Saturday, September 19, 2009

From Leadville to Oktoberfest in Breckenridge

On the way to Leadville!

Enjoying the aspen:)



Made it to Oktoberfest in Breckenridge!

Two very excited kiddos:)

Troy & I enjoying our day...

Cheers!!!

Two kiddos wanting to really get in that water...

Saw this adorable German dressed little girl & had to take her picture:)

Samantha loved the music & dancing:)

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Ptarmigan Lake Hike

Beautiful hike Troy & I did together - now I know what he was raving about:)

Quite the rocky trail behind Troy!

Me - starting off cold then hot then freezing then okay then toasty!

Think the trees decided to change early this year!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Agnes Vaille Trail

Troy & me

It's only the beginning of September and the leaves are already starting to change.

Brothers - Brandon & Troy

Zac & Samantha at the Agnes Falls


Family :)

Getting Old!

Samantha, me & Zac on my 37th birthday:)

Birthday Lunch at Edelweiss in Colorado Springs - yum!

Juvenile Coyotes

Three juvenile coyotes hanging around for breakfast:)


Saturday, August 29, 2009

Waterdog Lake Trail near Monarch

Family hike on Waterdogs Lake - didn't make it to the top but I'm proud of Samantha for even agreeing to go with us:)

My family:)

Zac & Samantha on one huge rock!

The trailhead - Troy is our pack mule - sorry Troy!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Zac Testing for his Yellow Stripe

Oh yeah!

We are so proud of Zac! He earned his first yellow stripe - on his way to the yellow belt!

He has practiced so much & it shows!

Fighting Stance!

Putting Samantha to Work

What child labor law?

WHEW!!!

Samantha had a blast push mowing our "lawn."

Best Day Ever:)

First day of school for Zac and Samantha:)

Zac is entering third grade at Cotopaxi School.
He is my happy go lucky guy:)

Samantha is finally in a grade - first grade that is!

Troy and kiddos

Monday, August 10, 2009

In Ohio with the Spectacular Del Vecchio's

Our first stop was (of course:) Target!

Sixteen month old Scarlet loves hot salsa so much she needs 2 chips at a time!

Scarlet did not want to hold still - we are walking toward the camera saying cheese!

He-he - my bff Grace loving on Scarlet:)

Grace & me before the humidity:) I had such a wonderful time with Scarlet, Grace & Dan!!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Samantha's Puppet Show

Samantha's fourth puppet show for the day -yeah - you gotta love it:)

She's a blessing...

The Feed Store in Westcliffe

We ate out in Westcliffe - a town about an hour away - at the Feed Store.

There was a jail right next door to the Feed Store... Really just looks like a break to me;)

The teeny tiny jail:)

Huge chair at the Feed Store:)

Good times!