mini vaca

We were in Goodland a few weeks ago and also got to see some of Ben's sisters when we went on to Denver area.

summer time highlights

Here are a few summertime highlights. Ben's brother dan coming to visit with Jessi and Caleb. It's always fun to see cousins playing together.
Tucker and I had some time together in which we shared an ice cream cone. Ben and I are starting to try getting intentional time with them.
Jill Sornson, my dear friend and former roomate got married in June at Lake Tahoe and had a Kansas reception a few weeks ago in which Ben and I had the best night out ever and stayed up till all hours of the night talking with her and her new husband Preston in Wichita.
My dad and I at my favorite place on earth to eat, Saigon. Vietnemese food is my favorite. Really anything Asian. I treasure the time with my dad.


Ben's sister Lianne was driving through with the Nikkel clan. It was great to see them. We got to spend the night with them on our Colorado quick vaca...pics to come later.

Sandi and Kevin also came to have dinner for an evening and we made pizza on the grill. I am so bummed I didn't take a picture. But I always treasure my time with Sandi and miss her. It feel like we can always pick up where we left off and I don't have any problems about going deep with her.
Jaiya at her 4 day dance camp this summer called Creative Movement.
Making crowns. Weve made a few different ones this summer.
Watercoloring when its just too hot to go outside. I also try and do something with J while T naps before she has quiet time.
Painting with our garage sale art table. Unfortunately this table was recycled back into another garage sale because it took up too much space and we didn't use it much, so we broke even on that one. Sandi here is T in the onesie you got him. He wore it alot this summer.
This little guy started to potty train this summer. We are starting slow but so far he goes often, maybe at least once a day. Going to try and get more consistent with it soon....
Dancing with scarves while listening to classical music, We also made shakers out of cups and rice for some instruments.
In July our Life Group Ladies took a night to relax on the Plaza and lay by the pool and eat out and shop. It was very enjoyable! I love these girls!



We have done several experiments with homeade popsicles. So far the favorite ones were half juice and half yogurt that we froze. I also did a seedless watermelon puree batch but they were not very good, I probably should of added a bit of sugar.
First day of preschool swim lessons. That was a long 2 weeks for us. She worked so hard and learned all her strokes and kicks, she is much more confident in the water, but still is wearing a life jacket in deep water of course. She took fabulous naps during her lessons cause she was so worn out.

More pics of our quick visit family / speed vaca to come!