the coolest parks in Fort Collins and one of the most BEAUTIFUL!

Boulder Boulder

This is what 53,000 people look like lined up to race...

Boulder is SO Beautiful! This was the finish line at the stadium.

Kathleen Hayes and I- looking so HOT I know.

Our group- minus Bev thomason.

Today was the Boulder Boulder. It's a HUGE road race in Boulder that happens every Memorial Day. This year there were 53,000 people who ran it! It is a 10K so not too bad and it's SO much fun! It goes all through Boulder and the downtown area and then ends up in the University of Colorado stadium where SO many people gathered! This was my first time running it and I can't wait until next year! I finished 23, 221 place!! (Hey- at least I was in the top half!) It was SO nice NOT having to push a stroller since that is all I have been doing the past year. I did a lot better than I thought I would- I ran the whole time and kept about a 9 minute 40 second pace. Hopefully next year we'll have an even bigger group! Thanks Linda for talking me into doing it!! Your the best!
Here is a link with some REALLY hot pictures of me running:
http://www.brightroom.com/view_user_photo.asp?EVENTID=32474&ID=51272442&FROM=photos&BIB=MT43

BBQ at the park...

Baby Molina and I.

Future couple Cody and Josie :)

Melissa King and I.

Josie just playing with a hot spatula- no worries.

Cooper and his little friend "filling in" the prairie dog holes.

Our ward started these "Pot Luck Partner Ups". They are pot luck dinners with different groups of people every month so that we can all get to know each other better. It's a great idea and ours turned out pretty well. We had it at the park right next to our house.

Hanging with the Bartholet's

(Just for you- Russ:)

Our good friends the Bartholet's are moving to Arizona!! We are SO sad so we are trying to hang out and enjoy them as much as possible before they leave. We headed down town to grab some ice cream and then enjoy the water features at Oak st. plaza. The kids got soaked and LOVED every minute of it! We'll miss you guys!!

Camping at Carter Lake

Beautiful Carter Lake...

Being boys...

Horray! My own bed tonight!

Josie and Cooper LOVED playing in the tent and jumping on the air mattress.

Swinging sticks around pretending they were the "Bishop". Who knows?

Awesome hit Cooper!


We decided to brave camping with two toddlers and I'm so glad we did! We went to Carter Lake (about 20 minutes from our house- just to be safe) We had SO much fun and the kids LOVED it- they love to be outside no matter what they are doing. Joe and I absolutely love camping too and so we weren't about to let two crazy monkeys get in our way of enjoying the outdoors! I will have to admit though 4 people on a queen blow up mattress at two in the morning while about 35 degrees outside wasn't much fun. Cooper slept pretty good- I think he got cold so he crawled in bed with us. Josie on the other hand... probably slept a total of 1.5 hours and therefore, so did everyone else- including the people on both sides of us camping! Sorry people!
After we packed up camp we headed to the Lake with Mike and Porter. The boys got totally muddy but loved it and the guys had a skipping rock contest. Thanks Mike and Porter for hangin with us!

THIRD TIMES a charm!!

Yes... for the THIRD time in his three years of life, Cooper got stitches!! He was playing on a rock while Joe was getting firewood and he slipped and fell. He is SO tough I can't even believe it! He didn't even cry, just wined so we didn't think it was that big of a deal and then we turned his arm and saw fat and tendons hanging out! Yuck!! So off we went to the E.R for 6 stitches. 25 stitches down... and counting!

Happy Mother's Day!!

Just wanted to give a little recognition to my Mom on Mother's Day... We love you SO much!! You are truly such a beautiful person inside and out. You are so giving, loving, understanding, patient and full of wisdom! We LOVE YOU!!! And thanks so much for all your sacrifices, hard work and great example. Your a great Mom and Grandma.

I love being a mom...

Happy Mother's Day to me. I LOVE being a mom. My kids are great. They have taught me SO much and I am so grateful and lucky to have such beautiful, fun and silly kids who challenge me everyday and make me a better person. Thanks Sage for the pics!