Hello everyone! Yes, I know..I have been really bad about blogging! Since it's been since February that I posted something, there is a LOT to talk about!
Going back all the way, I think the last post I talked about my knee and how that all happened. Well, its pretty much healed, but we will find out how good when we start skiing here in a few months. Of course knowing me, it's going to all be in my head and so therefore I'm going to be pretty scared that I'm going to blow it out again. But anyway...:)
In April, Mason and I went back to Memphis for Easter and had a great time with family and friends. Here are some pics from that trip:
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| Mason and Uncle Chris |
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| Shelly and Lucas |
May came around and we had snow all the way up until my birthday! Actually it was just a lot of dustings, but when we get a dusting, it is all gone by noon (if not earlier) and kids go to school...lol. May 19th, it was snowing and a week later we were wearing shorts. I've been told a lot that if you don't like the weather in Colorado, then wait 30 mins because it will change...well they are right!
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| Snow that we had on May 12th |
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| Yes..it was May 12th when we had this snow...crazy! |
For my birthday, Paul surprised me with U2 concert tickets and it was definitely the best concert I have ever been to. I haven't ever been to a concert that took place in a NFL stadium, but the place was packed!
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| U2 stage at Invesco Field in Denver |
Also in May, Mason received his green belt in Taekwondo! He is moving up pretty fast and really enjoys it.
In June, my friend Jennifer and I went on a girl trip to Grand Junction, CO and Pallisade, CO (which is wine country in CO!)! It was definitely fun, and I highly recommend that everyone go there. Pallisade is where most of the wineries are in CO, and there are a ton of them. We just hopped from one winery to the next tasting a whole bunch of different wines..lol! Here is a link to the wineries that are located in Pallisade:
http://www.palisadetourism.com/colorado-wineries-spirits.php
Because of the low humidity (which is the best thing I like about CO), warm days, cool nights, and high elevation, Colorado has the perfect climate for producing wines. There are about 90 wineries in CO and yes that makes me a very happy girl :)
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| One of the wineries in CO....love the mountains! |
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| Jennifer and I at the Hot Springs Pool in Glenwood Springs, CO (definitely recommend) |
In July, we went to Paris, TN to celebrate the 4th of July and my parents met us there. We had a good time visiting with the in-laws, and after the weekend, Mason got to stay in TN and Paul and I went back home. Mason was gone for a whole month! With Mason being gone, the house was pretty quiet and a month is a loooonnngg time! But, Paul and I took advantage of him not being here and we went to Boulder, CO and Fort Collins, CO to spend some time as "grown ups". Boulder is definitely one of the neatest little towns here in CO. It is the home of University of Colorado, and the main street (Pearl St.) has restaurants, bars, shops, etc. You can spend hours walking up and down checking out all the street vendors and shopping. Also, here in CO you can run across many water falls up in the mountains and here is picture of Boulder Falls:
We went camping in Fort Collins also and Fort Collins is only 45 mins from Cheyenne, Wyoming. We decided to go to Fort Collins, mainly because the rodeo was taking place in Cheyenne that weekend. The Cheyenne Rodeo is "the daddy of'em all" and it was a blast. Jason Aldean was in concert there that weekend, so of course we went to that (I couldn't resist seeing me some Jason Aldean :)).
My awesome cousins came in town at the end of July to see some family and that was the same time that we got Mason back from my parents/in-laws. We rented a cabin in Leadville, CO and took a ride aboard the Leadville Train that took us up the mountains and we were able to see some gorgeous views of the valleys and mountains. If your kids love trains, I would make note if you ever come to CO!
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| Kelsey, Mason, and Parker aboard the Leadville Train |
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| View from train ride |
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| Mason and Parker |
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| Paul and Mason |
Then August came, and Mason turned 7!
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| Not sure why it looks like Mason's cake is going to explode :) |
And Paul turned the big 4-0! I wish everyone could have been here for Paul's birthday party. I did my best to surprise him and he claims he didn't know anything about it, but for some reason I don't believe him. His parents came in town along with his cousins Ann and Terrry. He knew his parents were coming, but had no idea that Ann and Terry were coming. When they got to Colorado Springs, it was around 10:30PM and we were just sitting in the living room watching tv. Ann and Terry walk in and it took Terry to slam the front door in order for Paul to realize someone was in our house (good to know in case someone really is in our house). So, that was the first surprise that I was able to pull off. The next night was the big party and thankfully everyone was able to help me pull off the surprise party!
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| Pauls' parents with Ann and Terry |
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| Family portrait..lol.. |
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| Paul with his pill box |
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| Everyone partying for Paul's bday! |
Whew...this is a lot of stuff! I will make sure I keep up with the bloggin after this. Hopefully I'm not boring everyone :)..On to September....
Labor Day weekend we decided to stay around Colorado Springs and go see some of the things we haven't been able to since we moved. One being driving to the top of Pikes Peak. If you don't know what Pikes Peak is, here is a link to the info.
http://www.cograilway.com/AboutPikesPeak.htm
Pikes Peak is one of the 14ers in Colorado and it take a little over an hour to get to the top (driving by car). There are stops along the way with gift shops, picnic areas, and lakes. Mason wanted to go to the top because they have donuts up there...so away we went.
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| From the top of Pikes Peak |
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| At the summit (it was about 43 degrees up there that day and 75 at the house) |
Last but not least...Mason has his testing for his Purple belt for Taekwondo this past Saturday night and he did great! Here is a video of him doing some of his taekwondo...yes, you will have to turn your head to see it. I keep forgetting to video the right way :). We miss everyone very much and can't wait to be home (Memphis and Paris) for Thanksgiving!
