Garden Fairy

Abby and I had fun taking pictures in our neighbors garden this morning! She wanted to put on her Easter dress and play dress up, so I thought I might as well take advantage of the moment and dust off my camera. She is quite the little model...

Little girls are pure delight!

Seacrest Beach

We went back to Seacrest Beach, Florida this year for our annual beach vacation. The first week of August was the perfect time to go...no crowds and we go lucky and had some cool weather! Seacrest Beach is on scenic highway 30-A, which is about 30 min. from Destin. It is seriously one of my favorite places on earth and we had an amazing time! The sand is sugar white, and the water is clear blue and just the right temp. Could've done without the jellyfish, though! We went on night walks every night...it's a family tradition. We all take flashlights down to the beach after the sun goes down and we get to see the real beach action...tons of crabs and other wild life. We also go to observe a sea turtle rescue. They dug up a nest on a nearby beach and helped the abandoned eggs with living turtles in them break out. Then they put them in the sand and let them find their way to the ocean. It was so amazing to watch...no flash photos, and I forgot my camera anyways. But I captured some fun moments here. Oh why don't we live there??!!!

Colorado

Estes Park...the view from where we ate lunch.
You can't see them in this photo, but there were elk out in that pasture.

He had some air! Gabe thrived out in the wild.

Josh showing Jake how it's really done...I think shortly after this shot he whipped himself in the back real good. It was pretty funny!

Indiana Jones visits Estes Park...it was a real treat for the locals.

Top 'o the world...or atleast it feels like it!

Grant...too cool for this mountain

Abby in her "J. Lo" shades

Josh and Nicole

You are closer to the sun up there...

All the way to the left of this picture is the road we drove on...Trail Ridge.
It's so high, Jake got a nosebleed in the car on the way up.

Jake made repelling look easy.

Horsetooth Reservoir...the view from the rock they climbed.

Check out those moves...he's a natural!

That's alot of candles, Nicole!

Micah Jones

Not sure about this, guys...

Pike's Peak...I love how blue that sky is! Check out the jetstream.

We left for our family vacation to Ft. Collins, Colorado a few days after the boys got out of school. Jason's brother Josh, his wife Nicole and their son Ollie live out there and we've been dying to get out to visit. The kids had never been to CO and we knew they would love the mountains! The weather was amazing...everything was much greener than I expected. While we were there, we celebrated Jake's "real" birthday on June 2nd. "Indiana Jones" turned 10! He got a real bullwhip (bought at a ranching store) and a brown Indy hat as well as a satchel to complete the costume, for his birthday. He also got a IJ lego set and a few other IJ's books and items. The child is obsessed! But he's a happy camper. We also celebrated Nicole's birthday, so I included a few pics of her party. One highlight of the trip was going rock climbing. Uncle Josh was a great instructor and the boys had a blast! We tried to convince Abby to try it...I really thought she would...but it was a no go. She had fun just digging around in the dirt. They climbed in Horsetooth Reservoir and it was beautiful. I included some pictures of the view from where we climbed...it was amazing! On the way home, we went through Colorado Springs and visited Garden of the Gods. The boys and Abby had so much fun climbing all over the red rocks. It was a wonderful and relaxing week that went way too fast! Thanks Josh, Nicole and Ollie for showing us a good time!