December 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Pictures from Christmas: Children with their stockings on Christmas morning, the family after Church Christmas morning, Brandon with his new cell phone, Jarrett with new Legos, Trey with his "Caution Extreme Awesomeness" shirt, and Katie with her Littlest Pet Shops RC car.

November 2011

Our neighbor took us to her friend's house to see her miniature horses. Katie was intrigued with their size. She was all grins!

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Happy 5th Birthday Katie! She had a great time at her first Birthday party with friends from church and preschool.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

We celebrated Thanksgiving as a family. It was a beautiful 70 degree day. Regan hung the outdoor Christmas lights, Wendy went for a run, and we ate a great dinner. This picture with Katie has our turkey pumpkin and a Mrs Potato head - what's important to note is the potato is a REAL potato grown in our garden! We had two of these massive potatoes. Mrs Potato Head was enough for all of us to enjoy in mashed form!

October 2011

Happy Fall!

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Brandon finished his 8th Grade Football Season. Their team was undefeated and won the TCL Championship! What a great season.

Some of his stats:

1 Interception

1 Fumble recovery

24 Tackles

7 Receptions

1 Kick Return

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Jarrett celebrated his 11th Birthday with two of his best friends, Spencer and Colton. He had a fun day swimming, WalMart ABC Scavenger Hunt, food, and Wii games.

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Denver Zoo Outing: It was fun and a perfect Colorado weather day!

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Halloween: Rams fan, Freed Jailbird, Nutty M&M bag, Cute Clown!

September 2011

Wendy ran the America the Beautiful Park Half Marathon for the 4th year in a row. Finished in 1hour 44 min, best time yet. Already looking forward next year's race!

Jarrett played Flag Football for I9 Sports. It was his first season. He played all positions and had a lot of fun, despite his team not winning a single game... The final play of the final game was a tackle by Jarrett! Way to go!

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Katie the Cheerleader - Go Broncos!

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Congratulaltions to Jarrett. He earned his Arrow of Light Award. He has moved up to Boy Scouts and enjoys the new and more advanced activities.

August 2011

School has started!

Brandon is in 8th grade. He likes his schedules, has great teachers, and is enjoying time with his friends. Football season is ready to start - he's pumped!

Jarrett is in 5th grade. His "best" friend is in his class - he's excited about that. He has a great teacher.

Trey is in 3rd grade. He was disappointed his "best" friend wasn't in his class this year, but is positive he will make more great friends. He also has a great teacher.

Katie has started her schooling career! She is in preschool and LOVES it! She has three super teachers and right now the class is pretty small, though sure to grow as the year progresses. She has already come home singing songs. Her favorite activity is recess...

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Pikes Peak Accomplished!

Wendy, Brandon and Jarrett hiked "America's Favorite Mountain" on August 6th. It was a perfect day. The boys did awesome! 12.6 miles in 8 hours (including rest stops and lunch).

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Camping in the Backyard!

It was a beautiful night. Thanks to our neighbors who let us use their firepit for hotdog and marshmallow cooking, singing, and jokes.

July 2011

Family Reunion at the Ramsay Home

All of Wendy's immediate family flocked to our home in Colorado for a fun-filled weekend. The weather was hot and dry, the food was plentiful, as was the laughter and reminiscing. Glad everyone could come and for the generosity shared!

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Katie made a new friend... A horny toad from the garden. She named him Spike. Spike didn't mind Katie holding him - he just sat on her perfect-sized hand as she carried him around.

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Regan made another trip to Hawaii for work. He was gone a week in Oahu, then flew to Kauai for his niece's wedding. Wendy REALLY wished she could have gone, especially to see a new island. This is a picture of Regan (on the far right) with his family in Kauai.

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Cub Scout Day Camp

Yes, Limon Colorado is HOT in July! Wendy took Jarrett, Trey, and Katie for a little out of town fun. The boys had fun shooting BB guns, Archery, fishing, learning about pond life, tracking and animals. We didn't catch any fish, although Trey had a few nibbles.

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Monticello Trip

This year we missed the 24th of July celebrations because Wendy attended activities for her 20th high school class reunion (Yes, it's true!). We made it in time for the fireworks and spent the rest of the week having fun. We went to the Monticello Pool, Blanding's new outdoor Pool and Rec center, hiking, and Regan tore up and refinished his parent's deck (his nephew Justin helped). It was a relaxing, enjoyable week.

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Upon returning from Monticello, we went to Wendy's dad's annual company picnic at WaterWorld. It was a perfectly HOT July day! Sorry no pictures!

June 2011

Baseball Season has Ended

This was Jarrett's 6th season playing for High Plains Little League. This season he was on the Twins. They tied their season 7 Wins and 7 Losses. Jarrett played center field, third base, and pitcher. The first game of the season he hit home run!

This was Trey's 3rd season in the same League. He played for the River Bandits. His team finished with 7 Wins, 2 Losses, and 1 Tie. Trey played all the positions, his favorites were first base, pitcher, and catcher. He had some great hits and a couple awesome double plays.

Brandon is a TEENAGER

Yep - it's true he's 13! He celebrated with 12 of his closest friends. They played football and ate lots of food.

Brandon Goes to Scout Camp

This was his second year at Camp A and again had a memorable time. He finished 3 merit badges, enjoyed the canoes, hiking, rock climbing/repelling, and many other fun adventures. As the Scout Leader, Regan went to camp 2.5 of the five days.

And Katie - well, she's just as cute as ever! She is busy keeping up with her brothers and follows along with whatever activity we're doing.

Another School Year Completed...

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Brandon finished 7th grade.

Highlights of the year: Football, Basketball, and Elitches Amusement Park field trip.

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He was on the honor roll each quarter with a 3.6, 3.8, 3.8, and 4.0! Way to go!

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Jarrett finished 4th grade.

Highlights of the year: Basketball, Soar Math each quarter and Soar Reading for two quarters, field trips to the Mining Museum and AFA.

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He knows the first 100 digits of Pi

(3.1415926535897932384626433

8327950288419716939937510

5820974944592307816406286

2089986280348253421170679),

he is obsessed with Pi...

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Trey finished 2nd grade.

Highlights of the year: Field Day, Movie day, Beach day, field trip to the Cliff Dwellings, best friend is Ethan.

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On the last day of school he rode a firetruck with four other 2nd graders as winners of a safety poster contest.