Colorado 2010

In August we took a family vacation to Colorado with all the Hughes. It was beautiful country, wonderful family, lots of laughs, and one amazing vacation!

PawPaw decided to write down all the funny things the kids said during the vacation. Here is a funny one from Katelyn, When we got in the van, Katelyn said, “Can you buckle me in?” When the van finally arrived at home she said, “Can you buckle me out?

This vacation was the first time for Adelyn to fly and she did great. She slept a little, talked a little and maybe cried for 30 seconds total! Katelyn was great too, she is a flying pro! We flew into Denver where we met up with SaSa. We then drove to the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park.

There we met Nanny, PawPaw, James, Stormi, Caleb, Micah, and Ellie. They drove from the great state of Washington, yes that's right, they drove! I can't believe the kids played in their carseats after spending that much time attached to them in the car, but they did!

The mountains where amazing, breath taking, truly painted by the hand of God.

We did so many activities, I'm not going to list them all, I'll just highlight some of our favorites. I think the part that tops the list for me was just hanging out in the cabin with all the family. The Hughes are so dear to us and it is always a blessing to see them. Nanny and PawPaw are always fun to be around!

My two sister-in-laws are just beautiful, both inside and out. I am so thankful for having such sweet ladies in my life and aunts to my sweet kids.

Sarah is a special blessing to us and all the kids LOVE their SaSa.


James, Stormi, Caleb, Micah and Ellie are such a sweet family who we can have so much fun with, learn from and love so much. You just have to watch out for James while you are playing Putt-Putt, he is sneaky!

Caleb is so active and a little shy. He was so cute with Adelyn, he wanted to hold her and was so gentle and sweet. He was also the master Wii player! One morning I was having Caleb, Katelyn and Micah make up their beds and here is what Caleb said, “We can’t make our beds – we don’t have our magnets.” (his reward system that they use at home).


Micah is, as Nanny puts it, a bull in a china cabinet and truly as sweet as can be. He makes the funniest faces and says the funniest things, like- "Look there is PawPaw and spit-up (his nickname for Adelyn)." Another time Pawpaw was trying to hold Micah and Katelyn’s hands going down a steep hill so they wouldn’t crash and burn. Micah gave his opinion when he said, “Four and five year olds don’t hold hands.”

Ellie is such a little lady but won't take the big kids messing with her. She knows how to stand-up for herself! She is very independent and is a beautiful little girl!

Life is so busy for our family these days- it was so wonderful to just slow down and spend time with each other. (oh and notice the outfit. Nanny made Katelyn, Ellie and Adelyn coordinating outfits- adorable!)

Katelyn had a blast playing with her big cousins! She tried to keep up with them and did a pretty good job. She was the messiest she has ever been and had the most bruises she has ever had from falling trying to keep up! The big kids did lots of exploring the YMCA grounds.

Adelyn was her usual laid-back self this vacation. She spit-up all the time, hence Micah's nickname for her.

One night we had a campfire where we roasted hotdogs, made s'mores and enjoyed the great outdoors.

We also enjoyed a few games of horseshoes. I'm pretty sure I lost every game I played, but Nanny and PawPaw know how to play!
Jared, James, and Stanley took the big kids fishing one day. I don't think they caught anything though.

We went into town several days and went down this huge slide. The best I can describe it is a slide on steroids! I won't venture to guess how high it was, but it was high. The kids enjoyed the slide and I must say, so did I!
We also went to ride the go-carts. Katelyn LOVED it! She had the biggest grin on her face the whole time. It was precious to watch the excitment in her face!

One afternoon Jared and I took Katelyn to go on a pony ride. She rode on Shortcake and loved every second of it.

We also played a little putt-putt. Adelyn participated in this sport... Okay, so really just sat in the carrier, but she did spit-up on the green right as PawPaw took this picture.

One afternoon we went for a big photo shoot with the whole family. Here are a few of pictures from that afternoon.

This vacation was so special not because of all the things we did (although those were fun), but because of the people we did it with. We love each and every one of the Hughes! I'll end with a quote from Caleb: Our last night in the motel Caleb stayed in Nanny and Pawpaw’s room. Right before going to bed he said, “Can we go back to Colorado again? We said, “Yes, probably, someday.” He shot back with another question, “How many more sleeps?” I agree Caleb, how many more sleeps until we get to go back!!!

