Our Family Blog – Mike, Louanne, Nadia, Amelie, & Dani
A couple weeks ago I decided to try a recipe for jumbo pretzels made from scratch. I got Nadia to help me with the process from getting the flour out to rolling out the dough. I even let Nadia form some of the pretzels and she did a pretty good twist. This was very fun to do with her, but also the pretzels were REALLY good. Click the photo below to see the whole album.
I think we might have to make some more this weekend. YUM!
Here is the second post about our June trip to Colorado to see our good friends Randy and Jessica. When we decided to go visit Grandma Johns we thought we would see if they would mind if we “popped in” two days later. They were game for a last minute visit and we had a blast. The first night we just hung out and caught up on everything. Then on Saturday we headed to some mountain that was supposed to have sheep or goats or something for your viewing pleasure, but they weren’t game to come out for us. Nadia was just happy she found a cool new rock. 🙂 The view itself was beautiful and I got in my hiking quota for the year (I will be honest, it wasn’t really hiking, but I still count it).
After that we headed back towards Denver and made a stop at ‘Lookout Mountain’ where William ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody is buried. The views were amazing, but you can see below what Nadia liked the best. See the Colorado Scenery album for those photos.
That night we had an awesome meal made by Randy and Jessica. YUM! Abby and Nadia had some fun while the meat was grilling.
On Sunday we went to church with our hosts and then to Ted’s for buffalo burgers. In the evening just the adults went out to eat while Randy’s parents kept an eye on the three kids (sadly that photo was completely blurry), and we also baked another flavor of cupcakes which is a tradition when Jessica and I visit each other.
And it was our second Father’s Day as a family and Nadia just wanted to show off her rocks in the photo.
I am thankful for God’s majesty and the wonderful ways He shows it to us. Here are some photos from our June trip to Colorado to prove my point.
Louanne just edited a new video (I helped a little) that she took of Nadia dancing around a few days ago. Nadia’s almost three years old now and seems to have more happiness and energy in her on a daily basis than I think I’ve ever had in my entire life on any single day. I can’t help but laugh and smile every time I watch this one. I believe it is my new favorite. We hope you enjoy it.