Summer Highlights

Slacker; I know!! I can't believe it's been over a month since my last post. We've been keeping very busy & having a LOT of fun but no excuses!

We've officially been in Colorado for over a year now and loving it more than ever!! Last summer we spent working on the house, so this has been our first REAL summer to enjoy one of the big reasons we moved here: the great outdoors :)

Last weekend we went camping for mine & Erlisha's birthday with Phil, the boys, Shay, Angel & Jake (their pups), Krow & Mindy & their 3 month old daughter Kenzie in the San Isabel National Forest. It took us just under 3 hours to drive up & Wow! was it beautiful! We were nestled right near the trailheads for the fourteeners in the collegiate peaks,

fourteener from the car

Cottonwood Lake, CO

Elevation 9,552

Our home for the weekend

The sunset our first night from camp & the river flowing near by...

Such a great night!

Good morning & off to the river that feeds Cottonwood Lake...

about a 2 minute hike from camp

Me & Pearl

(or better known as Erlisha)

Friends reunited after ten years of friendship & a lifetime of changes

Happy Birthday to US!

The Splash Park in Golden

Diggin' in the dirt

Sleepy Boy

Birthday weekend dinner with Bill & Sara!

Babe grilled up some steaks & shrimp

& mixed me up some Jamaican Me Happies

SO MUCH FUN!

Painting magnets for Mom's fridge

July 4th weekend with Bill, Sara & Billy

Estes Park, CO Elevation 7,522

Amazing company, gorgeous scenery & one of the BEST firework shows I've seen yet!!!

THE BOYS LOVED IT!!!

Any bites buddy? EWWW! Wormees!

Racin' with Billy

The storm we were fishing through waiting for the firework show

Horsetooth Reservoir with

Casey, Kelly, the Cousins, Nicole & Baby Karsten

My tent after the wind was done with it :(

The boys went fishing with Bill, Sara & Cousin Billy while we were in New York

Speaking of New York...

we finally made it to visit Will & Abi for her 30th birthday party and got to see Aunt Kim and experienced a day in their New York Life!!

Fun in the sun with Uncle Mikey who by the way just got married in Jamaica in June!!

Congrats Bro!! Can't wait to celebrate :)

Family time in the backyard pool... brrrrr

Mike & Maggie got married in their current hometown of Wichita and Phil was the best man!!

Such a lovely wedding weekend!! Thank you guys SO much!

Goofy Golfin' with my boys

And much more, but bye for now!