Still out taking pictures. haha got this one the other evening...i love these with the sun coming through the clouds. there's just something about it, looks so heavenly. thought it was kind of appropriate for the 'times' and all the hype about yesterday's date....

...for the birds

we seem to have been overrun with birds this spring. they are everywhere! we found this nest the other day with a momma sitting on her eggs...

She's in the Band...

Laren has been in her school band for 2 years now. This year they started marching band and were in our town's Pioneer Days Parade. They did a wonderful job for being their first year. They also performed at the town "Spring Celebration" festivities over Easter weekend.

A Night to Remember...

Laren's big dance recital is coming up on June 4. We went last weekend for pictures and i got this right before we left. Their costumes are really cute this year :)

A New Church...

We have been looking for a new church for quite some time now. A couple of weeks ago while having a yard sale, we met many of our neighbors which was nice since we've lived here for almost a year and really didn't know anyone. :) A very nice couple a few doors down told us about the church they go to so we decided to go last week. It turns out that one of Laren's friends and his family go there. She met and knew him from the Christian school she used to go to, so that was nice to see some familiar faces. We are going again today and I think we will continue to go there. YaY!

Feed My Starving Children...

(center, yellow shirt)

(these posts will be backwards for a bit until i catch up...)

Two weeks ago Laren went as a volunteer with the NJHS to help pack food for the charity Feed My Starving Children. They gave 2 hours of their time to help ensure that children around the world get nutritious food in their tummies. This was held at Verrado High School and was a put on by a local church.

Trying to Help...

Officer Christopher Paz

Officer Rolando Tirado

Today Laren and I attended a car wash that was held in honor of our recently Fallen Officer Tirado and injured Officer Paz. The car wash was put on by the NJHS (National Junior Honor Society). It was a hot day and the kids worked hard and were able to raise $360 for both families in an effort to help them during this difficult time.

The town has really pulled together participating in several fundraisers including a bbq held at Youngker High School last year, raising over $17,000! It has been a hard hit to lose one and almost lose another of our wonderfully dedicated officers.

Starting New...

It has been so long since I have updated the old blog that I decided to start a new one. It may bounce back and forth as I try to put recent things on here but I hope to get caught up soon.