Balloon Fiesta!!!

We love the balloon fiesta and we were so excited to go on day one of the week long fiesta! The weather was absolutely perfect and quite warm this year compared to years past! We were up really early that morning, but it was well worth it once we got there and enjoyed our breakfast burritos, hot cocoa, and plenty of beautiful balloons! For those of you who have been to the fiesta, the pictures just don't do it any justice and you really can't enjoy how beautiful it really is unless you're there in person, but I can't help myself and always end of taking plenty of pictures anyway. Thanks to Chad, Annie, and Lydia for coming along with us, we had a blast!

Our Very Own Balloon Ride!

With all the fun of the balloon fiesta, I thought it would be fun to post some pictures from the balloon ride that Brad and I went on back in 2006. He had a coworker who owned the balloon so they invited us along one day and we took them up on the offer! It was a little freaky at first, but overall the experience was a great one and we got some awesome views of Rio Rancho and the west side of Albuquerque! I have to say I would do this again anytime!

Fun day at Navajo Lake!

A couple weekends ago, we spent the day at Navajo Lake (just a few hours north) and it was a blast! We sure are sad to see the summer coming to an end, but we're glad we got one last chance out at the lake!

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So here's the group - Dad, mom, Erin, Brad, me, Cody (Michael's friend), and Michael!

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First thing they had to do when we got there was scope out the good cliff diving spots.
This is Brad and Michael taking one of their many jumps!
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Here's Brad and Cody looking down from one of the ledges just before taking the plunge!
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Me and Erin getting ready for our ride!
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Michael we were so happy you were able to come with us and we were sad to see you go back to Kansas!

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Dad was really happy to be behind the wheel of a boat again, and he didn't lose his touch with creating a fun filled ride for anyone he was towing behind the boat!

Erin's Major Wipe-Out!

Ok, Erin defintely gets the prize for the worst wipe-out of the day (or should I say the best?). Note: No black eyes or broken nose resulted from this fall so we are ok to publish this for a good laugh! (Thanks Erin!)

Babysitting!

Since we have not yet been blessed with any babies of our own, we sure love to borrow other people's babies when they're up for grabs!! Chad and Annie FINALLY asked us babysit their cute little Lydia and I have to say it was the easiest babysitting job ever! Lydia is such a happy and easy going baby, and she even got to stay up past bedtime to watch the olympics with us! (Sorry Annie...)

For those of you who know Brad, you know that he is terrified of little babies so you would understand my suprise when I came around the corner and found these two laying on the floor carrying on a conversation! :o) I guess he only gets terrified when he has to hold them - and not even Brad can resist such a precious little baby! Chek out her hand on his shoulder, it's priceless!
Thanks Chad and Annie for trusting us with Lydia! We hope we can babysit again soon!

Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday Brad and I celebrated our 3rd year wedding anniversary! I can't believe it's been that long already! Because it was a Wednesday, of course we both had to work, so the celebration really didn't start until after a long day of hard work! Brad was very thoughtful though and personally delivered two dozen beautiful red roses to me at work and got major kudos from all the women I work with. They all think I'm spoiled! :o) After work we met up for a wonderful couples massage (very romantic) and finished off the evening with dinner at the Texas Roadhouse. Here's our silly picture from the parking lot at the massage place - most people must think we are very strange. :o) All I can say is that deciding to marry Brad three years ago was the best decision I ever made. The last three years have been better than I ever imagined and I look forward to many more to come! Thanks Brad for being such an amazing husband, and for all your thoughtfulness. I really got lucky when our paths crossed one another all those years ago at the good ol' West Mesa Branch. I love you and happy anniversary! :o)

Allie's Wedding!

Congrats to my most favorite cousin Allie and her new husband Zach! :o) Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of us on the actual wedding day, (I was a bridesmaid so I was slightly distracted!). These pictures are of the rehearsal the day before. The wedding was held at a mountain and lake overlook in Ridgeway, Colorado, and everything was absolutely beautiful! Welcome to this crazy family Zach!!

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Me and the bride! No, we didn't purposfully wear cordinating outfits! :o)

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Tiffany did a great job on Allie's hair (as usual!)

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I helped keep the kids distracted while they went over the details of the wedding, and even got a great picture out of it!

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Smile Granny!