Summertime Part 2

It's so crazy to think that Summer has come and gone. We had the best summer. Steve worked a little on his thesis, but mostly we had a lot of freedom to come and go and enjoy Colorado, Fort Collins, and family! We made a point to be intentional this Summer, so I created a Summer Bucket List so that we wouldn't forget to do things that we meant to do last Summer. Steve was really good about making sure to get stuff checked off the list, although there were still a few things we missed that will go on our Fall Bucket List and next Summer's. So what the remaining of our Summer looked like was a lot of fishing (for Steve and Christian,) an additional camping adventure with Lucas added to the mix, evening walks, playing at the park, several visits to Highlands Ranch and Castle Rock, a Rockie's Game, a trip to Vail with Steve's family, farmer's markets and festivals, hiking at Horsetooth Falls, a trip with my family to Glenwood Springs, a day trip to Estes Park, ice cream (both homemade and from TCBY and Dairy Queen,) and lots of barbecuing! Basically a blissful Summer!

Summertime Part 1

Mowing Mowing Mowing

And the mowing adventures continue. So funny seeing these 3 cuties mowing the lawn together. :) I can only imagine how hilarious it will be when all FOUR of my boys are mowing the lawn. Guess we will need to get another play mower by then.

Christian's First Camping Trip

Christian and I (Steve) took a camping trip to the KOA lakeside just north of Fort Collins in early July. Despite the potential for rain we loaded up the Jeep with treats, firewood, and camping gear and headed to the site. As I frantically tried to put up an 8 person tent before the rain started Christian happily fished in the lake just next to the tent site. What a perfect spot!

The tent was set up just as the rain started, so Christian and I hid inside to wait out the storm, where we proceeded to snack, tell stories, and play sleeping bag monster until the rain stopped. Once the storm passed we headed out to explore the rest of the campground. First stop was the paddle boats on the lake, which were closed until the storms were out of sight (we had to put this on our list for next time). Instead we hopped on some pedal bikes and rode around the whole campground. After working up an appetite we ordered pizza for dinner (easy mode camping). With the day drawing to a close we started a roaring fire and made S'mores for the rest of the evening. 

Early the next morning we set out to enjoy more of the campgrounds. After biking around some more we played a round of mini golf before heading back to clean up our tent site. The trip was short but it was an absolute blast. Did I mention that Christian fished in the lake every opportunity he had (any spare moment.) We will definitely be camping soon, perhaps with Lucas as well. Never too early to start getting those camping legs :)

When we returned home Christian was so excited about the adventure that we immediately went to the backyard to recreate his experience using the kiddie pool and some grass and weeds as "algae" (which is all we ever catch). 

We will be camping again soon! -SDR

Attempts

Attempts to get some good photos of the boys...but mostly just silliness. :o)