Cody's 16th Birthday!!!

Cody turned 16 on Monday, February 22nd!

He had a lot of wonderful wishes sent his way.

He was a hit at school when I dropped off

three dozen homemade chocolate chip cookies

during his lunch break.

Cody was gloating about passing up his dad

in the height department!

Maybe by an inch or so, but he's moving ahead.

HAPPY 16th BIRTHDAY CODY!!!

He's lookin' worried...

And with good reason!

Better a kiss from mom rather than some cute girls!

After a yummy spaghetti dinner at home we

played a few rounds of UNO.

Jim beat us in all but one round, I think jet lag was

working against us....

Kent's Broomfield Buddies~

Kent was so excited to be back in Broomfield

for a few days!

He had not been home since last August.

He spent time with some of his buddies like

Nick who leaves on his mission soon.

Andrew, Kent, Danny, Drew, Nick

Rachel Roylance and Hailey were in town

for the fun as well.

My Trip Favorites~

Here are some of my most favorite people!

I spent two days with my three

older kids who attend BYU.

I was able to go to some of their classes,

cook them a meal, take them shopping, get

some laundry done, and have lunches together.

Here is my beautiful daughter Chandra and me with

the great mountain scenery as a backdrop to the BYU campus.

Bryce offered to design Chandra and Tyler's

wedding announcement. So we met up with

him in one of the campus buildings computer labs

to work on the design. With his creative abilities

the design turned out beautifully!

Kent meeting up with us between classes.

It was an AWESOME two days for me!

I miss my kids! But I'm glad they are focused

on some great life goals and accomplishments.

After leaving Bryce and Chandra in Provo,

Kent and I headed back to Colorado for

some fun times there.

Here's two of my handsome sons

that I'm the lucky mom of!

Jim was very sweet to send me a Valentine Bouquet

to enjoy all week! It was a long lonely week for him.

He was SO happy for Cody and I to return "home."

Family and Friend Fun~

Chandra and I had a very productive weekend

in Colorado getting things in order for her

upcoming wedding. Wedding shoe shopping,

wedding dress alterations, reception planning,

meeting with the photographers, cake planning,

flower "picking", and a few more fun things were

managed and taken care of.

We also really enjoyed our time with the Kaisers,

Grandma, and visiting with ward members.

Then we headed off to Utah

so Coreen could spend time with her BYU Boys.

Tyler gladly picked Chandra and I up at the airport.

On our way to Provo we made time for a short

visit at Bob and Kelly's home. We managed to

round everyone up for a quick picture!

After our Draper stop we headed to Provo.

We were able to spend time visiting with

my friend Kris and enjoy her first grandchild, Olivia.

She looks pretty cute with the dress we brought.

Jeremy and Amy, Kris's daughter, are the lucky

ones to be Olivia's parents!

Grandbabies are just great!

Back in Colorado I was able to see my

sister Kendra one last time before heading

back to Germany.

My friend Kim called to say goodbye one last

time and we realized we were literally passing each

other on the road to the airport. So we stopped

to get a quick picture together!

Colorado here we come! And Bye Bye Bush Buddies~

Knowing that it's many mothers dreams to be

a part of their daughters fun wedding planning

Jim was smart and flew me and Cody home

for a week in the states to do just that.

Actually Cody would have no part of the planning

but he did have a great time in Broomfield

with family and friends. Playing on the ward

basketball team within hours of landing, attending

a youth church dance and the temple, going to school

with his cousin Chelsea, checking out "POPS" were

some of the highlights. But we won't go into the

unfortunate visit to Taco Bell...

Well, we arrived in Colorado just in time!

Our family friends, the Bush's, were leaving

the next day for their new home in Baltimore, MD.

Ed, Judy and Amanda stopped by for a hug and

goodbye chat just a few hours after we landed in CO.

It will be different coming back to Broomfield

not having Judy there to keep our lives fun

and interesting with her perspective on life

and amazing talents she shares so well.

Thank goodness for modern technology to

keep us all connected!

Chandra's buddy Amanda is sticking around,

for now...

BIS Varsity Basketball~

This is a home Varsity game hosting the

Berlin team and another local International School.

Cody is jersey #11 against Berlin here.

Here is the Varsity game against NUESS.

BIS JV Basketball~

Cody is having a fun basketball season!

He is able to play for the BIS JV team

as well as play up with the Varsity team.

So far the teams have traveled to

Frankfurt and Luxembourg.

This month they travel to Brussels,

Switzerland and Berlin.

Maybe I need to join a team...

Cody playing point on the JV team at this

home game hosting Frankfurt International.