Monday, June 29, 2009
New Wallpaper
I took this picture when I was walking through a field up at Glacier View Ranch, while I was shooting the Rettler wedding. I thought it might make a good desktop background.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
The New Neighbor BBQ
Today we had a BBQ with all the new (and old) neighbors who’ve moved in to our area recently. It was finally a chance for us to all get together, meet one another, and just hang out in our beautiful new courtyard.
It was the perfect day, a little warm, but sunny and beautiful. We grilled hot dogs, played volleyball and frisbee, and had lots of great food and met lots of great people. I think it was a very successful event, and I’m so glad that we finally made it happen.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Delicious Frozen Banana Popsicles
We made these on Sunday for Father’s day and they were FANTASTIC. It was super easy, and very quick, and the kids loved doing it.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Grape sized hail
It seems that every other day we’ve had some fantastic summer storms. For about 10 min the clouds will expolde and we are pelted with huge hail.
It will rain for a bit, and then it’s gone as quickly as it came.
It’s really fun to watch, and the moisture is wonderful.
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Crazy summer hail storms!
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Saturday, June 06, 2009
Indoor Skydiving
I received a generous gift certificate to try indoor skydiving at Skyventure Colorado, and we finally got to use on Thursday night. We went with our great friends David and Emily, and we all had a blast. There’s no falling sensation when you step into the chamber, it just feels like a lot of wind is pushing you up. Figuring out how to balance is a little tricky at first, but I was able to get it and even start spinning and rising and falling. Emily was amazing, floating around like it was nothing, and everyone did really well.
Here’s a video of us going through training and getting suited up:
And our first flights with the instructor:
Finally our 2nd 1 min flight:
Monday, April 27, 2009
6 Month Update
It’s been a crazy busy 6 months since our first family Thanksgiving away from our extended families, right up to our super busy May where we’re going to be practically living at the airport.
Meghan came out for the Thanksgiving break, I cooked the turkey, and it even snowed for us while she was here!
Then for Winter Break we all flew back to CA for almost 2 weeks. It was a pretty long time to be gone, but Michelle and I did get away to San Diego for a night where we stayed in a super fancy 5 star hotel. I told them it was our anniversary and they upgraded us to a elegant suite, where Michelle awkwardly tipped the bellman and then proceeded to jump on the bed.
When we got back, we were able to enjoy some more snow, and even Pixie loves the crazy white stuff that falls from the sky.
We took the kids bowling, Emma lasted 5 frames, Evan loved it.
And we FINALLY moved into the new house in Jan, 6 months after construction should have been completed.. It’s May, and we still have dirt in the front yard because every time they try to landscape it, we get 2 feet of snow. The house is awesome though
It was Emma’s birthday right after we moved into the house, and she got a box from Auntie Jen in the mail full of great doll stuff that she loves.
For valentines day Michelle got a box full of hearts, starts, rainbows, and other marshmallows that she loves.
Evan finally tried rock climbing at the Bass Pro Shops nearby. I want to take him to the local climbing gym, I think he’s really going to like it.
Emma went to the dentist last week and she has 2 cavities. What is it with our kids and bad teeth? Evan has to fly to Oregon next weekend to get his cavities fixed, it’s WAY cheaper to have cousin Sara do it vs. paying the dentist here, even with insurance. Emma did really good though, she sat and let the dentist look in her mouth, took great x-rays, and liked the whole experience. We’ll see how she does getting the teeth fixed in June.
That’s pretty much everything besides work and school that have been consuming our lives. Michelle continues to get straight A’s in her MA program, and work is going well for me. Now that the baseball season has started back up, we’ll be heading to lots of Rockies games and the pool opens in a few weeks, so we’ll have lots of fun things to do. I can’t believe it’s almost been 1 year in CO already!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Evan Skis Like a PRO
Today was our first offical family ski trip. Just the four of us.
We woke up early, drove to Keystone, dropped Emma off in the Keystone Kids Club daycare, and headed up the mountain with Evan.
We only spent a 1/2 day because childcare was cheaper and Michelle had to get back for work in the evening, but the time we spent there was so awesome! Evan was skiing so well and making parallel turns across the mountain. We were doing some pretty steep blue runs, he was totally keeping up, and I was able to make this short video of Evan skiing.
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