Friends and family

brandon, tj and troy are up to no good!
aunt rita, uncle nick, nickey and grandma visiting cousin emily and wesley (and dave!) visit!
Isn't Shaun a natural? Love the boppy!

more photos from ava's photo shoot

Here are some more photos for ava's first photo shoot. So cute!

my goal this summer is to...

The route up Mt. Bierstadt (below) offers a breathtaking view of Mt. Evans.

climb mt. bierstadt this summer in colorado with brandon. This mountain is one of the easier 14ers in Colorado to climb. This is a big step for me as I have a severe fear of heights, which I got after a sky diving jump where my parachute was twisted, while I was doing the jump solo. So scary!

Anyways, I have heard you stick to a goal better if you tell people! Geoff, Nick and Brandon are going to try to climb a bunch when we go there for two weeks during July. So I will post those pics after. Can't wait to see my little nieces and nephews- Olivia, Colin and Brady!

Ava's baby dedication at Vineyard Columbus

"Can you believe Mommy has been planning this since last December?" "Doesn't daddy look handsome!"
"This dress is not very comfortable!"
"????????"

Uncle Luke and Aunt Kelly were there too!

Ava's baby dedication at Vineyard Columbus

aunt christina and uncle troy hold ava at der dutchman. Ava is showing off her sweet vans that katie paluch bought for her! thanks katie! Aunt Christina and Uncle Troy drove down with Grandma and Grandpa Shmidt for the dedication! Thanks for coming down!
Happy 25th birthday Luke! Yummy white cake. It's an amish birthday song!
We joined 25 other couples in dedicating our baby at Vineyard. We are the second couple from the far left.

Aunt Rebecca holds baby Ethan.
Shout out to the girls!