Tuesday, July 13, 2010

A Day Trip


Today we ventured to Georgetown, CO to cool off from the 95 degree temps we have been having this week. We invited Nana to come along and cool off. It was a great trip filled will sightseeing, shopping, playing in the park and of course, ice cream!






Sunday, July 11, 2010

Home Improvements

During Craig's vacation this week we decided to work on some projects we have been wanting to accomplish around the house. We really enjoy doing home improvement projects together and decided it was time to tackle a few we had been talking about for a while.

Project #1: I have never been a fan of our kitchen cabinetry, but we don't really have 15 grand laying around to remodel our kitchen so we decided to add a finishing touch to the ones we already have.




Project #2: We have been wanting to replace the crown molding we had originally put in the game room with something a little more upscale. The original was not authentic crown, so we replaced it with the right stuff!



Project # 3 Finally, the downstairs bath needed a little sprucing up. This started with framing out the mirror which we have wanted to do since our ski trip to Beaver Creek in 2008. Then we decided to crown mold. Finally we decided it was time to freshen up the paint. I really love the color that was already in their, so I just added a fresh coat!




We are very excited with how these projects turned out, and look forward to doing a few more after we recoup from these!

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!