Borups visit

In July, my Dad had a work conference in Denver so he was able to stop by and visit for a little bit (forgot to take pictures though…).  Then a week later, my mom and sister drove out here to visit us and stay for a few days.  SO FUN to see my family this month!

	Kayden was a sick while they were here…we later found out both of his ears were badly infected. Poor guy!
	Darin gave us a tour of the school campus.
	I showed them Cherry Creek Reservoir which is about 15 minutes away from our apartment!
	Look at the little curls he’s getting in the back! Apparently that’s just how Darin’s hair was as a boy—blond with little curls in the back.
	At the reservoir, Kayden LOVES to play on the beach! He’s so busy playing, we couldn’t get any pictures of him looking at the camera.

 

 

Blogging tip

In case there's anyone else out there who has been having trouble using blogger to create posts, check out Windows Live Writer. It has changed my blogging world.

-thanks Darin ;)

Kayden's first birthday...postponed

Well, we've been sick an awful lot this year, so it was no surprise when May 1st came around and nobody felt like having any kind of party. Luckily for us, Kayden had no idea that we MOVED his birthday! We celebrated on May 9...but everyone was feeling so much better and Kayden had so much fun!

We've always called him our little monkey because he did so many things as a baby that reminded us of a monkey.

So the theme for the party was monkeys! Here's the invite (before we rescheduled):

(Our address was where the white strip is...I didn't want that on our blog.)

The party was a success! He loved the CAKE,

the PRESENTS,

and having a house FULL of family!!

the hippee

Some of you may have noticed that Darin has become exceedingly hairy over the last few months. If you know Darin very well, seeing him so hairy may have been extra surprising. He prefers to be shaven and maintain short haircuts...but the Church finally asked him to grow it all out. =) For reals. Back in November, Darin auditioned for a part in the new testament movies that are being filmed this summer in Payson. He received word a couple weeks later that he was to come to call-back auditions in May. They suggested that those who can, begin to grow out their hair.

Unfortunately, we've had a change of plans and have decided to move out to Denver sooner than later. We're moving in the middle of June...and filming doesn't start until July. So, the deal's off. Darin shaved off his facial hair today before church. It's nice to enjoy his smooth face again!

I think he looked pretty hot as a hippee. =) Luckily for me, he looks great even without all that hair!

Kayden update

Kayden's a little motor man now. He started walking about a month ago and man can he cruise now. It's amazing how quickly these little ones change. Every week at church we start over--trying to find out how to keep Kayden entertained and comfortable. He wants to just run around and visit everybody during every meeting!

Here are just some pictures and video of him as of late. He's such a fun little guy!!! It's super funny that many of the pictures we get of him show a stone face. The reality is, he is smiling 80% of the time...but as soon as he sees that camera, usually the smile disappears and he gets his "investigator" face on as he checks out that device we're holding.

Here are a few good ones we've caught:

escaping winter

I got to see Kristi Bjorkman, one of my best friends from grad school, this weekend. Darin and I stayed with her and her family in Irvine, California. They were so much fun! And we got to see sunshine!!

We spent a couple days in Disneyland & California Adventure running around with fast passes. We went nonstop all day and crashed at the end of each day. It did for half of one of the days, but the lines were super short--so it was a blast. The morning of the second day, Darin woke up hardly able to contain himself feeling like a little kid--he was dying to go again.

We also got to hangout at the beach. Kristi took us kayaking & paddle boarding in the ocean around Balboa Island.

The whole trip was a dream...except we missed the baby!!! It's good to get away as a couple...but we were definitely excited to see him again.

Denver

FYI, it's official! We're headed to Denver this summer. Darin starts school in August! We're so proud of his hard work to get this far!

This is a picture of the dental school when we visited fall 2009. It was just a dream then...but we're excited for it to become a reality.

fall family photos

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What you can't see is the 20 windows that pop up, my attempts to get him distracted by something else, his insisting that the only thing he wants is a keyboard, his crying and my lack of sympathy. What you can't hear is the smacking of the keys, the difference between the real cries when he's hit the keys too hard and the fake cry when he's not getting what he wants.

Blogging with Kayden involves all 5 senses and I wanted to share the WHOLE experience with you.

the best 3 years

This year, we turned our 3rd anniversary into a family birthday celebration- commemorating the day our family was born. Our anniversary was on Monday, but the celebration began on Friday and continued through Tuesday. Here are some of the ways we celebrated:

• Camping
• Hiking
• Dinner at Macaroni Grill
• Looked through our notes and pictures from when we were dating (which is quite the collection!) while on temple square where we were married
• Attended the temple together

I can't count the number of times in the last 3 years I've asked myself,

"Does life get any better than this?"

...and it just keeps getting better.

We tried to get a good picture with all 3 of us in it...but since we were taking the picture ourselves, we couldn't quite get all of us in it. This is the best we got.

(Oh, and by the way, I know it looks like Kayden is much happier with his dad than with his mom...but just keep in mind who he was looking at when we took each of these pictures. hehe)