Rise and Shine

Just a few pictures from the breakfast table this morning. Here is Katelyn eating her cereal. If you can see, she picks up the cereal with her hand and puts in on the spoon, then eats the food off her spoon. Silly girl!

Here is Adelyn playing in her highchair. She is so happy and content just sitting watching us and playing with a few toys. What a sweet girl!

Best Friend

Today while at HEB I saw some lip smackers on clearance.

Since Katelyn is constantly asking if she can use my "lip stuff", I thought I'd splurge and spend the 49 cents to get her a tube of her own. As soon as we got home it was nap time, but I decided to let her put a little on before her nap. When I pulled it out of the bag Katelyn squealed with excitement then said, "Mommy, you are my best friend ever!!!" as she was hugging the lip smackers... Oh the fun little things!

Katelyn makes me laugh

This morning Katelyn told me she was going to dress herself. I am embracing her independence and this is what she picked-
She informed me that she needed to wear mittens to keep her hands warm. Then this afternoon after she went to her bed to take a nap I hear crying which is unusual so I go to check on her. This is what I find-

Here are her exact words, "Mommy, I fell down and I can't get up." Oh dear, I love my little Katelyn, she makes me laugh!

Happy 1/2 Birthday Adelyn!

Yes, you read the title right- today is Adelyn's 6 month birthday! The time has truly flown by! She is as sweet as ever and as fun as ever. Adelyn has hit a new milestone this month- baby food!

So far she has only had banana's, apples, and butternut squash. She likes it okay, but she has some trouble getting the food to the back of her mouth to swallow. She is 'tongue-tied' and I think that might be the root of the problem. Tomorrow is her 6 month well check, so I'm going to ask the doctor what he thinks. I know we will have to get her tongue clipped at some point, but I was hoping to wait a bit longer. She has figured out she can suck on her bottom lip or suck her thumb and it helps the food go down...


Speaking of sucking her thumb, she has started sucking it during nap and nighttime pretty often.

She has also been moving like crazy. No crawling yet, but she has gotten on her hand and knees several times and rocked back and forth. I'm going to predict that next month she will be crawling, but for now she is rolling and scooting everywhere!
This month we had our first big family vacation with Adelyn. We went to Colorado with Jared's family and had a blast. I have TONS of pictures to sift through then I am going to do a post on our Colorado trip, so I'll leave that off this post. Adelyn- Happy 1/2 birthday my sweet little princess. We love you so very much and are so blessed by you!

Happy Birthday my sweet girl!

Katelyn Grace turned three years old today! She is just a sweet-spirited little girl who loves her family and loves her friends. A few weeks ago was promotion Sunday at church so she moved up to a new class. As we went to pick her up from her new class her new teacher, Mr. Marcus (who is a sweet older gentleman who has served in the 3 yr old class for many, many years), said, "Here is Miss Chatterbox!". After spending about an hour with Katelyn he pegged her just right, Miss Chatterbox fits her perfectly!

Katelyn loves to dress up-
She loves her sister and she gets tickled when she gets Adelyn to laugh-
She enjoys playing outside, and is a pro at riding her new bike-
Here is Katelyn at party #1 in Colorado when we celebrated her birthday as well as her cousins, Caleb and Micah.
Here is Katelyn at birthday party #2-
Katelyn is such a sweetie and is such a blessing to me. I count it one of my highest honors in life to be the Mommy to this sweet child.
Here is a little Q&A with Katelyn on 9/8/10- (these are her words)
1. What is your name? Katelyn Grace Haley Hughes
2. How old are you? free
3. What is your favorite toy? my rocking chair
4. What is your favorite food? blueberries
5. Who is your best friend? Heidi
6. What do you want to be when you grow up? nothing
7. What is your favorite thing to do? play with toys
8. What does Daddy do at work? work on his job
9. Where do you live? at home
10. What is your favorite book? The Berenstein Bears book
11. What is your favorite color? green
12. What do you think Adelyn likes to do? eating
13. What do you think Daddy likes to do? nothing
14. What do you think Mommy likes to do? play with a friend
15. Where is your favorite place to go? to see friends
16. What is your favorite thing to do with Adelyn? play a boogie boogie with her