Buds for life!

KC & Blake already have a great bond.

Bath Time!!!

Isn't he cute!  We sure think so!

See we're all a part of it!!!

We will never forget...

...the firefighters, police officers, first responders...we'll never forget the fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, husbands, wives, & children that were lost 10 years ago today.

Kacie's 2 today!

Here she is with all her presents!!!

Enjoying her turkey leg!

...and her other "indestructible" toy.

6 weeks and countin'...

Just a quick photo shoot to catch how Blake has grown.  He is keeping his eyes open a lot more and still finds time to smile.  We had a nice bbq for Labor day yesterday and enjoyed some ribs.

Meet the Fachners... no Willems'

We just got back yesterday from our visit to Prescott Arizona to visit Grandma & Grandpa Willems as well as the entire Courtright Family.  The drive out was smooth but HOT!  Stopping in Palm Springs to feed the little one, give KC water, and get food for us was a fun challenge in the 116 degree heat of the desert...but we made it!  We only stopped 3 times on the way there and the way back.  Blake was such a trooper!  We couldn't have been happier with our amazing little traveler.

As for the visit...what can we say...it's just so hard to leave when the visit is over.  We had so much fun with our family.  Blake was right at home in Grandma's arms from the moment we got there!  Matt's 40th Birthday Celebration on Friday night was complete with a home-cooked three course Italian meal and more!  During the visit we told stories, laughed about old times, watched some slides of Matt, Jon, & Sheila growing up in Reedley and the infamous trip around the U.S. when Matt was 15 (almost 16), enjoyed the hot tub, checked out Brian & Sheila's new granite countertops (they look AMAZING), and most importantly...we made some new memories now including Blake.   We can't wait to go out for another visit soon...maybe show Blake Prescott with snow!

Our arrival to our home in Arizona...

Proud Grandparents!!!

 Blake broke a record and made it 6hrs & 19mins one night while at Grandma Willems' house!

 SJW made BKW personalized blocks that he'll cherish forever!  Every block has a special hand-panited picture corresponding with each letter!  Pretty soon he'll know the whole alphabet!

Thanks Grandma W.

It's what we do in AZ...eat well and A LOT!

Bonding... 

Front row seats for the monsoons!

There's nothing like family.

 The girls with flowers from KP.

 She & V!

Mom threw a 40th birthday bash complete with a 3-course Eye-talian dinner!

 Who's 40???

Bottom's up!

At the family's favorite Mexican restaurant...

 That's a big plate...

 and a burger with my mustard!!!

What a good boy.

 Jack & Kacie...buds for life! 

(well until there's a chewy involved!) 

Hold me...

The girls are so beautiful and growing so fast.

Blake's personal hot tub.

Although our first official meeting, our love will last forever.