Colorado YMCA fun

What a great trip it was to see the Rockies once again in Colorado, YMCA camp, where one never stops moving.  It was an activity-filled week with 10 family members in a big cabin, and yes, this time, there were 3 bathrooms! :-),  lots of arts & crafts, horseback riding,  playing putt-putt golf and hiking up and down a nice "hill" to our cabin.  Of course we had a car to tote the ones out of shape(that would be me)and the little ones who just weren't ready for it.  Hailey and Emily had a wonderful time, and hope they can go back and ride the horses again soon.  Thanks to Papa and Grandma Jan for being such great hosts, we all have more memories to look back on when pondering the beautiful landscape that surrounded us for a week out in the Rockies.  We also enjoyed the special time spent with each other, catching up w/ grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.  Thanks again for a great week!

July Tidings :-)

So I thought I could keep up w/ a blog at least 2 times a month, but it looks like I have been slacking a bit.  Oh well, life happens, but we keep going.  In the past month, there have been some very interesting happenings, but some of the highlights are: a trip to the ER on JUNE 13th!, a trip to St. Louis for a wedding shower and to see the St. Louis zoo, and lots of fun with grandma and grandpa Bull, who came to TN. for a nice long visit over the 4th of July.  I would not like to share all the details of the ER, but I am sure Hailey can tell you the ambulance ride was worth it, and will also tell you the stuffed animal she got to have during the ride("Peanutbutter"=the monkey)was the best ever.  Just for the record, bricks and slip-n-slides don't mix, and Hailey can vouch for that w/ 12 stitches in her right knee.  "kneedless" to say, she is doing awesome now, and it only slowed her down a day or two-She promised this was the last time she would be going to the ER, and I sincerely hope she can keep her promise for a LONG LONG time!  Moving on,  we celebrated a wonderful wedding shower w/ our cousin, who is getting married in October of this year! We are all very excited for Amy, and wish her many years of "happiness" :-)  Finally, Da Bull grandparents got a chance to come down for a nice long visit to TN. and get in on some grand-child action that was long over due.  The girls helped celebrate Grandma's 67th birthday too, so it was a very nice visit.  I can't stress how hot it has become in the last two to three days here-we finally got RAIN after the long drought, and now it's like the Amazon down here.  I can't wait until August, when it gets even more humid! :-)