Madeline's Baptism

Madeline was baptized Sunday the 16th in Cheyenne. It was such a great day and we are grateful for Madeline and her good choices.We are also greafeful that we were able to have family and friends with us.



I only have a few pictures right now but I will add more as my mom e-mails them to me.

12 years!

Yesterday was our 12 year anniversary! Brig and I dated for almost 6 years before we were married so we have known Brig for a while now. We had a fun anniversary. We went to the Mona Lisa in Manitou Springs. (I thought this was appropriate since I actually got to see the real Mona Lisa this year.) We went to the Mona Lisa for my birthday once when we lived in Boise and we loved it. We had the best flaming turtle chocolate fondue. It was delicious and I felt horrible to leave any on the table but we ran out of things to dip.

After the Mona Lisa we walked around Manitou and found the "World Famous" penny arcade. I don't know if it should be world famous but they did have a Ms. PacMan game. Brig and I have been competing at the game for years! We used to compete at Frogger but I was just too good so we had to switch games. He always beats me at Ms. PacMan but it was still fun. The Ski ball was closed otherwise I could of have revenge (another of our favorite games.) We did decided that we need to go back there on our next date night. Tonight we are going to hook the the old Atari since we were so inspired by the old games!


There was some kind of festival at the park in the middle of town. Now sure what was going on but we had fun looking at everything.
In the 12 years that Brig and I have been married, we have had 3 great kids - each one born in a different state, both earned bachelors and master's degrees, had jobs that we have loved and hated, acquired a cat named big kitty, loud tree frogs, a fish, then Molly the dog, moved so many times that I have stopped counting including the states of Wyoming, Idaho and Colorado, gone to Europe twice, gone to Mexico twice, went on my dream trip to New York, and Brig has had the chance to travel to South America and all over Asia, and we have attended so many sporting events that there is no way to count them all.

I am grateful for the last 12 years but ready and excited for the next twelve!

First day of school

The kids went back to school on Tuesday! This is Zach's last year of Elementary!Times seems to be going so quickly. The summer flew by. We all had a great summer and did a lot of fun things but I think we are all ready for a routine again. Plus Zach is ready for handball at recess. Maddi seems to like her teacher so far and I am grateful that she has some of her friends in her class. Natalie went to her preschool orientation on Thursday and Monday the 24th is her first real day! She is soooo excited. Natalie's preschool is at Zach and Maddi's school. I will take pictures of her first day and maybe one day I will post them

Proud to be an American!

Happy 6th of July! We had a busy and fun 4th on Saturday. We(Brig) spent the day building a new dog run for Molly and the kids and I helped. After that we headed out to Denver in a huge thunderstorm. Brig was optimistic that the Rockies would still play. I on the other hand thought the game was going to be rained out or figured that we would be rained on the whole night. There was a slight game delay but other than that Brig was right and it was a beautiful night. I got chills as all the service men and women held the American Flag during the Anthem and even more chills as the crowd cheered as the thunder birds flew overhead.

We had a fun night even thought the Rockies lost the game. We were able to spend time with some of Brig's family and even saw my sister at the game too. The fireworks were amazing and we had a fantastic view. We got to sit on the grass of Coors field. It was our second time being on an actual Major League field. We got some pictures of Brig and Zach in front the scoreboard on the field. It was a big night for Zach! Zach and Maddi liked the fireworks and Natalie liked them for about a minute then decided that they were too loud. I personally thought it was one of the best fire works displays that I have seen. I can't think of anything more American than sitting at a baseball park eating popcorn and peanuts while watching fireworks.

The Asay and Harts Summer Vacation

Warning, there are a lot of pictures in the slide show but that is what happens when the kids see their best friends after 3 years. We met the Hart family for vacation last weekend after 3 years of the kids begging to see each other. It was amazing how it only took a few seconds for the kids to pick up where they left off before we moved. Even Ruby and Natalie who had never meet before were friends. We had such a great time and loved every minute of our trip. We were able to go through the new Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple while we were there which was beautiful and so neat to take the kids in the temple. We played at the pool, the park, Lagoon and went to Temple square. The little girls went with Brig and Sean to the movies while the older kids went with Holly and I back to Lagoon for day two of rides. Our first day at Lagoon, we had been there for about 8 hours when a huge thunder storm hit suddenly. We were all soaking as massive amounts of rain dumped on us as we ran for the car. There are not words that can describe just how wet we were. It was great to watch Zach and Jack play catch (without mitts) but still catch. It doesn't seem like that long ago that they were only 4 years old and on their very first t-ball team with Sean as the coach. Poor Jack ended up with a black eye once the Girls entered the game of catch but I think they still had fun. Maddi and Gracie were singing the same Hannah Montana songs together as they waited for rides and Natalie and Ruby had a hard time remembering each other's names and would call each other "my friend". It was all sweet and the kids were all such good kids on the trip and we are looking forward to meeting the Harts again next year.

Jonas Brothers

Last week I had the best night with Maddi! We went to the Jonas Brother's concert in Denver. Brig's mom got us tickets and we met Brig's sister Emily and her friend at the concert. I kept the concert a secret and told Maddi that we were going shopping, just the two of us. On the way to Denver, we were listening to the Jonas Brother's CD and I asked her if she knew who was in Denver right then. She name her grandparents and some aunts and then I told her that The Jonas Brother's were in Denver right that very minute. She could not believe that they were there and close to where we live. Then I asked Maddi if she would rather go to the concert then shopping. Her mouth was wide open and she cold not believe what I had just said. Then she started calling everyone to tell them where she was going. I had to teach Maddi concert etiquette such as when they say "hello Denver" you cheer and it is okay to dance and sing along. Jordan Sparks from American Idol (just one of my favorite shows) opened for the Jonas Brothers. It was fun to see her too and she has a great voice. Then the big event and there they were, Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas. Our seats were amazing and we could see everything since we were so close. Nick is Maddi's favorite since he plays the piano, guitar, drums and he sings. Plus he is the youngest brother. He did appear to be the most talented of the brothers but I was impressed with all of them. We had so much fun at the concert. We danced, jumped, cheered, and will forever have hearing loss from the thousands and thousands of little girls screaming. I hope it is nights like this that Maddi will remember and remember her mom singing and dancing and having a good time with her.
If you look you can see one of the Jonas Brothers on stage behind Maddi.
This is Nick (the favorite) at the piano.










Maddi signing the tour Bus, He name is behind her on the left in Pink.

Uncle Wilber

Downtown Colorado Springs has a park with with a fountain called Uncle Wilber that sprays water. We went with some friends last week. This is our 3rd summer here and our first time going. We keep putting it on our list of things to do and actually made it there this summer! Thanks Camille and Laurie taking us so we actully made it there without getting lost!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's day to our dads and Happy Father's Day Brig! Today we had a nice Father's Day. I tried to let Brig sleep in but that is difficult with 3 kids in the house. We went to church where the kids sang to all the dads. We had our Father's day dinner and you can never go wrong with bar-b-cue, hush puppies, and cornbread! Then we went and hiked a new trail. I wish I would have had my camera. It was beautiful. We have lived here for over 3 years now and I am still amazed by the things that we find so close to our house. I guess where we were hiking is part of the trail to hike up Blogget peak. Hopefully, Brig and I can go back and hike all the way to the summit without the kids one day. So since I didn't have my camera today, I thought it would be fun to put some old pictures on here in honor of Father's Day. There were so many great pictures of Brig with the kids that brought back some great memories from our day out with Thomas the Tank Engine, Disney Land, Blessing days, the hospital and birthdays. Thanks for all you do Brig! We love you!