June so far . . .

Hello everyone, it's Holly. I haven't blogged in a while, Dan is more clever with the jokes and more eloquent. However, since he is stuck in the library until late every night studying for the bar (dun dun dunnnn. . . .) I decided to take over for a while.
Last week the kids and I went up to Choteau Montana (an hour and a half north of Great Falls) with my friend April and her son Mason who is one of Josh's best friends. It is beautiful up there, so green, wide open spaces, blue blue sky, and mountains. Josh had so much fun playing with Mason and his cousin Bree. His favorite was riding on the tractor!
The trip was kind of a comedy of errors though, in the first few hours being in Montana Josh got a minor concussion, I sprained both of my ankles (I very gracefully toppled down some stairs while holding Maggie) and Maggie got her first strawberry on her head and arm. The west is pretty wild! Then to top it off Maggie got sick and started to turned colors, so we decided that it was time to call it quits. So we packed up our stuff and flew home Sunday and have been hanging out at the house while Dan is busy studying.
I've been keeping busy playing LOTS of GeoTrax trains with Josh, experimenting with new recipes, talking with friends, and watching movies.
I am so proud of Dan for getting through law school and graduating and now for studying so hard! He is such a hard worker! Go Dan!

Help Cure Breast Cancer

As most of you probably know, my (Dan's) mom has been fighting a tough battle with breast cancer for the past couple of years. Last year, my mom and my sisters participated in the Susan G. Komen For the Cure cancer walk to raise money to find a cure for breast cancer. This year, my mom and my sister Mauri are going to do it again and they are working to raise money and raise awareness to help find a cure for this terrible disease. If you would like to help there are two ways to go about it. First, you can click here to donate directly towards their goal of $4,600. Second, if you want to really show your support, you can order one (or more) of these awesome t-shirts my sister has designed.
For $12 plus shipping ($3-5) you can help support the effort to find a cure for breast canser and raise awareness by wearing these awesome shirts at the same time. All proceeds from shirt sales will go to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure. For those in Phoenix, I will likely be able to get a much cheaper rate on shipping (if any at all) because I'm having Mauri send me a bulk order. Please help in any way you see fit. If you would like to order a shirt you can email me (sdanielcolton@gmail.com) or post a comment letting me know how many shirts you'd like and what size you'd like. As you may have noticed, the design of the shirt is a female style, but don't despair fellas, if you'd like a man-shirt, we can do that too. Yes, I will admit, I just ordered my first pink shirt. Thank you in advance to all of you who are willing to help us find a cure. Since 1 in 8 women will battle with breast cancer at some point in their lives, those who help are doing a great service to all the women we love so much.

Our little girl

Maggie just turned six months old. Time has flown by and we can't believe she's half way to her first birthday!

New Camera

So, we just got a new camera for graduation and in the few moments of free time I've had while studying for the bar (i.e. Sunday) I've been able to play around and take some fun pictures that I thought I'd share.

California Vacation

We just returned from a fantastic week in California. We took a ton of pictures so it is hard to narrow it down to just a few, but here goes!

We went to the beach.
We went to Disneyland. Josh and Maggie loved meeting all the Disney characters and Josh even went on his first real roller coaster ride, the Matterhorn. Maggie especially loved her Minnie Mouse bow that Mommy and Aunt Mauri made.

Photo Shoot

Here are some fun pictures my dad took of us at the Mesa temple a couple weeks ago.

Graduation!

It's nice to be done with school. Now I just have that little test to take in July and then I'll really be done.



FYI: The medal I am wearing was for being the Hogwarts Quidditch champion and winner of the Tri-Wizard cup. This is a picture of my fellow teammates. Don't you love our team uniform? Actually, it was for receiving the Law, Science, and Technology Certificate for taking the requisite classes that address the relationship between science and the law (i.e. Environmental law, Water law, Sustainable Development, etc.)
Here is a picture of those responsible for getting us through law school. I know I could not have done this without Holly. She has been an amazing support to me during the past three years of school and during the almost five years we've been married. I love you Holly!