He's Home!

We had the wonderful opportunity to go to Utah this last week and help welcome home Uncle Kyle! He has been serving a mission in the Ft Lauderdale Mission in Florida for the last two year. It was so wonderful to see him again and wait for him at the airport!

Riding in a shuttle heading back to our car. Isn't he a handsome missionary!

Back at the house! Thanks again Theora for your help with the poster!

Kyle got to meet Tanner for the first time, in "tanner style". He was scratched up, had a runny nose, and cookie on his face for their first meeting. Kyle did not seem to mind. :) Tanner was born a little over a month after Kyle left.

I had a great time listening to Kyle talk about his mission. He had some amazing experience and has grown into a spiritual giant. It has helped me to re-evaluate what I am doing and I want to try harder. Kyle is such an asset to this family and I am grateful for his service, sacrifice, and dedication. We are all better because of it! Welcome Home!

6 Years and Counting!

Its hard to believe that 6 years ago Steve and I were married. The time had flown by and so many things have happened. I am grateful for Steve and his hard work! He sets a wonderful example to me and the rest of the family. He helps me to be a better person. Thanks for a wonderful 6 years. I plan on many more great years to come!

P.S. Thank you for the flowers! Not the best picture of the flowers you sent, bad lighting!

First Day of School!

Make a silly face!

Getting ready for school ...Cheese!

Sabrinna had her first day of preschool this week. Its a half day program and she goes four times a week. She has loved school so far and recess is her favorite part! She loves the swings. It is such a bitter sweet time as a mom. I am excited for her to be growing and ready for new things. At the same time its hard to see your little ones grow up and be more and more independent. In all truthfulness I have enjoyed the quiet time at home. Tanner is sleeping and Sabrinna is at school. The other day Sabrinna asked me, "Mom what are you going to do while I am at school today? Are you going to take a nap?" On day one I did!! She is so smart and insightful.

Sesame Street Show

A week ago we went to a Sesame Street show on post. Elmo, Cookie Monster, Grover, Rosalida, and Zoey were all present for the big show. Sabrinna was so excited and wanted to give them all a big hug. The characters from the show danced and sang some songs. It was kind of hard to understand what was being said but the kids still loved it. We went with our neighborhood friend Sophia. The girls were dancing around and playing with there Elmo toy, given to them at the door. At one point during the show Elmo and friends started giving out hugs. We were sitting kind of in the back and by the time Sabrinna got up there to get a hug Elmo was done giving hugs out. Sabrinna was devastated! She did not stop talking about how Elmo did not give her a hug or touch her head. It was pretty hard to console her. Luckily with time she did get over it.

Sabrinna and her friend Sophia. Tanner kept trying to grab the camera so I could not get a good picture.

A picture in front of the Sesame Street friends poster!

Waving Hello!

Sand Castles!

The dirt in our backyard is mostly sand. We have joked many times there is no need for a sand box because the whole backyard is one. After a particularly large rain storm the ground was really soft. Sabrinna and Tanner took to making sand castles. The only bad part is Tanner would not let one live long enough for me to take a picture. Oh well! The kids had fun.

Tanner is sitting on where there was once sand castle!

Busy at work filling the buckets!

Camping Trip....to the backyard!

Last week the kids and I set up the tent in the back yard. They loved it! Once the tent was up Sabrinna said she was tired and ready for bed. The time was about 7pm normal bedtime is about 8-8:30. Sabrinna and I slept on the air mattress and Tanner tried to sleep in the port-a-crib. Tanner was up most the night...so was I!

The next morning we woke up with the sun about 5:30AM. We were all very tired the next day and took a nap. Even though we did not sleep the best it was still fun to break up the routine a little and enjoy a beautiful summer night!

The Kids being silly!

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!