braggingt on my talented friends...

I just wanted to take a moment and brag on my friends Emily and Tony.

It is made out of fabric that she cut out and the adhered it to the wall with a cornstarch paste.

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Snow Snow Snow Snow SNOW!!!!!!

Snow Snow Snow Snow SNOW!!!!!!

Our neighbor's tree :(

And Jordan's car

Our poor little Pinion Pine only about 2 years old

2 shots of our front Bradford Pear

This is our big shade tree in the back yard. You should be able to see the rest of the swing set and our shed, but the limbs are hanging too low and several are broken.

View from Monica's window out the back. You can see the kids sledding on the hill behind us.

More shots of our big shade tree in the back. :(

Bundled up and ready to go!

Snow bunnies

She was happy as long as Aunt RaeRae was holding her.

Snow Angel

"Cheese" Note this is before she actually tried to move around in the snow.

Eating snow. As you can tell Monica isn't happy.

This is how Monica was 90% of our playtime. She isn't a snow fan!

Fall in the mountains.

Here are the most recent pics.

She's turning into our little girl instead of our baby!

Deck resurfacing BEFORE

Deck resurfacing AFTER

She thinks she's big stuff when she wears bubby's shoes

Her hair is finally long enough for a pony tail. This is the flower hair band that aunt Melody bought her in Hawaii.

Postcard like view in Estes Park last weekend. Picture taken at Lily Lake

Storm brewing over Long's peak

We found a tree just her size

Using daddy as her personal recliner

Lily Lake

Andrew liked this tree

This was Monica's favorite park of the trip. And the only wildlife we saw that weekend. Even though it was Elkfest, it was a little too warm during the day for the Elk to come down for buggeling.

Trying to get a better view of more ducks.

Andrew's new friend he met in Downtown Estes Park.

Monica modeling her new hat she got in Estes!

Monica's Bath time chat

Video of Monica. The only place I can get her to sit still long enough to video her is in the bath. :)

VBS Beach Service

Children of God by Third Day

VBS Chant and Songs

Father's Day Weekend "staycation"

Here is a whole novel worth of pics and info from our Father's Day weekend trip down to Colorado Springs and the Royal Gorge.

Monica is a true Young. Her new favorite food is corn on the cob.

Trying to look like bubby on a bike!

The fountain outside PF Chang's in the Springs

Manitou Cliff Dwellings

Baby Diva!

Our little Daniel Boone

Royal Gorge

We walked across the mile long bridge. Which was a little un-nerving when cars would drive across and you felt every board under you rattle. But hey, it's only around a 1500ft drop down to the Arkansas River! They have a each state flag along the bridge, so you can get a picture of your home state.

Andrew took this pic!

A look straight down from the middle of the bridge

There were a few gaps in the bridge. Glad Monica was in the stroller!

Views from the other side of the bridge

Train outside the Magic Show

Our new Joovey Caboose stroller was so handy for this trip!

They loved playing in the outhouse, until we told Andrew what an outhouse really was!

Burro/Pony Rides

Wild Life preserve with a White Buffalo

We took the Arial Tram back across the canyon. And we learned our lesson! If you ever go to the royal gorge, I suggest taking the tram across first and walking down the hill to all the sights, then walking back across the bridge. Otherwise you have to climb a killer steep hill to catch the tram.

A view while waiting for the Arial Tram

The tram holds about 35 people and takes about 4 mins to cross the canyon

Views from the tram...

This shot looks like a postcard, but really I took it after we got off the tram

Waiting in line to take the incline cars to the bottom of the canyon

Going Down!

A view from the bottom look up at the bridge we walked across

"Cheese"

A train came by while we were at the bottom!

Going UP!

On the way home we stopped at the Holy Cross Abby/ Monastery. It's open to the public, but it was closed for the day when we got there, so we didn't get to go inside. This is just one of the shots we took of this BEAUTIFUL building!!!!

We had a wonderfully, exhausting weekend!

I just want to close by thanking all the wonderful dads in our lives. Whether you have biological children, or have just loved someone as if they were your own... thank you for making a difference in my life and the life of my children!