Slip N Slide

We love you Sunshine!

4-Wheelin'

Brigham and Katry had to work on the school's float for the 4th of July parade- so we packed up everyone else and headed to the hills. 

We found a great trail that led to the top of a ridge.  The view was so beautiful.  The trail was challenging and adventurous.  The riders were up to the task and we had a blast.

Man alive were we dusty afterwards.  The creek felt delightful between our toes.

And on our heads.

Refreshing!

Utah Glory Tournament

A day and a half after our Colorado trip- we packed up again and headed down to Utah for a soccer tournament.  Katry and Seth were playing in this one.  Katry's team took second place and Seth was- as usual- amazing.  We stayed at Uncle Mark and Auntie J's.  They were fantastic hosts.  We had a

 BBQ / Volleyball  tournament Friday night and it was a blast.  Special thanks to everyone that came to cheer them on!

The Patriotic Pounder

Kaleb just completed his first ever Pinewood Derby.  His car, dubbed the Patriotic Pounder, was a real beauty rolling down the track.  He won every race but one in which he placed second.  

Not bad for his debut!  Good work Kaleb!

White Water Rafting

For our final hurrah we went white water rafting.  The water was cool, the sun was warm, the scenery was beautiful and a great time was had by all.

We finished up the evening going out to dinner with the adults joined by Mike Stone who was in town.

Our Colorado Adventure closed with a 13 hour drive home.  Remind me to never do that again.  Ouch! How did we do that so often when we lived in El Paso?

Air Force Academy ?

Brigham is considering the Air Force Academy so we stopped off to check out the campus.

Is it in his future?

Thanks for the pics Aunt Sara!

Garden of The Gods

We headed down to Colorado Springs to visit with the Sperry Redds.  We visited the Garden of the Gods for a brief time.  They were a lot of fun to visit with and we so appreciated their hospitality of a comfy rest and good food.  

Denver Zoo

Since we were in Colorado for Brig's tournament we decided to turn it into our family vacation.  We spent a fabulous day at Water World.  That is hands down the best water park I have been to.  They had so many great rides and and so many that we could take the whole family on together. 

 It was a blast!

We spent another afternoon at the Zoo.  The older kids weren't interested in going- so we dropped them off at a mall and took our younger- more adventurous cubs for the outing.  What a great Zoo!  

It was perfect!