MIA

Missing in action, that's us. Emphasis on the action part. Life has been quite busy, but we can't complain. It just means we've had lots of time visiting with friends and playing with our kiddos in between work recently.

A little synopsis of recent days:

Last Saturday brought beautiful sunshine, 80 degrees, and no wind. We headed out the door with the kiddos in our rugged jogger strollers and explored the desert landscape just blocks from our home. And to think we had never been here before... we'll be back again soon. So nice to escape the city so close to home.

It's so amazing to see wildflowers blooming in the dry, rocky ground.
Dane loved running along the rocky trails.
If you squint, it almost looks green.
Family shot.
After we got home, Jeff and the boys came over for dinner. These handsome dudes cruised around the backyard for a good portion of the evening.
On Monday, Tyler and Kim called to let us know they were back in Vegas for a couple of days, so we were glad they could stay with us. We went out to Peter Piper Pizza to let the kids run since it was so windy outside that day. Little Miss Avery was our ticket collector.

Dane loved the air hockey table.

Carter and Camden took the motorcycles for a spin.

Avery joined Dane for some air hockey.

Nora thought the tickets were the prize- so fun to chew!

On Thursday, Mike turned 35. We have yet to celebrate properly. However, Derek and Sara arrived that evening, so that was a treat in itself. Friday, Kari and Kyle got married, and Derek photographed the beautiful event. Yesterday morning, Dane helped Daddy make smoothies for breakfast. His favorite part is licking the peanut butter off the spoon!

After breakfast, Derek did our family photo shoot, and we can't wait to see the results!

Sweet Nora after her nap yesterday.

Train time!

Now, we're just catching up for another week of work ahead. Thank goodness for Sunday afternoons!