Carousel Dreams...

Who doesn't like riding the carousel? Emma bought (with birthday money) a 12 ride pass to the carousel at the mall and graciously shared with her siblings! She loved it and told me not to hold on to her...she's a "big guy now"...like Owen!

Beautiful Hope- Just yesterday (3/29/06) she rode her bike with NO training wheels...ALL BY HERSELF! How exciting!

My wonderful boys!

-Rose

Canon City Part One...

As some of you know, a group from Canon City, CO came up for an inner-city missions trip to Denver. Larry led up their group of 14 including 9 teens. Larry and Bruce know each other, which is how this all got put together. Friday, March 24th, Desi and Bruce met the team at the light rail in 5 points and took them on a walking tour of the neighborhood. After lunch, the group rented a big red double decker bus and the APC staff got to join on a city tour which ended in Centennial Airport, where we all got free helicoptor rides over the city of Denver. Here are a few pictures of the day. Thanks to Larry and the team!

Canon City Part Two...

Curtis Park Outreach
Saturday, March 25th 12-4pm
The Canon City team prepared a TON of food and brought up a bunch of toys and games. We went through 120 plates really quickly and the food was sooooo good (which had been made ahead of time-we just heated it up). People had a great time and hung out to play with the toys and games. The little kids loved the bubbles, kites, flutes and playdoh give aways. The day was beautiful and warm-God is good! Here's a few pics...Thanks again Canon City peeps!

No Training Wheels!

We can't belive it! Hope got her training wheels off last week and after a couple lessons is doing pretty well. Desi is teaching, coaching and encouraging her just like his dad did for him and my dad did for me! She loves it!

DESI...

Well, our friend Scott, as seen below, has been a frequent visitor of our blog and has wondered why Desi isn't in the blog more. He wondered why he wasn't in the blog as well! We enjoy talking to Scott every Wednesday night using our internet camera...let us know if you have one and we can I-chat with you too!

Bedhead (the cat, not Desi) loves living with us...I mean who wouldn't! He has the life...food, shelter, and tons of love! He repays us with love and even lets the kids love on him!

~Rose

Thank you Uncle Neil!

The kids got a package in the mail yesterday from Desi's Uncle Neil and were sooooo excited to open it. We tore it open and were excited to see an inflatable puppet theatre! Luckily I have an electric pump and it was up in a jiffy!
Needless to say, the kids LOVE it and have played in it a ton....good for winterish weather! Thanks Uncle Neil!

Our New Brazilian Friend!

We were blessed to make a new friend a couple days ago! Janete is at the end of a 4 month trip to the USA through an exchange program. She's from Ponta Grossa in Parana, Brazil. She is taking the train from Los Angeles to New York for her flight back March 31st. She needed a place to stay for 2 nights and called churches in Denver. The 8th church she called actually answered and it happened to be Antioch Baptist (the church we rent on Sunday nights). Lee called Desi, knowing we were from CA to see if we were open to having her stay with us. Come to find out, she was living at Calvary Chapel Youth Camp (which we've been to many times with Jr. High kids). Her roomate is Kelly, who Desi and I knew from Bible College. What a wonderful God to put us together! All three kids loved Janete, but especially Hope, who was really sad to see Janete go when we dropped her off at the train station.

It snowed Monday, so we stayed home. My parents got to meet Janete. On Tuesday, we took Janete to the children's museum for a few hours and on a short driving tour of Denver. Thankfully the sun came out! Owen loves the snakes at the museum.

~Rose

Happy 2nd Birthday Emmaline!

Emma's 2nd Birthday party was wonderful! We celebrated St. Patrick's Day along with Emma's big day (3/19/04). The house was all green and we had chili and corn bread for dinner with a very sour key lime pie, green rice krispy treats and lime jello jigglers! Emma loved opening her gifts. The tricycle from the Gillis is a big hit, along with the activity table from the Starr Grandparents and her favorite is the baby and doll stroller that Abby picked out. Thanks to all who came and all who we wish were here. We love you! -the Starrs