Happy trails to you!

We took another family day hike up into a canyon near Boulder. The first sign we came upon said WARNING: Mountain Lions. Okay - I'm not particularly fond of wildlife - it scares me to death, but I especially dislike wild cats (and domesticated ones as well!) So, we read the sign of what to do and what NOT to do and headed up the trail. The trail followed a dry creek which, in the summer, is full of cool, refreshing mountain water.

Drew stopped at each rock to pose for a picture - this is just one of MANY photos like this!

I almost jumped off the trail in fright when I heard a squirrel chattering in a tree and Scott got a good laugh at that. Hey, in my defense, I don't know what a mountain lion sounds like and hope to never find out, but the chattering caught me off guard. Blake found a sharp stick and assured me I was safe with him - what a brave son I have!


Self portrait my Adyson & Mom!

The kids had fun climbing on rocks and racing downtrail on the way back. I too had fun chasing kids and jumping from rock to rock across the stream (we were make-believing it was full of water). I'm excited to head back this summer and get my feet wet with the kids!

Blake's attempt at photography- this one won't be going out as our family Christmas photo, but not bad for a 4-year old!

Happy Haunting!

Our zombie soccer player, Star Wars Clone Trooper and fairy witch made quite a haul this Halloween! Last Saturday we ventured out with our friends, the Jensen's, to the Boo at the Zoo event. I think we may have only paused long enough to see one animal - oh well, candy was more important! We had a great time and will probably make this a tradition as long as our kids aren't too cool for the zoo....

Blake posing with fellow Troopers at the Zoo!

Our fairy witch, lost in thought...Hmmmm, how can I get MORE candy?!

Everyone who knows Adyson well won't be surprised by her choice in costume - she was WAY into her character as you can see!

Last night we went trunk-or-treating at the elementary school and and enjoyed watching Drew's face as she checked out all of the gruesomely-decorated trunks. Tonight we did some trick-or-treating in our neighborhood and then headed over the to the Jensen's for a pizza/pasta/salad/candy dinner. The kids hit up their neighborhood for MORE candy. Needless to say - I will be sending POUNDS of candy with Scott to work on Monday!


Blake with his pre-school friends!

This afternoon we carved pumpkins, decorated halloween buckets and played soccer in the backyard (in 80 degree weather!) We can't remember ever having a Halloween without layers of clothing under our costumes...it was a nice treat!

This is a REAL black widow spider. I found it in the back of my van a few days ago and FREAKED out! After killing it, I completely gutted my van in search of others - didn't find any, but I sure did clean out some junk!

Election 2008

We've decided to hold our own "What's for Dinner?" elections on Tuesday. Voters will have one vote for each category - could turn out to be quite an interesting dinner combo! I saw this idea in a magazine and thought my kids would have fun with it, since they've been asking so many questions as we drive past campaign yard signs....."Who's that? Who are you going to vote for? Why would somebody vote for the him?"

Adyson has been campaigning heavily - thus her campaign sign (pictured below) encouraging all to "Vote for what I vote for. PLEASE!" Tonight she quizzed Blake and Drew about what they were going to vote for - I have a feeling she may be stalking all voters on Tuesday. We'll post the results next week!