Fun pics of summer so far....

Hail Storm!!

(This happened over a week ago I am just slow to download:)...... So after enjoying a beautiful day at the pool, nice 70-80 degree day, come home, have dinner with Chris & Emma, Emma goes to sleep, Chris & I catching up on some law & orders we hear some CRAZY noise from outside....... People I had NEVER seen hail before moving to Colorado! This stuff is seriously so crazy. The funny thing about living in weather is when there is a serious thunderstorm or crazy rain or hail the whole neighborhood gathers on their front porches to watch; I don't know I find it so amusing that grown adults will just hang out, we talk to each other, laughing, hootin & hollerin, or just sitting with a glass of wine watching:) it's pretty funny! Anyway this night nothing different so I had to take a couple of pictures & a video because it is STILL after 5 years unbelievable that we get THE MOST RANDOM weather here!!

***Ok I have to preface this video with you have to watch it especially if you've never been in a hail storm, the stuff is CRAZY with a capitol "C" because we are literally talking warm outside, warm all day and then a crazy "ice" storm sort of.... so weird! ALSO I am definitely NOT a great camerawoman so please forgive me for making you a bit nauseous:) by moving the camera and for some reason it's a LONG video so stop after a few don't feel the need to watch the whole thing:) I was just so mesmorized I couldn't stop:)!.... you'll hear some of the neighbors on their porches whistling, yelling, so funny:). PS after it was over (because it lasted a few min. all the boys were out there making "hailballs" and throwing them at each other, LOL:) hilarious!!

JUST KIDDING THE VIDEO DIDN'T WORK???????? OH WELL:).....

Enjoy the pics!!

a gift, a camera and a picture walk!!

First off before you look at pictures this really is a Thank You to an amazing friend who gave us an amazing gift! Friends are this amazing thing that see a need in your life even before you do. For two only children we live and die by our friendships and so whenever we are blessed by someone who knows us without even asking it is AMAZING and an absolute God sent!! So here is the story of and amazing gift and a picture walk...

After handing our camera and saying, "hey will you take a picture of us:)" several times over the course of lots of events; last month they decided to buy us a NEW CAMERA!! Now first I laugh at this because they said, "this is truly selfish because if I have to take one more picture on your old camera I'm not doing it." You have to understand that our "old camera" was the center of many jokes with our friends; it's old, it's BIG and apparently could use some updating:):). People LOVED to make fun of our camera! So one day we drive into Best Buy and I'm thinking what the heck. We proceed to go into the camera section and I'm told that we're getting a new camera! What???!!! So after they pick up my jaw off the floor and talk me into this amazing, selfless gift:) we proceed to look for a perfect camera for us. They pick one out that is PERFECT and they are chatting with the sales guy when Sabrina chimes in to say.... Umm my old (ginormous, 1990 camera) had some sort of video on it, will this one video too??? Oh my gosh our friend was so embarrassed and said it's like asking if your cell phone has a camera on it, they all do!! I said Ok I'll just shut up and let you go with the technical stuff, I'll just pick out the color:)..... Well when they brought up the memory card thingy (my old camera didn't have one of them I thought:) so I proceeded to ask if I have to buy a new one when that one is full:):)LOLOLOL!! Oh my gosh I think my friend gave me a death ray with their eyes and then they along with the sales guy were laughing hysterically and our friend said, Sorry about her they haven't purchased a new electronic since 1999, you should see her camera! Apparently we should have brought my old camera (which I thought wasn't so bad by the way:) so that the sales guy would fully understand the dire situation we were in here:):). So is that a no on replacing the card thingy I thought:)LOLOLOL.... Oh my gosh so even after all that we still walked away with an amazing camera is even more of a miracle. Thank You so much to our dear friend who blessed us in an amazing way, for a wonderful gift that not only surprised but blessed us SO MUCH you'll never know!!

So now the picture walk. Well we've been having fun with our new camera and one morning during our daily walk I realized that when I'm just out & about in a familiar area I always pass certain things that make me smile or peaceful or fun or beautiful and so one morning I said, that's it we're not walking/running this morning we're going to walk our 3 mile walk leisurly and have a "picture walk" with our new camera. It was a GORGEOUS morning and it was so much fun!! So if you have ever been curious about that crazy Colorado community that the Garcia's up and moved to:) here you go.... we walk the 3 mile trail around the golf course in our community every morning and here are a few things that always catch my eye....

from plants, to views, to houses, to trees!! (and I took it in order from when we leave our street all the way around until we get back. I encourage you to do that wherever you might walk or enjoy walking it's really fun to just take a minute and relflect and enjoy!)

So without further adieu.........

Enjoy!!

Birthday Party!

Enjoy lots of pictures from Emma Grace's 1st birthday party! We had a wonderful time, Emma did FABULOUS through all the attention and it turned out just perfect. We had so much fun with family & friends; especially those that flew in special and of course missed those of you that wanted to be there but couldn't. We are SO blessed and excited that our baby is ONE!!

Well here you go, we think the "CandyLand" theme was a hit!...