Cole's Baby

Hi,everyone! I know its been a while since I've posted anything so I will try to play catch up on what my life has been--which is not much but running kids to their different activities. Here are just some pictures of latest events.

Haley played soccer this year on Brayden's team. (2 and 3 graders play together) Haley had fun and Brayden tried to get over having his "she doesn't know what she's doing" sister on his team.

Nate and Brayden just had birthdays. The times goes too fast.

Our house is moving along. I am getting more and more excited as it moves along. I am excited to start picking things out.

Zach is loving football. I can't get good action shots because he's always moving and far away. He played last night and had a great game. He caught 4 passes and did great on defense. Unfortunately it wasn't enough and they still lost --to Sugar!! Brett could hardly handle it. Well, I know this blog is all messed up and the pictures come before their descriptions, but such is my life sometimes. Hope you are all well! love, Kara

Fun Cookout

We just wanted to tell you all thanks for coming to our house last Saturday for an end of the summer cookout. As you all felt, it was definately end of the summer! Sorry it was so cold. But it was fun to see you all, and thanks for all the yummy food! Here's the recipe for the Berry Delight. (Dave opened the fridge on Sunday morning and this was piled on top of some other food and it slid right out and crashed all over the floor. I didn't even know it happened, and came downstairs to find Dave wiping up glass and whip cream. What a mess!)

Berry Delight

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup sugar (divided)
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese, soft (ok to use 1/3 less fat, not non-fat)
2 1/2 cups + 2 Tbs. cold milk
3 1/2 cups cool whip (thawed)
2 pints strawberries hulled and halved
2 pkg (4 servings each) Jello Vanilla Instant Pudding

1st Layer: Combine crumbs, 1/4 sugar, and melted butter. Press firmly into 9 x 13 pan. Chill 15 minutes.

2nd Layer: Beat cream cheese, 1/4 sugar, and 2 Tbs. milk until smooth. Fold in half of cool whip. Spread over crust. Arrange half of berries in even layer.

3rd Layer: Using 3.5 cups cold milk, prepare pudding as directed on package. Pour over berries. Chill several hours or overnight.

4th Layer: Top off with cool whip and the rest of the berries.

One More Picture!!

I just had to share this picture!! I thought it turned out cute!

Abbie's First Day of Preschool

Hi All,

I wanted to share a few pics of Abbie's first day back to preschool. She is in the "pre-kindergarten" program this year. I am having a hard time with the fact that she is growing up.

Oh, the bruise on her forehead is from a golf ball that Cole threw at her. Poor thing!!

Labor Day Weekend

Hi All,

I hope that everyone had an enjoyable weekend. We had a lot of fun. On Friday I got an inch to get out of town, so I called and booked us a hotel room in Rapid City, South Dakota! We woke up on Saturday and made the 5 hour drive. The hotel we stayed at had a huge waterpark, so we spent all evening swimming. Afterward, we ordered pizza and watched a movie in our hotel room.

Sunday morning we woke up and drove to Mount Rushmore. It was awesome!! The kids loved it and became "Junior Rangers". We then toured some caves and drove back to Colorado. It was a really quick trip, but we managed to wear the kids out!!!

I hope things are going well for everyone. We sure enjoyed seeing Michael and Debbie last Tuesday. I hope that all went well for you Debbie!! Please keep the posts coming - we love to hear from everyone!! Happy Bday Kris!!

Love,

Brigit