Happy 1st Birthday.....

Today all of us celebrated 1 year at the Edge Church. We had service followed by a picnic complete with a bouncy house, snow cones, popcorn and lemonade for the kids. For the adults they had a chili cook off, and there was some pretty stiff competition. But in the end Eric's Whiskey Sirloin Chili WON!! He won bragging rights for having the best chili out of 14 others WAHOO!! Good Job!! (it was pretty awesome, i had to admit, even if he weren't my husband i would have voted for it) They also had a tattoo booth, Rohan and i both got new "ink" I am actually kind of happy i got it where i did. I have been debating on getting a 1/2 sleeve tattoo for a while, and this "tattoo" helped me decide.

It was a great time, we met some new friends and got to reconnect with some old ones. As i took pictures today, i was amazed at the number of people we can call friend, that we have met at this church. We are blessed!! Happy Birthday EDGE!!

A couple videos from today

Critters.....

We live by a park, which is next to a field, which is next to a highway. We have a ton of animals that come into our yard, which are the bain of Eric's existence, if he were superman these animals would be his kryptonite. Not only have they destroyed the yard, they seem to be immune to all types of traps. We triied almost everyhthing this summer, if we can't get rid of them, I fully expect Eric to go caddy shack on them next. We also get a ton of creepy things, snakes, rodents, bugs. Today as we were cleaning up toys from the backyard i heard Eric yelp followed by

"UGH SNAKE"

he was actually very calm, which shows he has gotten better as a father. By not freaking out (as he normally would have) he was able to get the snake a good distance away from all of us. Now, upon inspection of the snake, he really wasn't anything to be afraid of, but we are trying to teach the boys that all snakes could be dangerous and we don't want them messing with them. We all kind of woo'd and ahh'd over him and i got a couple shots of him (from a distance) as he curled around trying to make himself invisible. I think he's kinda cute. (he looks a lot bigger in the picture than he was)

And then there are the bugs we have. Yesterday morning Eric went outside to leave for work but came back in and said

"Sam, there's a walking stick by the front door"

I grabbed the boys and headed up he was all kinds of cool hanging out on the side of the house.

Goodbye summer.....

This is always bitter sweet, I look forward to Fall (my favorite season) i look forward to cozy sweaters and flowing scarves, leaves turning from their vibrant green to a muted yellow and the smell of Fall, the smell that tells you Halloween and Thanksgiving are just around the corner. But i will miss the hot days of the summer, which were extra special this year as i got to spend them with my guys, days of the refreshing pool followed by cool summer nights filled with chatting with friends.

But as of today we have ended summer in the Spillman home. My house smells of simmering cider (thanks to a wonderful candle i bought yesterday) and beef roast, we picked up all of the summer toys in the yard and started the pool draining. I am looking forward to the fall weather......But i will miss those summer days.

The day the world stopped turning.....

I was at work at Sprint......we had turned on the TV and were watching when my boss came in and started yelling at us for watching TV. He hadn't heard yet. We watched as the 2nd plane hit. Terry one of the girl's i worked with assured me that the towers would not fall, they were built to withstand anything. Not long after she said it they fell. Life that day stopped, it was a haze, we were all but closed on the phones, because no one was calling in. We as a country were glued to our TV's, watching the unexplainable. I will never forget as i watched members of congress sing our national anthem. This day has become what the JFK assassination, and the challenger explosion was for our parents.

My children will never know the pain we suffered as a nation at the hands of a few, but they will know what happened that day, we must never forget.

Out with the old......

It's amazing how some fresh paint can make a room feel brand new......We painted the master bathroom on Monday, and i have to say Eric did a great job, I love it!!

Congrats guys....

I would like to introduce you to Alan and Amanda Ferrin. They got hitched this past Sunday and the wedding was beautiful, it was a perfect Colorado fall themed wedding, i think the only thing that would have made it 100% legit, is if it had snowed. The bride was gorgeous and the groom, well he was probably the calmest groom i have ever seen!! Congratulations again guys!

My Champagne and chocolate

Sam, Amanda and Bria (we met in Middle school)

Sam and Bria 09-05-10

6 Years.....

This past Saturday Eric and i celebrated 6 years of being married. We didn't do anything special, just enjoyed each other and the boys, ran some errands, and just hung out. We did treat ourselves to Olive Garden take out, it was GOOOOOOD!! It was a good day (except for 1 store incident that kinda drove me nuts) we got to spend it together having fun as a family. I got Eric his season 2 & 3 of the A-Team, and some True Blood (which is a fruit version of what the Vampires drink in the show True Blood) it's OK, very sweet though. And Eric got me my SIMS game, and a new tattoo. As i look back on the 7 years that Eric and i have been together, I know that i made the right choice when i decided to marry him. He is every thing i need him to be, he keeps me grounded, and reminds me that things aren't always what the seem, he loves me for who i am, not what i try to be. I love being married and i love being married to him, i am so glad i get to call him HUSBAND!!

I Love you MONKEY!!