Halloween...finally

We thought we should update things a little bit before we post Christmas pictures.  We didn't get many good Halloween pictures, but here are a few.

Estes Park, Colorado 2012

We are having a lot of fun on our 2 week Fall Break.  Last week, we drove from Indy to Cheyenne, Wyoming to see Uncle Geoff's house.  Then the entire family headed down to Estes Park for a week long vacation.

 

4 adults, 2 children (aged 5 & 2), 1 packed Suburban, and 21 hours of driving = TONS OF FUN!!!!

We hit some snow in Sidney, Nebraska.  There was snow in Wyoming too, but it melted quickly.  

 We celebrated Cousin Peyton's 2nd birthday at his house in Wyoming.  The boys loved playing with him and all of his different toys.

 

 We made it to the Alpine Visitor Center on its last day before closing for the winter. 

 

 Jake (a.k.a. Monkeyboy)

 

 Colorado Blessing

 Twin Sisters Hike - Geoff, Mike, Melissa, & Gerry 

Geoff convinced us to take this hike.  7.4 miles, 2400+ feet of elevation gain.  We started at about 9,000 feet and went to 11,428ft.  Once we got above the treeline, the temperatures dropped to 30's and there was at least a 50 mph wind.  Brrrrrr....

 View of the RMNP fires.  These fires started on our second day.

 If you look real close, you can see me (green coat) running down the trail towards the trees.  I was frozen solid and needed thaw out.

 Enjoying a fire in the evening.

 Bear Lake was closed due to the fires, so we decided to hike at Lily Lake.  How long does a 0.9 mile trail take with a 5 year old and two 2 year olds?

 No luck getting a picture with Mamaw and Papaw!

Jake lost his first tooth

Jake had a loose tooth for over a week.  We left for a soccer game Saturday and by the time we got there, the tooth was gone, but Jake didn't realize it had fallen out.  After some searching, we found it on the floor mat of the car.  It's a good thing or else the tooth fairy wouldn't have been able to come. 

Jake's First Day of Kindergartern

Jake started school last week at Sugar Creek Elementary.  He did a great job and is loving it.  He even asked if he could go to school on Saturday and Sunday.

Carson must not like his bed...

We've converted his crib to a big boy bed, and the first few nights he didn't want to go to bed.  He finally gave it up and fell asleep wherever he was at the time.  Here are a few of the spots.

Yes, he climbed up there all by himself.  One night we heard a crash and found the changing table on top of him.  We've now turned it around so he can't open the drawers!

Grand Canyon 2012

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Air Show 2012

Here are a few shots from the Air Show this year.  The Air Force Thunderbirds were featured and flew very low. 

 

 

 

 

 

Super Fun June!

Jake says we are having a Super Fun Summer.  We have been very busy in June.  Here are pictures of some of our June adventures.  The first pictures are from our Father's Day hike at Ft. Harrison. 

Indianapolis Zoo

 Thomas the Train

Hancock County Fair

Camping at Mounds State Park

The trip started off with a pretty severe storm, but it helped the temperatures cool off and make the trip much more enjoyable.