Dennis Family

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Half Marathon

I ran the Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon the other weekend. It was my first half marathon, and it was actually pretty fun. I went up with 3 other girls from around here, which was fun. They were Kelly Morter, Rachelle Hulet, and Julie Frye. I ran the race in 1 hour and 52 minutes. Miles 8-10 were the hardest part. My feet were hurting, but I kept going. I ran into my friend, Rachel Millet (now Shipee), from college bball, and ran the rest of the race with her which was also fun. I had a great time and will most likely do another one. Although, I couldn't imagine turning around and doing the whole thing over to make it a full marathon...good luck Chris! :)

While I was gone, I was worried about the kids. They stayed home with Chris, but that wasn't what I was worried about. Porter hadn't been taking a bottle, and we didn't know what he was going to eat for 2 days. Luckily, while I was gone, he took the bottle! Yeah! He did so great. He even only woke up once during the night and Chris just rocked him back quickly. I told Chris I think we have a new routine. I was so glad they did so great with Chris. (P.S. Porter has once again hated the bottle...he liked it for only a couple weeks. Any suggestions?)

Right before the race. It was early.

Such a cute group. :)

Proud, with our medals.

I did it! Yeah, it's over!

Friday, July 3, 2009

DISNEYLAND!

I'm finally posting about our spontaneous trip to Disneyland a couple of weeks ago. Chris' brother, Cory, went to Disneyland with his family and the special at the time was buy 3 days, get 2 days free. They could only go for 3 days, so we got to go the 2 days for free. We were so excited! It was so fun! The kids and us love Disneyland. Although it was very busy and crowded, we had a great trip.

We got there after a long ride (well, from Vegas) because of lots of traffic and screaming baby. Took twice the time it normally takes. Anyways, on Monday we went to California Adventure (just was about to write Disneyland Adventure...that's what Kylie calls it) because we had never been there before. It was fun. I think we were expecting a little bit more. It was still cool but didn't have all the mickey stuff and princesses like disneyland does. Anyways, the first ride we went on was Soarin'. Peyton, Kylie, and I went. In the middle of it Peyton said he wanted to go see Dad. I just told him to close his eyes...wasn't sure if he was gonna throw up or something. But it's a cool ride. My favorite adult ride was California Screamin'. And my favorite kid thing there was Playhouse Disney Live on Stage. Way fun for the kids. Did the whole day thing, even headed over to Disneyland to ride Buzz Lightyear...that's what Peyton had been wanting to do the whole time. And we did a few other things.

Tuesday was all Disneyland. We couldn't believe it, but 4 of the rides broke down on us. Yes, 4! On 2 or 3 of them we were about 5 people away from the front of the line and it broke down. Argh! Luckily later in the day most of them worked. We spent the majority of the time in Fantasyland and Toon Town, which was just fine. This trip helped us know what to do and what not to do for in August when my whole family is going together. The kids DO NOT like any of the story rides. Anything that rides inside or in the dark or anything like that. So, no waiting in line for Peter Pan, Roger Rabbit, Pinnochio, and all that stuff. Phew! They DO like Dumbo, Teacups, the Rockets, and those kind of rides. They got autograph books for the characters to sign. They got some, and we'll try to get more in August. Kylie just loves that book. She looks at it over and over again...just how she looks at her 3 year old birthday cards over and over. :) We know the first thing we are going to do in August...head straight for the princess lines. It was over a 2hour wait, so we didn't do it, but we will next time, since we will be there first. Porter did great, too. At the end he was just completely exhausted and couldn't stop crying though. Poor kid. He did great though. And I got over my fear of nursing in front of people. Yep, I nursed (with the cover of course) in front of hundreds of people. Yes, hundreds. Anyways, we sure had a great time and were so thankful that we could go. It was so fun. We've always wanted to do a quick spur of the moment vacation and this was it! And the best part was was we were in Disneyland and returned home to our own beds the same day! The trip home was much better. Well, Porter did scream SCREAM for the first 1 hour. Then complete silence and sleeping from all the kids the rest of the way home. It took us 3-4 hours to get home. Such a fun trip. Thanks Cory and Candice for the tickets!

Here's LOTS of photos from the trip.

Porter finally fell asleep...

...and so did Peyton.

Chris and Kylie...

Waiting in the Buzz Lightyear line. Porter wasn't happy then...

