3 birthday parties, 3 BBQs, & 33lbs later...

What a busy Labor Day weekend! It started out with a birthday party of one of the girls in our primary class followed by two of our favorite babies turning one! Little Deacon and Finn both had great birthday parties and made a great big mess out of their cakes. Yummy!



We had a great time at some super fun BBQs. The Robinsons had us all over for a night of good food and fun. What a cute little family!




All the kids (including Tyler) had a good time despite the a bleeding lip and bumped heads.


We then went to the ward Labor Day picnic and finished off the weekend with a BBQ with Bonnie and Wes. We are so lucky to have so many wonderful friends! We had a fabulous time with everyone. There was so much good food to eat we'll have to hit the gym hard this week!

Going private...

We will be going private in about a month so I want you all to send me your e-mail addresses so you can still see what is going on in our lives (even if the posts are few and far between). Leave it in a comment or if you prefer send your address to laurac82@yahoo.com

Summer Break!

It's nice to finally have a break from school (even if it is only 3 weeks). Tyler's parents came up from OK to visit for a couple of weeks. We got to spend some time with them here in Denver and then a couple days up in Estes Park and Rockie Mountain National Park.






We saw lots of elk and other critters up close and personal. Sometimes the elk were a little too close for my comfort!


We spent a day in Georgetown where we rode the train and toured a mine. We learned a lot about Colorado history and got to wear some seriously cool hard hats. The mountains were absolutely gorgeous. It's always nice to be reminded why Colorado is definitely the best state!

Estes Park

This weekend we were able to go up to Estes Park with our friends Wes and Bonnie. It was a much needed day trip out of the city, away from work and school. It was Tyler's first trip to the cute little town and my first time back in many years. We walked the streets downtown and checked out all the cute mountain shops.





Later in the afternoon we went horseback riding through Rocky Mountain National Park. Tyler decided he wanted to ride the biggest horse they had, Willie. I stuck with a smaller horse named Penny. It was a beautiful 2 hour ride, but our back ends were feeling it when we woke up this morning! We ended the day with some delicious BBQ at one of the local restaurants. Mmm mmm good! Thanks Bonnie and Wes for a GREAT day!



Yee haw! Ride 'em cowboy!

ROCKIES games

After living in Colorado for almost 2 full years, Tyler finally got to go to his first Rockies game. His friend from high school Matt Mills and his wife stopped in Denver for a few days on their way back to Oklahoma from Danen and Michelle's wedding in Nebraska. We met up with them and Jon Lindblom and his wife for a night of fun at Coors field. We rode the light rail from Aurora to downtown, a first for me (Tyler rides it everyday to school). I think it is definitely worth the money to avoid traffic and parking.



The best part of the night....the Rockies won!!