New Features!

As I am sure many of you fellow bloggers have noticed Blogger has made some changes. One of the cool features I have noticed is the tracking feature. I have always wondered who is looking at my blog. I am sure there are other applications out there I could have installed, but honestly I am not going to take the time to find it myself.

Anyways, this new feature from Blogger is awesome. It lets you see who is looking at your blog. It has come to my attention that people I have lost contact with have been viewing my blog, which is awesome!!! However, some of my long lost friends have private blogs. So if you...
1. look at my blog
2.your blog is private
3.not listed on my Favorite Blog list
and  4. you wouldn't mind me following you I would love to be invited to visit your blog
here's my email in case you need it. sylviawentz@gmail.com

So much for being discrete, right :)

Enjoy the new tracking feature and other changes! 

Over Due

Life has been crazy the last few weeks and I have neglected my blog, once again. I hope to post what we have been up to the last month soon. This is just a sample for the time being.

We went to Utah for a couple of weeks and spent the 4th of July with family and friends. Steve and his family are big firework extremest!! Every year they put on a great show. This year we went and saw Brian and Jen Hicks, some good friends and one of Steve's mission buddies. Anyways it was great to see the Hicks Family and share some fireworks with them.

Sabrinna ran her first race at the Steel Days Children Race. She did not know what to think with all the people around. She did well and finished the 1/2mile race. Steve ran the race with her and at one point she asked to stop. After a few people started to pass her the competitiveness, a Wentz gene, kicked in and she told Daddy "come one lets go". She did not like all the people passing her.
What a trooper!

Family Pictures!

My friend came over and took some great family pictures. Steve and I just want to eat Tanner and Sabrinna. They are so precious!!!

Memorial Day Weekend Project

Before



After




Over the Memorial Day weekend we put in a fence. The west side of our yard was wide open. Tanner loves to explore! With not having a fence Tanner would roam into the neighbors yard and into the street.

This was a much bigger project then I thought. I am glad it was only one side of the yard and a wing that required a fence. Not only have we loved the privacy of a completely fenced yard but also the safety it offers the kids. Plus, I am rather pleased with our work. Its not perfect but its up.

Here are some pictures of us putting in the fence!




Sabrinna was not paying attention and stepped in the wet cement. It was so funny watching Tanners reaction.


Tanner was right there working along side Steve and I. He would hand us screws, try to pull the trigger on the screw driver, and of course would sneak to the other side when possible. He literately cried when he tried to get out when the last slats were going up and he realized he could not longer roam free.

The Royal Gorge!

We have been wanting to go camping for a long time now. We finally took a couple days and went over to see the Royal Gorge in Canon City. We camped at Prospectors RV Resort. We went last Wednesday in an effort to beat the holiday traffic. Which worked out perfect for us because we were the only tent campers of the 100 tent sights. They were super nice to us and gave us a lot of perks.



The Royal Gorge Bridge is the worlds highest suspension bridge. It is a little over 1,000 feet about the Arkansas river. It was built in the late 1800's. It was quite the sight to see. We got to drive across the bridge after hours and watch the sun set. It was beautiful! The following day we went back to the park, they have rides and some attractions.


We took the Incline Railway down to the river, the railway is at a 45degree angle. Its was pretty tight quarters to get down but what a great change in perspective. Seeing the bridge from above and below.



The resort had a fun playground, swimming pool, and then these peddle cars. Steve and I got a nice work out peddling us up the hill to our tent. It was a blast coming down and the kids just held on to the front bar with big smiles on there faces, at least that's what I saw when we got to the bottom. :)


They had a this jump pillow! It was a blast! We all had a great time jumping on the rainbow pillow.


The kids did pretty well camping. Sabrinna has been asking to go again and Tanner loves to walk on rocks when he see them. Camping is a new family tradition.

Blog Slacker!

I admit that I have been a MAJOR slacker when it comes to blogging over the last year. I hope to improve over the next few months. My slacking is not due to not doing anything its just the lack of time and desire to do it. So to those of you that read or were reading my blog I am committing to try harder!!

As Spring has sprung so has our desire to be outside. We have spent a lot of time outdoors playing, working, and just having a good time. The kids love the hose!!!! In fact they fight over it most the time. Tanner is one of those kids that likes to get you wet but doesn't want to be gotten wet. He is learning the hard way that's not how it works. Anyways,this is what happened one day when I left the kids to play....

