Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Our Beloved Puppy Dog!



Today, we had to make the very difficult decision to put our dog to sleep. After finding out that she had lost over 9 pounds since her last check up in November, and listening to what our vet had to say about her ailing health, we decided it was in her best interest to let her go peacefully.

Craig and I were able to take her for one last hike in the canyon and then have the kids meet us at the dog park for one last jaunt with the other puppies. We knew we had made the right decision when she didn't want to have anything to do with any of the other dogs and wasn't very excited to venture into the stream.

While it is so extremely sad to say goodbye to our faithful companion, we know she is in a much better place enjoying a huge bowl of popcorn, running around without a leash and making others happy with her kind and gentle eyes.




We love you dear Aspen, and we will miss you always.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Happy Fourth

This year Craig's brother, Chris and his family were able to make a trip down and we spent some time enjoying their family.


Chris and his new daughter, Kinley. What a cutie!


Samantha, Kyle, Karson, Emaleigh and Kirra enjoying some fun on the trampoline!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Just One of those Crazy Things We Do!

**Please Note: If you click on any picture you will be able to enlarge it to see more details**



As most of you know we tend to do some crazy things. During the 93 hours and 46 minutes or 5485.8 miles that we spent in the car over the past three weeks, we decided to keep ourselves entertained by trying to find as many signs along the highways that caught our attention. We were able to find all of our names, except Jen and Caleb. That's okay though...it was a great way to pass some time!


First up was our Miss Emaleigh. While it wasn't spelled the correct way we couldn't resist capturing this sign we found in Kansas.

Next up was a sign that said Nickajack Lake. Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted it and wasn't able to post it. Anyway...it honor of our dear friends back home in CS, we took a picture and passed it along! By the way...it was a rather large lake that I am sure Craig would have enjoyed fishing a day or two on. Maybe we'll have to plan a trip back to Kentucky for a visit!


Then came this sign. Next exit..."Niceville." It couldn't have come at a better time during our trip. We were somewhere between Alabama and Mississippi when the kids began to fuss in the backseat. Then we saw this lovely sign which changed the whole attitude of all of us!



On our way out of New Orleans one of the first cities we passed was a town called Gonzales--which for those of you that don't know is my job partner's last name. They happen to have a Cabela's (one of Craig's favorite stores) so naturally we had to stop for a detour. If you click on the picture to enlarge it you should notice that Gonzales is the jambalaya capital of the world. Well, this excited Craig so much that we decided to eat lunch at Don's Seafood House. Much to his dismay this seafood restaurant located in the same parking lot as the giant water tower sign did not serve jambalaya!! Go figure!


Who would have guessed that while touring the ever so small town of Marshall, Texas (which by the way the movie The Debaters starring Denzel Washington was filmed here) we would come across an appliance store bearing Craig's name. What a hoot!


And finally, our beloved Nana. When we were passing through the last city in Oklahoma just before entering Colorado (our home sweet home) we noticed this store featuring many of Pam's favorite things!

It was an amazing adventure. One that none of us soon will forget!

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Making Our Way Home

To end our three week adventure we traveled from Orlando to New Orleans where we spent a day and a half sight seeing this marvelous piece of history.








Then we ventured to Marshall, Texas and on to Amarillo, Texas where we spray painted some interesting Cadillac cars in a corn field and ate at a crazy restaurant featured on the tv show Man vs. Food. It was called the Big Texan. We didn't even attempt the 72 ounce steak challenge, but we found the place rather fascinating!







Thursday, June 24, 2010

Universal Studios

After Craig arrived for our vacation in Florida this summer, we ventured to Orlando where we spent five days relaxing and enjoying being a family again. We decided to spend some time at Universal Studios, since the kids are such big Harry Potter fans and the new HP exhibit was opening the weekend we were there. It was a bit crazy with the crowds, but we were all pleasantly surprised with the time we spent there!





Saturday, June 19, 2010

And the sun went down




The past two weeks have been filled with many great memories. The best is of which is being able to unwind and relax. While we miss our friends and family in Colorado, it has been a delight to see our Floridian family and see some sights we haven't seen before.



Our 'gateway to the east...'






Learning some history in Atlanta...


My brother Jay and his family...



A trip to the Atlantic Ocean...




Playing on the beach at the Gulf of Mexico...







Appreciating Philo's patience...


And of course lots of clowning around!

While the time with our extended family has come to an end, we are looking forward to Craig joining us for for the last week of this adventure!


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