Explore

We could explore and enjoy this amazing creation all day! We are blessed to live in such a beautiful area with plenty of hiking. I'm so happy the weather is changing and summer is on the horizon! 

We spent several hours stomping around Manitou Lake and exploring. Love this time with my kids! 

One of Each!

Gary and I truly adore these two! They are great kids. They have their moments of driving us crazy but those moments are few and far between. They both have really good hearts and we could not be prouder of all the do! 

Lilly is all girl and Owen is all boy.  Today I was able to capture Lilly being all girl and Owen being all boy!  :) 

The rip in Owens jeans appears on almost all of his pants! 

God is so abundantly amazing, His mercy is new everyday! Gary and I have made some incredible changes in our lives and each change brings us closer and closer to our Jesus! We could not be more thankful for great workplaces that do sound honorable business. This is Gary's last week on nights! Yay! We are so ready. Not only is this his last week on nights but he is being promoted to a manager. These changes we have made will allow for more family time and more time to serve God. I'm getting ready to teach a new class at church called Crazy Love and Gary is looking forward to returning to Church Security full time. We also are going to start our very own Haynes Family devotional that I'm writing just for us. We are going to start making a devotional that will include pictures of our family outings and special moments! 

Praise God for his unfailing love! 

Everyday on my lunch hour I choose to spend that time with Christ. I have been blessed with an amazing view of His creation! Here are some pictures of my daily walks with God, the fat bunny that joins me and my new office space! 

My Incline Training!

Kidding! This is nothing compaired to the incline. Hopefully this summer I will be able to make it to the top of the incline without dying! :) 

Longing For Summer!

It's no secrete that I'm ready for summer hiking, picnics and sipping tea in my reading spot. Oh how I'm longing! 

We could not stand another indoor weekend so we bundled up and went hiking through Garden of the Gods. It really was a beautiful day. We are blessed with many mild winter days here in the Springs so really I should not be complaining... But nothing beats our summer nights!