Germany arrives!

My sisters Anita and Becky just love to entertain Levi.

In June we had some family in town. One uncle, four aunts and two cousins came over from Germany and it was a blast! They represent over 50 aunts, uncles and cousins in Germany!
My mom was so happy to get to see her family again especially that they came here to America for the first time! I'll post a few more pictures of our time with them once I get them from my mom's camera. Their english is very limited and some of them don't know any at all so Jason was a little out of the loop but he did well. We translated a lot and he just got to relax while we were with them.

Bang Bang

Levi loves to make noise and his new favorite way is by banging random objects on the table, and on this steel sifter. It's fun to watch him play even if it does get a little too loud sometimes.

Jason's Birthday!

Jason loves to backcountry ski in the national Park at a place called Hidden Valley, so for his birthday I got him a Hidden Valley sign. He loved it but he loved the picture my mother painted for him even more...a painting of Longs Peak and Meeker. Another special treat was from Jason's mom, a little scrapbook of Jason's life. 28 years of learning and growing in Christ. He felt very blessed.

Look at me!

Dancing...

Levi loves music and he's kind of figured out how to dance. It is more like bouncing really but hey, it's cute.

Diggers...

Jason worked all weekend at the house, digging. Levi and I stopped by to see him and Levi got to ride in the machine for a while.

As far as the house goes...

We are all done with the excavation! Tomorrow we start the concrete, which might take up to a week to complete. Once that is done we start framing!!! We are getting excited to really get this thing going. Jason has done an excellent job of organizing all the work and getting everything ready. I'm so proud of him, building us a great house!

Funny Levi

Doesn't he just make you laugh?

Levi likes to use his head for balance. It is really funny to watch, but he loves it!

The johnny jump up is probably his favorite "toy". He will bounce and spin for quite a while, although only when someone is watching him. He get's a little bored when he isn't performing =0)

The Guys

When Jason get's home from work Levi follows him around non stop. It's really cute to watch! Jason love to crawl with Levi and Levi loves to "pat" his daddy when he's stretching. How priceless to watch my boy adore his daddy.

Baby Elk

The other day Jason and I got up in the morning to find a newly born elk in our yard. It was only a few hours old, and was still learning to walk. It was the first baby elk we've seen this year and were excited that we got to see it from the comfort of our home, while drinking coffee...