Welcome Baby Colton!!!

I am sooooo excited to announce that I am Aunt for the 2nd time! Colton Daniel was born this morning at about 145am. He is 5lbs 2 oz and is beautiful. I am so happy that both him and his Mommy are doing so well. Caleb is so excited to have a boy cousin. But Caleb's first question was...When is Colton going to run as fast as me? Gotta love it!

Haley's 2yr old pics

Caleb's 4yr old pics

Aspen

We made our 3rd annual trip to Aspen, Colorado a few weeks ago. Shane and I spoke at the Celebrity Flyfishing Tournament again. It is such huge blessing to be able tell strangers our story and in turn they donate several thousands of dollars to try to find a cure for CF. This year we raised about $40,000.00 for CF research. And again, we were and still are so humbled by people's hearts and generosity.

While in Aspen we did some hiking, and Shane did some fishing. Of course the fishing was great for Shane...it always is for him up in Aspen. The kids had so much fun and were well behaved. It was nice to have a little break from life and spend some time together.

Back to School!

Caleb is attending Happy Valley Preschool this year. This is his 2nd year of preschool. Last year he attended two days/week and he is now attending 3 days/week. Next year he will be in kindergarten :( At Happy Valley they have a little farm with ponies, horses, pigs, chickens, bunnies, and sheep. The classrooms are set up very nicely as well, with a writing center, library, music area, and a science area/small group area. I think we will end up paying for tuition for Haley as well starting in a couple of years.

Above: Haley's first haircut. Hair in a pony tail with glitter :) Thanks Cool Cuts for Kids!

Above: Haley riding a tricycle at Happy Valley during the Open House.

Above: Caleb ready for his first day of school. He is so big...

Happy Birthday!!!

Today is Caleb's birthday and Caleb's Grandpa's Birthday!! Happy Birthday to both of you! Caleb has been so healthy. We are not only celebrating Caleb's 4th Birthday today but I am also celebrating that he has been inpatient free for 3 years!!! I am so thankful and grateful to God. Caleb is such a sweat heart. I am so blessed to be his Mommy. He will be starting preschool in the next couple of weeks. He will be attending 3 days per week and then next year it is kindergarten.

Haley is talking up a storm. She is so girly! She loves to get dressed up and wear jewelry. She loves for me to do her hair and paint her nails. I love having a little girl more than I ever imagined. Caleb is so boy and Haley is so girl...who could ever ask for any more? But don't be fooled...Haley holds her ground pretty well. Having a big brother has made her tough under all that jewelry and nail polish.

I am the luckiest Mom in the world!

So I haven't blogged...

FIVE plus months...not a big deal...right? Except if you are my sister. She sends me little notes on FaceBook telling me to update my blog. Sorry everyone. I think I have even lost some "followers" as well. Do I blame them?...nope.

So what have we been up to. Not too much. Caleb has been amazingly healthy. He has to watch his sassy mouth a lot more than his CF :) I will really try to keep up my blog from here forward. My apologies to everyone...(Courtney).