Building the Barn

the guys are getting serious about building the barn

Dayton loves using heavy equipment

Is that a pirate or just a great looking guy?  Love the ponytail!!

view from the barn to the lake and campsites

that's my man and the fearless leader of our tribe!!

things are really starting to take shape

                More pictures coming soon.  We now have metal on the walls.  Soon to have a roof!!!

Colorado trip August 2012

Lake Dillon in Summit County  

the condo we stayed in...wonderful!

It is always good to get new shoes...

and have someone to greet you when you get home!!!!!

view from the condo

i love colorado and my honey!!

the children can't wait to go skiing this winter.  these are the slopes in Breckenridge, Colorado

Georgetown, Colorado is a great little town!

The house we lived in when the children were little!  i still love that house!!!

Long time, no post!!!

It has been some time since our last post and for that we are truly sorry!!  This summer has been wonderful!  HOT, but wonderful!

We bought an above ground pool and set it up at the farm, but it wasn't used much because we are still at the rent house and haven't been to the farm very often.  SO, we moved the pool.  Drained the water and loaded it onto a trailer and hauled it the 7 miles from the farm to the rent house.  Oh, don't mind them, that is just the Warrens moving their swimming pool... People around here are getting used to seeing us and have come to expect us to be somewhat different.  They like us in spite of that, I think!

We had an amazing surprise a few weeks ago!  Barrett and Devin told us that they are going to have a BABY!!!  YES, you heard me correctly!  A BABY!!!!  Now, you all know by now that I am not easily excited (ha ha), but a BABY is something to get excited about!  I think you could hear my shout of joy all the way down the block!  (Again, don't worry, it's just the Warrens)  Pray for our neighbors!  We are not a very quiet family and I am sure they are wondering about all the noise that proceeds from our home!  Anyway,  back to the baby announcement!  We were getting ready to pray for our Sabbath meal on Friday night and Barrett said, "You guys will never guess what we saw at the camper (they live in a camper on the farm) last night!"  We were all guessing mice, spiders, frogs, etc.  He told us they had a picture of "IT" and handed us their phone/camera.  It was not a picture of anything we had suggested, but it was a picture of a pregnancy test and it actually said "pregnant!"  (These new tests amaze me, they actually write out the results)  Needless to say, we are overjoyed and pray protection and blessings over Barrett and Devin and this new little life!

We also had our annual family reunion at my brother's house.  Such fun we had!!!  It was hotter than the blazes, but we found if you eat enough and hang out in the pool the heat isn't so bad!   It was a great weekend of reliving old memories about loved ones who are not with us anymore, making new memories with family that is here and dreaming about all the memories to be made with future family members!  Our family isn't perfect.  (I know, it is a shocker)  We don't always see eye-to-eye on some issues, but we are FAMILY and that means we love each other no matter what!  It was a great time!

I hope that all of you are having a terrific summer and I will talk to you soon!!!

WEDDING!!!

WOW!  I know that is a small word, but it is what comes to mind when I think of Barrett and Devin's Wedding!!!

I do not think it could have gone any better!  When Devin got out of the car at the campground to wait for Barrett, the tension just got higher!  It was a good tension that was filled with excitement!

And then he was in sight!!!  I have never seen such emotion from a bride!  Devin was beautiful and hopeful and shaking like a leaf!  She was so ready to meet her groom!  None of us could have held her back and none of us would have wanted to do that!

Barrett jumped from the carriage that he was riding in and began to run to his bride.  At the same time, Devin began to run from all of us to her groom!  It was like watching something happen in slow motion!  SO BEAUTIFUL!!!  SUCH LOVE!!!

 Leaving the campground and heading to the amphitheater for the ceremony!  A beautiful couple in a beautiful carriage!! 

The ceremony was terrific!  Monty and Gene did a great job, but I must say that it was the Grandaddy's that were the highlight!  Both of Barrett's Grandaddy's prayed blessings over the new couple!  Those prayers were so special and Barrett and Devin will surely be blessed so much because of them!

Then it was time to dance!  The reception was super!  The food was plentiful and the fellowship was unbeatable!!!

So many people helped in so many ways to make this day amazing!  Our thanks go out to all of those who brought food and helped with decorations or lighting or sound!!  You are all wonderful and we couldn't have done it without you!  Special thanks go to Sandy Williams for being in charge of organizing all the food!  THANK YOU SANDY!!!

We are truly grateful to the Father in Heaven for allowing our family to be a part of something so special!  We pray that all the glory goes to Him!  After all, it is His way and His story that we were trying to show!  His love for us (His bride) is without end and our family prays that Barrett and Devin's Wedding showed that, even in some small way!!