Chris and Peyton riding Buzz Lightyear. One of my favorite pictures. I love how Chris is concerned about helping his son. Sarcasm. :) However, after the ride Chris did tell me that he beat his previous score from another year. Oh boy. What?! You remembered it. Let's say competitive.

My other favorite picture. All happy ears...

Us at our hotel...

A trip wouldn't be complete without an asleep picture. I love how Peyton is all over Kylie and she doesn't even notice or care...

The family at the Magic Kingdom...

Riding the Dumbo ride. One of their favorite rides...

In jail...

After waiting in the long line to see Mickey. So fun. :)

Waiting in line...

Their other favorite ride. This time riding with Dad...

Peyton loving his Mickey ice cream...

The kids loved meeting characters, well most of them. They would ask Peyton his name and Kylie would reply, "His name is Peyton. He's shy."

We give Cars a thumbs up.

We had a great time and can't wait till August till we can go again!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

We love you Katherine!

Katherine Diane Nelson
Born in Denver, Colorado on Jan. 16, 2009

Departed on Jun. 18, 2009 and resided in Centennial, CO.

In Memory of Katherine Diane (Romney) Nelson

Katherine Diane (Romney) Nelson, an angel sent from the presence of God was brought home to the presence of her Father and the Saviour Jesus Christ the morning of June 18, 2009.

Her strong, faithful and precious spirit left a legacy that will never be forgotten. She lived great and died great in the sight of God. She is valiant and faithful and will rise in the morning of the first Resurrection with glory and eternal life. She has been told "well done thou good and faithful servant". Her purpose on this earth was to receive a body so she could be exalted. Her short sojourn was accompanied by angels as she was near to the presence of God at all times while on this earth. Her challenge that she faced started from the time of birth, as she struggled daily for life and breath. Her heart is pure and gave out in accordance with God's will of His eternal plan. Her desire is to cry repentance unto every people! She is loved by all!

Katherine is survived by her parents Paula Diane Romney Nelson and Michael Joseph Nelson.

Her brothers and sisters: Joseph Reed, Rachel Marie, Juliana Rose, and others beyond the veil.

Grandparents: Norm and Marie Romney and Ronald and Margaret Nelson.

As well as loving great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends."

A Proclamation on the Family"Memorial of Katherine Diane (Romney) Nelson will be held: Wednesday, June 24, 20099:00 amThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints5175 S. Picadilly St.Centennial, Colorado 80015(Across from Eaglecrest High School)Grave dedication at Fairmount Cemetery 11:00am

http://obit.horanandmcconaty.com/obit-682193

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Idaho

Chris won 2 airplane tickets at a golf tournament a while back. They were expiring soon. Chris and I could never figure out how to go anywhere and leave the kids. So, Kylie and I used the tickets (along with Porter) to visit my brother, Matt, and his family up in Rexburg, Idaho. It was fun to get away. Although it wasn't a true vacation because I still had the majority of the kids :) it was fun. We did lots of fun things, but we were just so excited to be with family and cousins!

Porter's first airplane ride. He cried a lot on the plane, but did okay.

Kylie loved playing on the slip n slide. They could have been there forever.

Riley, Emma, and Kylie cute in their swimsuits...

Porter, me, and Kylie...

All of us hanging out at the splash park...

Porter getting his first haircut. He looks so handsome...

The kids before church...

Riley, Emma, and Kylie in the car at Bear World...

We went to Bear World. The bears go right to your car. This is right in front of us. It's really fun.

At Bear World...

Porter FINALLY feel asleep...

There are some kid rides at Bear World, too. Kylie just loved them. I love the arms in the air, too...

So cute...

Making personal pizzas for dinner...

We had such a great time. Hope to visit again soon!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Peyton's 3rd birthday!

Peyton turned 3! He had loads of fun. Chris and I got him a Batcave for his birthday and he hasn't stopped playing with it since. It's like a superhero's castle. He loves it! He also had a Superman birthday party. It was lots of fun with his friends there. They started out coloring S's and making capes. Then they played musical superman, just like musical chairs. They played something like pin the tail on the donkey, but with Spiderman. And last but not least, there was a Superman pinata. First Superman came flying down from our upstairs hallway. Then each kid had a turn at the pinata. Now they have strings to pull instead of hitting it with a bat...great idea! We ate Superman cake, and had lots of fun. Peyton sure loves Superman and all the superhero's so he is still in heaven. He still says he is still having his party again. Here's lots of pictures from his birthday. We sure do love you Peyton. Glad you are part of our family.

Our family. I love Porter looking at Chris here.