Cog Railway

Took the girls and my mother-in-law on the Cog Railway. It’s the world’s highest cog railroad. It takes you from the small town of Manitou Springs CO all the way to the top of Pikes Peak. It’s 3 1/2 hr round trip. Highly recommended. The views are amazing. (Note: I accidentally uploaded the pictures in … Continue reading Cog Railway

We did what?

I always seem to forget all the little activities that our family has going on until I look though the camera’s SD card and find all sorts of pictures from past outings. Here are a handful from the past couple months. I enrolled Ana and Jocelyn in swim classes at our community pool.2 weeks in … Continue reading We did what?

Internship

We all got together last weekend to celebrate Justin’s homecoming. He was “deployed” for the past 4-5 months to South Carolina. Gotta make up for lost time. The Fam.Justin, Ace, Johnny, Pat, Ty, Liza, J.Fern Patron for the ladies and Crown for the fellas Welcome back Justin! Johnny must have been hot Nice stache Good … Continue reading Internship

A is for Apple

I have a few more events that I need to post about, but I just couldn’t wait to post about this one… It’s Jocelyn’s first day of KINDERGARTEN!! I think I was a little more anxious than she was. I was up late last night making sure she had her snacks and lunch money neatly … Continue reading A is for Apple

It’s Potty Time

I felt like I was really slacking on potty training Ana, but a couple weeks ago we finally got down to business. I am happy to announce, Ana is diaper free. Well sort of. We still put one on her at night and when we have to run errands…just in case. She got the hang … Continue reading It’s Potty Time

Last Week of Summer

We’ve been trying to fit in all sorts of activities in before Jocelyn goes back to school next week. Everything we ended up doing was on a whim so all of the pictures were taken with my phone. Painting at Color Me Mine Cheyenne Mt. ZooSky Ride Feeding the giraffe Horseback riding Continue reading Last Week of Summer

Man it’s HOT!

Decided to do the “Incline”” once again. Crazy, I know, but I have some sort of sick obsession with it. Persuaded my friend Liza to come up with us for her first time. The weather was an absolute killer. Started the hike before 7Am and within an hour it was 90 degrees outside. No bueno! … Continue reading Man it’s HOT!

San Diego/LA

We went on a little trip to CA from the 23rd of June till July 3rd. With school and work, we all needed a vacation. Daddy and Ana on the plane Tea Time San Diego State Fair(Chocolate covered bacon and deep fried butter!!) Daddy and JoJo are in the basket just right of the flags … Continue reading San Diego/LA

White Water Rafting

This past Sunday we braved the rapids down the Arkansas River. We opted for the day long trip. Started at the Lower Bighorn Sheep Canyon, stopped for lunched and then continued through the Royal Gorge. A total of 22 miles. Rapids ranging from levels 3-5. Absolutely amazing! Everyone made it out in one piece. Only … Continue reading White Water Rafting