FOOTBALL!!!

GO WYOMING CALVARY!!

GO BLUE!!

Kyle has been playing flag football with the YMCA for the last month. He loves it! It is so fun to see how much better the kids get each week. His coaches are great and are really good at teaching the boys to play well. Kyle has made at least one touchdown per game. Their uniforms are blue and they named their team the Wyoming Calvary. I wanted to post a few pictures of him in action. We are so proud of him and how well he is doing!! Now he just needs to gain 10 pounds before next year so he can play in pads. (I have a hunch he will just continue to get taller:))

Kyle is the player in the blue shirt and black pants. He doesn't let anything get in his way!

(Look close - Kyle is catching the ball behind the other blue player.)

Running for the touchdown!

TOUCHDOWN!!

Kolbi is a trooper and braves the cool weather with a smile!!

Kambria takes football as her opportunity to socialize! She makes a new friend every week!! (Notice the wonderful way the Wyoming wind styles everyones hair ;))

Of course, every week we are introduced to a new grasshopper! My kids love catching them and since grasshoppers are all over the place here...they get to catch them often!

Love this video!

The West

We had a long weekend of our family being sick. It started on Friday night and by Saturday night, EVERYONE in our family was sick. We took is really easy on Sunday and by Monday we felt a little better and definetly cooped up. Kevin didn't have to work on Monday and it seemed like such a waste to not do anything. So we did something we love about living here. Drive around and look at the scenery!!

Our final destination was to Shoshoni Wyoming to a rodeo. It was a small town rodeo, but we loved it all the same. They had "mutton busting" (where little kids ride sheep for as long as they can). We thought the girls would want to join the fun, but they were both still feeling a little queasy so we opted out. It was such a fun little rodeo. I didn't realize how much I miss this time of year in the west. Rodeos and state fairs are the absolutely best!!

When we left we had the best lightning show ever. It seemed like the lightning was just dancing across the sky all the way around us. There wasn't any rain, so that made it even more cool. As always there were a ton of antelope and deer eating in the fields by the roads. I love seeing them all the time here. Yes, we have to be careful and not run them over, but I don't mind driving a little more cautious to see them roam freely. Of course, Kevin is always gauging how far off the road they are and if he would be able to get a clean shot if he was hunting. (Funny guy!)

Well, anyway, I just wanted to share our weekend because it has some of the things I LOVE about living in Wyoming and being in THE WEST!!

Birthdays, Start of School and Everything In Between

What a wonderful whirlwind this summer has been. To start off we were off to New York for Kevin's graduation. It was so exciting!! Good job Kev!! We are all so proud of you!!

Then we were off to Casper. We got into our WONDERFUL house and have been loving it. The kids have been enjoying a bigger yard and getting to know some new friends. We had a small inflatable pool in the back yard and the kids spent almost everyday in it. What could be better in summer?!

We were able to take a quick family vacation on one of Kevin's rare days off. We went to Thermopolis Wyoming. It is known for the famous Dinosaur Museum, Wax Museum and Largest Mineral Hot Springs. On the way home we stopped at a few pioneer historical sites. It was really neat and humbling to see the amount of sacrifice the pioneers went through.

On the 14th of August was Kyle's 10th birthday!! He got some great presents including an Air Soft BB Gun. He was so excited. We celebrated his birthday by going to the Ayres Natural Bridge park. It was nice to celebrate his birthday as a family!

School started on the 17th of August. The kids were very excited and also nervous to meet new friends and teachers. So far I think it is going to be a good school year!

Kolbi turned 1 year old on the 21st. She was very patient as I dressed her up and took her outside for some pictures. We tried a few different locations and outfits and she was a trooper through them all. Unfortunately, I am not the best photographer and am still learning my new camera, but here a few that I am hoping to edit and make look a better. Of course, I cannot improve Kolbi, just the backgrounds. :)
After a long day of playing and pictures, I brought Kolbi home to feed her and she was so tired she fell asleep before I could get any food in her. She is such a cutie!! We all adore her!!

We celebrated Kolbi's birthday a few days late because of Kevin's work schedule. I don't think she was too upset about it though, especially when she got to dig into her presents and cake.

All in all, we have had a great summer! We are happy to be in this next chapter of life called "Residency".

More to come.....

Okay- so once again this is gonna be a really quick catch up. We closed and moved into our house FINALLY. My Mom and Dad came up to help unpack a few boxes and then the kids and I hoped into the car with them and drove to their house for a visit.

Kevin is working hard and long hours at the hospital. He is currently working on In-patient OB/Gyn, so he has delivered some babes and has done a few nights of overnight call. Needless to say, he is exhausted, but happy!

The kids are loving playing with cousins and being to play with old friends in Idaho. We will meet up with Kevin at the end of the week and then real life will start. :)

I will try to post pictures of the new house as soon as possible. We really miss our friends in Detroit and medical school friends, but looking forward to our new adventure! We will post more when there is more to post.

Homeless!!

Yes, unfortunately it is true! We are homeless! It is a long story and I will try to update more later, but we did not close on our house when we expected and so for a few weeks it looks like we will be living in an extended stay hotel. We were blessed to travel safely from Michigan to New York and then to Wyoming. Kevin graduated and is now officially a doctor! Yippee!! We are so proud of him. Hopefully pictures will follow shortly.

This is a fast and furious post, but wanted to let everyone know we arrived in Wyoming safely. We will let you know how things progress...but the Skyler Inn looks like it will be our dwelling place for a few weeks. The kids are very excited to be living in a hotel. We will see how long that excitement lasts.:)

New Hairdos!!

Kaylee has been asking for a long time to get her hair cut. I have been putting it off, telling her she had to wait until baseball season is over. We think it is so cute to see her ponytail hang out of the back of her hat and swish back and forth when she is running the bases.

Saturday morning I went to some garage sales and before leaving the house asked Kaylee is she would please help Kevin while I was gone. She said, "if I am good, will you please take me to get my hair cut?" How could I resist. Long story short...she was excellent for Kevin. :)

Kambria also wanted her hair cut. So we went on a girl outing to get hair cuts. Here are the pics before we left the house...

Both of the girls knew exactly how they wanted their hair to look. When we got to the salon, they both looked at a book to show the stylist how they wanted it to look. I was so impressed with how well they could explain what they wanted and that I didn't have to try and talk them into something different.

When the stylist was asking Kambria how long she wanted the front of her hair, she said, "long enough to do this" and tucked her hair behind her ears. She said, "I always put my hair behind my ears." It was so cute.

I kept teasing them that I walked into the salon with my girls and found two different girls to bring home. They were both so pleased with how their hair looks. Here are the girls I took out of the salon with me.