A view from our trip

Grand Canyon
Slide Rock state park


The beach
Juju and Ariel
B' man
Little spunky Levi
Jackryan looking tough
Cute pick w/ Mickey in the background
So sweet!!!
Notice I said trip and not vacation, in my opinion when you go on vacation you go somewhere remote and sit on the beach with a cold drink in one hand and your spouses hand in the other.  When we travel with the whole family for extended periods of time we basically pack everything and the kitchen sink and move our residence for a few days.  Don't get me wrong, we had a BLAST!  But there was not a thing relaxing about it!  We drove through some of America's most beautiful country side.  Our drive started out on the back side of the Rocky Mountains and ended us in the Ocean in California.  Along the way we saw Michael's grandmother, mom, aunt, cousin, sister and family and lastly Disneyland for two days.  Here are some cute pictures of our time away.....

New picture updates...

Our big baller just finished his fourth season of basketball.  Braeden has really improved through the years, scoring in every game.  Way to go B!!!

Our new cute house, we are so excited to move in March!!  I will send more pictures later...

Our little getaway skiing in the mountains with our good friends the Kubicek's for my birthday.  Two days of skiing will really make you feel your age!!

Me and my kiddos on my birthday

Being a church planter's wife....

Michael sent me this web site (http://yourjourney.org/waterNew/default.asp?T=508434&DID=1189 ) for church a planter's wife and I found it hard to read, yet comforting at the same time.  Here is the summary of the article I read challenging us lucky (or unlucky) women....

She will not be perfect.  We all fail and do so will she.  Failure is not to fall down, but to stay down.  At this point she should dust herself off, ask forgiveness, if necessary, and continue the calling already received, her family and the church.

Resume:

1. A church planter's wife must be just as committed to church planting as her husband.

2. Her role of wife and mother are her first priority.

3. Emotional stability needs to be cultivated as much as possible. (really? :)

4. The church planter's wife needs to be a model for others.  (ouch, this one's hard)

5. Organization is to be sought at all costs.  ( AMEN!!!)

6. Her resource is in Jesus Christ and His Word alone. 

A Decade!

Today we have been married 10 wonderful years!  It is so hard to believe!  It feels like just yesterday that we met and badda boom badda big here we are today four kids and many moves later!  I love being married to my best friend.  Michael is such an amazing husband, leader, father, provider and the list goes on!  There is never a dull moment around my sweet man!  We have been through so much together, but that has only made our relationship that much deeper and more reliant every day on the Lord.  I have enjoyed every last minute these last 10+ years and I can't wait to see what the next 50+ bring!  Love you babe!  I am so proud to be Mrs. Michael Stanley Fleming!
This picture is greatness!!!!  SHMILY??  

Christmas Cuties....

Look at my sweet Christmas cuties.  No really, you have no idea what it took to get these shots, quite comical...but what a sweet Santa huh?  Happy early Christmas!  I hope your holiday is filled with giving and love.

Let it snow!!!

This is what we woke up to this morning....

Happy Fall Ya'll!!!

Here are some pictures to show you what we have been up to this fall...

My princess and two super heros..

We all had fun dressing up, the general question from my kiddos was what are fifties people??

Levi's first day of pre-preschool...

Our neighborhood fall party....

 

The Leventhal's come to visit...

Lucky Dog!

What a sweet puppy dog!  Today we added a precious new addition to our family....Lucky!  He is part black lab and part border collie.  Lucky is almost two years old, house trained, kennel trained and neutered, he met all of our criteria.  He weighs about 40 Lbs, the perfect size for the kids to play with.  We have been looking for a sweet dog for our kiddos and he is perfect!  He is our families early christmas present.  We found him on craig's list, a family was moving to L.A. and couldn't take him with them so they gave him to a good home, US!!!!  The boys and Julieann are so excited, it is good for them to have some more responsibility.  What a Lucky Dog!!!

Dog????

Last weekend we were able to have a much needed family getaway.  Some close friends parents have a house in Winter Park, CO and let us stay for a couple of days.  The payment was for us to watch their cute dogs.  Needless to say my kiddos had a blast being out in the mountains and have shown us that they are ready to have their OWN dog.  I know, I know we aren't dog people, but you should see them with dogs, we feel like they are missing out in life.  Here are some cute pictures from our hike and fun weekend.  More to come later.....

New Location for Watermark Denver!

We are moving to a new place of worship!  I am so excited to be in this beautiful facility.  It is the Broomfield Auditorium adjacent with the library.  As you  can see it is a beautiful space with a lot of room to grow, Lord willing!!!!  I am so proud of Michael.  He has been working so hard.  Michael has been investing in a guy who found us through a friend, was not a believer, and through many conversations he came to know Jesus as his own personal savior.  What a blessing!  We started community groups last week and everyone is very excited about them.  Our little church is grow ever so steadily, we are so excited to see what God has in store for us here in north Denver.  Braeden and Jackryan started school last week and are excited to make more new friends, but not thrilled so much with the idea of homework again!  Thank you so much for all of your prayers and notes of encouragement.  Check out Michael's blog for more info about Watermark Denver, he is much better about blogging than I am, but I will try to give more updates now that I am two less daily!

Summer Fun....

Our summer has flown by!  I can't believe that we are starting school in just a few days!  We have enjoyed sleeping in, going on hikes in Boulder, playing games, reading, swimming, celebrating brothers birthdays, our first family camping trip to Mount Rushmore and most of all Sundays spent with our new church family of Watermark Denver.  There will be more to come, I promise as soon as I catch my breath on life....