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Kaden's 4th Birthday!!!!

We celebrated kade's birthday on Wednesday as a family, and in typical Kade style he requested a "guitar" cake!

Kade turns 4!!!!

Kade turned 4 years old on March 24th! WOW did time fly. We brought baseball cupcakes to preschool on Wednesday. Kade definitely let everyone know that he was "NOT" 3 anymore, but he was "4", and all grown up! I Love this little Boy!!!

Kade starts SOCCER!!

My little man started soccer this past week! I am not sure who is going to work harder...Kade or his coach James. At least he can burn off some serious energy during this sport...and that definitely works for Mom (insert smile)!!!

Our FAVORITE cousins...Lily and Jack

We were able to drive to Southwest Colorado during our Spring Break trip to visit our favorite (and only) cousins Lily and Jack. The kids had a blast together, visiting brand new baby goats, hot tubbing, and playing dress up. Scott and I loved the Pierson's hospitality...thanks Shelly and Gary for a wonderful time...wish we lived closer to you!

Kade and Jack...being BOYZ

The #1 Reason we LOVE COLORADO

Our cousins live there

 

 

 

 

Lovin Colorado

More fun Colorado pictures......there was just so much do-we could not fit it all in!

Time for a little modified bungi jumping!

More Reasons to LOVE Colorado!!!!

Kade introducing himself to one of the Huskies on our dog sled adventure

Karli loving on the doggies

The kids at "Good Times" dog sledding park!

Scott and Karli "mushing", the team of dogs, near the Continental Divide!

When we were not "driving" the dog sled, the kids waited in the sleigh!

Why we LOVE Breckenridge, CO soooo much!

1. The SPRING skiing

2. The Beaver Tails with Cinnamon

3. Adventure Park tubing hill at Keystone

4. Karli learning to ski
5. Outdoor lunches on Peak 9

6. Skiing as a FAMILY

7. GORGEOUS mountain peaks

A Blessed Spring Break...so FAR!

We had a great day at Grand Lodge today! The kids loved swimming inside and outside. It snowed all day, and was beautiful!

Gotta Luv hot-tubbing at 25 degrees! SOOOOO FUN!

Look who Finally lost a TOOTH!

Karli finally lost her first tooth this week. She had been waiting patiently as she watched all of her classmates loose their teeth. Now finally she has joined their ranks. Personally I am a little sad, that my baby girl is getting so big, but so excited to share her JOY! We love you Karli Grace!

Klassy Kittens Dance recital

The Klassy Kittens performed at the mall this past weekend, and did a boxing routine to the music "Boom Boom Pow". K.O. Boxing brought out some of the amateur boxers and the dance team performed. The girls did so great on their front and back handsprings!

Mini-Cats Year End Party

The Manhattan Mini-Cats Basketball season officially came to an end last week. A celebration was in order for these amazing little ladies, who improved so much over the BB season. The team got together at SPIN CITY roller rink, and had a blast roller skating, playing games, and celebrating winning several tournaments with a Yummy BB cake (Courtsey of Blue Sky Cake Design). WAY TO GO MINI-CATS

40th Birthday Party FUN!

Scott and I jetted away for a quick night last weekend, to celebrate some of our friends 40th
birthdays (yes I said it...we are embarking on that season of life)-YIKES -GOOD TIMES
BELOW is the birthday clan.....seriously do they look amazing OR what! Heather, Amy, Ann, Ronnie, and Mark all turned 40 this year








Above is all the Manhattanites (or most of them)that attended the party!

Karli's SPRING Dancenastic's routine

Coach Lorissa and Karli!

Karli, Gillian, and Madi

Karli's Spring dancenastics routine was an "Island theme". The girls had fun showing off their one-handed cartwheels, and back-walkovers. It is amazing how far they have come!

Comments from Bill Gates.....Love this

Bill Gates recently addressed a high school and said these rules:

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life.. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs..

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.