There is something to be said about little bums covered in dirt... They are so CUTE!


By the end they were covered in mud!!! They loved it and have repeated the activity many times!

Reunited At Last!

For about a year now I have been missing this prized kitchen amenity! The Quick Stir Pitcher!!! When we moved my pitcher broke. I did not replace it until just recently when I hosted a Pampered Chef Party. To say the least I am super excited!!! If you have never used one of these your should try it. They are so convenient when it comes to mixing lemonade, kool-aid, or other fruit drinks from concentrate. Pour and Pump! Its that easy!! A blessed reunion!!! :)

A 4 Day!!

This weekend has been wonderful! Steve had Friday and Monday off for the Easter holiday. Hence the title a phrase taken from the Army, "A 4 day." It was way nice since he is leaving for some more training soon. We had a great time doing yard work, going for bike rides, playing at the park, listening to conference, going to Lowes and having the annual Easter egg roll. Its weekends like this that make you realize what a blessing families are.




We went over to a dirt hill by our house to roll our eggs down the hill. Its a family tradition that my family was introduced to when I was a teenager. We had a great time. This is not the best family picture, it does not help that my eyes are closed and we are all about to be blown away. We are learning that it is SUPER windy here in the Spring time!



I think over the weekend we went to Lowes everyday. Its so close and has everything we need for the house projects, plus lawn mowers for the kids to ride on and best of the all 'race cars'. Sabrinna and Tanner love riding in the race cars. They are so cute!!



Steve built me a garden box to plant some vegetables in. We have terrible soil so nothing will grow unless you have tons of compost and other things to help the soil. Anyways, the kids have been a big help in getting it all put together and ready to plant.

We had a wonderful weekend together. We created a lot of great memories!!!

Joys of a Wheel Barrow

This last weekend we had some decent spring weather. We spent some time outside which was a nice change for all of us. One night we were all outside playing with the neighbor friend. Steve put the kids in the wheel barrow and took them for a ride. They were laughing and having a great time. I remember my dad taking me and my siblings around in the wheel barrow like this. GOOD TIMES!


On a smaller scale... The kids have taken a liking to riding around the house in this little wagon. They take turns getting in and out and even pushing each other around the house. Amazingly enough they don't fight TO much over it.

Fun in the Snow!

I while ago we had a snow storm. This is the most snow I have seen in Fountain all winter... a whole 2 inches!!! Winter is definitely not like what I am use to in Utah. Anyways, we decided to capitalize on the winter weather. I got the kids all bundled up and we headed outside. Tanner went down the drive way on his belly, Sabrinna made her first snow angel, and I pushed the kids around the back yard on Sabrinna's bike. The kids had a great time and by later that afternoon most of the snow was gone. It was a blast to get out for a few minutes and the kids really enjoyed it!

Family Picture!

We have needed to get an updated family picture for a some time now. I was very pleased with how well the pictures turned out...especially where Steve took the pictures for us. We went over to Garden of the Gods and found what I think was a beautiful spot of a picture!

Air Assault! Air Assault!!

Steve just spent the last couple of weeks going through the Air Assault Coarse at Fort Benning, Georgia. While there he did obstacle courses, sling load training (which is connecting loads of supplies to helicopters) and then rappelling out of helicopters.
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Steve rappelling from one of the obstacle courses.


This is a 64 foot wall that the soldiers were required to rappel from.


It would have been pretty neat to watch everyone drop from the helicopters!


This is Steve and his battle buddy watching everyone take their turn rappelling from the helicopters.


It was a VERY VERY physically demanding training. When Steve would call home at night he would tell me how "they smoked us.... again". One of the last things that a soldiers must do to pass the training was a 12 mile ruck march. Unfortunately, for Steve and the others they woke up the morning of the march to pouring rain!!! So with ruck sacks that weigh about 40 pounds strapped to their back, jogging in the rain for 2-3 hours, and holding a weapon ...this is what Steve's hands looked like at the end. A little pruned.

To say the least I am so proud of Steve for his hard work to push through things when they were beyond difficult. The pressure of people yelling at you, trying to learn everything needed for the tests given, and staying strong when you are being worked so hard physically. It really was a mental, physical, and emotional training which Steve passed! Congratulations!!!