Falling Forward

crazy how few photos we have of all three of us so this will have to do :o)

so I decided to put up a silly one of us...

pretty much sums us up!

So I realized that many people do not know what we are up to or what the near future holds for us as a family.  So here is a mini Stevens update!

So the Fall has come so quickly and there are so many new things ahead for us!

Starting this week I began training for my internship.  I will now be an intern for the Asbury Counseling Center (which is a college here in Kentucky) as a Practicum Counselor!!!  I will get my own client load and am so excited to get started!
(could definitely be using prayers through this whole process)

Wade is still working for the Toyota Fitness Center.  Including training clients, leading classes, and doing some education seminars.  He is loving it there and does such an incredible job! I am so proud of him!

I am running my first Half Marathon (13.1 miles) on September 1st in Indianapolis, Indiana.  For an organization called Girls on The Run, helping young girls with self esteem and educating about fitness, health, and self care.

Wade is running his second marathon, along with me running the same race but only the half in November.

I will still be at Starbucks part time, but no longer as a shift manager.

Packer will still be crazy tiny man although he is no longer very tiny, and we are currently looking for a dog walker, to help release some of his crazy energy!

I will still be taking classes and begin working towards getting everything ready for graduation in the Spring!

Other than that our lives are pretty normal, new and exciting things to come in the Stevens Household!

We love and miss you and hope you are well!
Love ya

Amazing Vacation Continued

Our amazing vacation continued in Colorado

Day 6

at the hotel by the fireplace

with my Daddy

our hotel

 For my birthday we decided to visit Idaho Springs, drive up Mt.Evans, and go to a brewery

the gorgeous view on top of Mt.Evans

me and my Love climbed to the top

having fun bouldering

breath-taking

such a stud

his first time climbing/being on a fourteener!!!

at the top of the mountain

birthday dinner at a Hibachi Grill! (our favorite)

 Then it was off to the Renaissance Festival 

my wonderful husband was called on stage for a show and they made him wear a pink tutu

they helped with all of the stunts

so funny

yummy turkey leg

us being cute and some random guy wanting to be cute too

me and my daddy

my mom and I

The whole gang! Missing my sister though

we sure did enjoy that turkey leg

she tried so hard to knock him off and he barely moved

so many fun shops

it was an amazing day

bagpipes

then off to a birthday dinner with my amazing friends

Cheesecake Factory for Dessert!

I have never felt so blessed, getting the opportunity to have so many people we love in one room!

the lovely Christine and I

Maggiano's for a birthday lunch with my family

gorgeous view

the view from my grandma's balcony

love it!

random rock climbing pictures that we will come back to

breakfast with my lovely friends!

a gorgeous fountain

a fun round of putt-putt with the family

everyone had their game faces on

Tim was a little confused

The Magic Kingdom

My wonderful and amazing family

The B's minus one Brittany (we missed you!)

Becca and I it was quite bright!

Here is another part of our trip.  My sister and brother-in-law had bought us a bed and breakfast in Wyoming for a few days as a wedding gift.  We headed off to Wyoming to visit Devils Tower for a few days!

such a lovely couple

they really do love each other

:o)

that is what we were climbing!!!

and we were off (Day 1)

the amazing Belayer! Such a beauty! (and her sidekick ha ha)

Tim was off to set up the top ropes

amazing!

a beautiful view

this was our climb

he made it look so easy

the gear

me being artsy again

and he is up! 

me getting ready to be the first climber!

my support system

and I was off

missed the middle parts but I made it!

Wade made it too!

our lovely lead couple

my sister dominating the tower

wyoming

after our climb (not quite all the way to the top, but we were proud)

such a great team!

 The next day Wade and Tim were determined to summit the tower!  They headed off early at 4am to get a head start!

sunrise

thats my man!

the tower is almost all crack climbing (which none of us had done much of before) but Wade rocked it!

my monkey

the boys so proud

Then after spending some time in South Dakota we were off headed back home.

We decided to stop in Cheyenne for the Frontier Days (SO MUCH FUN!)

a little bit of the rodeo we got to see

smiles

ribs for lunch

We also got to watch Native American Dancing Show

and then there were some trouble makers, who had to be put in their place

apparently Wade was in trouble

and a duck race that was sabotaged 

Now for some reason... Sorry guys... things got mixed up again.  I download them in order but for some reason it mixes them up and there is no easy way to fix them.

More pictures of Idaho Springs

the Brewery we went to

Mom and Dad at the top

More of Devils Tower

 our bed and breakfast

loved the view

loved this picture so sad it was blurry

so then one night we played Monopoly....

and someone had some troubles

we will leave it up to you to decide who won

some of our South Dakota trip

 a trip for lunch, a movie, and a winery

Thanks for joining us through our vacation.  We loved every minute of it, and were so thankful to have so much time with family and friends!

We love and miss you!

Wade, Becca, and Packer Stevens