Henry’s First Haircut
Henry got his first haircut at Grandpa’s barber! I expected to have to hold him, but he sat up there in the chair just about perfectly still! Such a cutie pie!
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Hiking Devil’s Head
On one Saturday, my parents took the kids and I to hike Devil’s Head to the Fire Lookout station. It is the only one of seven original fire lookouts still in use in Colorado. We hiked this as kids, so it was fun to take my kids back. They got very distratected by the sticks and stones, but we did make it to the top! I love the mountains! My parents and the granddog, Sadie At the top of the fire lookout station. Can you see the city of Denver? After hiking to the top and back, we drove down to the South Platte River so that we could have a picnic and swim. It was a little busier than expected, but the kids enjoyed the water. When we were finished I sent Elaine to get in the van first. She started screaming, so I investigated. I found a baby garter snake slithering away. Nolan chased it across the road, and Grandpa (the snake guy) helped to secure it. Once Nolan touched it and didn’t fall over dead, all the...
Our Summer at Grandma’s House
After Yellowstone and a meeting in Wyoming, Ben took the kids and I back to my parent’s house in Denver. We stayed there for a month while Ben went and had some meetings in California alone. We had two reasons for splitting up: first, we couldn’t find housing for all of us in CA, and it would be very costly to live in a hotel for a month; and second, because Ben needed some time alone to write his doctrinal papers for ordination. The time in one place gave us some stability, and the kids were even able to take swimming lessons! Idaho potato fields Pinedale, WY. Playing soccer with Uncle Wesley. Soccer is his game – he was thrilled. Grandma made the Grands these adorable pool noodle stick horses! Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A! Elaine set up a school and thoroughly enjoyed teaching Aunt Jo! She enjoyed her authority a little too much, perhaps – complete with rules! Fire breathing dragons! (Toilet paper rolls and t...