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