July 2010

The Fourth of July was celebrated with the typical fireworks - only this year there was competition with the lightning! We went to the AFA to watch the spectacular show. The crowds were thin - due to a stormy afternoon. The rain let up for a couple hours. We watched the fireworks, with the mountains being silhouetted in the background by the lightning. After the show, we made it to the buses (to transport us to the parking lot) just in time for the sky to open up and pour rain - we were drenched! What a memorable night!

We hiked Stanley Canyon, up to Stanley Reservoir the next day. It was a tough hike (four miles roundtrip). The boys did great, Katie walked most of it herself - she complained at one point saying, "I hate this hike." Wendy's dad went with us, everyone had a good, challenging time.
A Weekend in Denver: We rode the lightrail into downtown and walked up and down 16th Street Mall. We toured the dome of the Capital building, walked through the Civic Center, ate ice-cream, and walked to Coor's field to watch a Rockies game - what a fantastic game it was! The Rockies beat the Padres.

The next day we went to Heritage Square, rode rides, ate lunch - FUN!



Monticello: Our annual July visit to see Regan's parents and family. The weather was beautiful. We went fishing, hiking, to the farm to move cows and bail hay, and fix-it projects around Regan's parent's home. On Pioneer Day Wendy and Brandon ran the annual 5K race, Jarrett and Trey ran the kids 1 mile race, went to the parade, and that night watched the fireworks.

Trey - 6th of 13 kids
Jarrett - 4th of 13 kids
Wendy - finished in 23:29
Brandon - finished in 24:59

June 2010

Busy month! The boys finished school at the end of May. Then we had family visit, Brandon turned 12 and was ordained a Deacon, Brandon went to boy scout camp for a week (Regan went as a leader for 2 days), Regan and Wendy celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary, not to mention all the other fun summer time activities!

Regan's neices, Melissa and Celise with all their kids came to visit. We did the tourist attractions - Air Force Academy, Garden of the Gods, America the Beautiful Park, it was fun.

Wendy's parents came to visit for 5 days, partially in honor of Brandon's 12th Birthday and ordination. We played at the park and ventured to Cripple Creek to ride the train - beautiful! It was great having them here.

The children after church and our family in our backyard.

Brandon (2nd from left) with his friends at Boy Scout camp. He completed 4 merit badges, loved the food, sleeping in the tent, "pinecone wars", canoeing, etc. He can't wait to go back next summer!

May 2010

Jarrett took pictures of Katie for a Scout photography project. This is our flower bed full of tulips - they're so pretty!

Regan in Hawaii

Regan went to Hawaii for 2 weeks in May for work (yes he hated to go there...). We missed him here, but he had a job to do (at least that's what he tells me). He had a really great time. Called every day and told us how nice the weather was, how great the food was, and about the "terrible" working conditions at the 5-star golf resort, sitting on the patio or poolside, checking e-mail and typing work reports... Whatever! Here are a couple picture of his trip.