PETER AND MADELINE
JULY 1, 2019
JULY 1, 2019
The weeds grow way too fast in the summer and so we encourage the kids to help out by pulling weeds. Peter helped do some of the weeds in the front yard. Madeline liked sitting next to him on the grass. When he needed a break, he would swing her around and around. She just loved that.
BIKING WITH DIONNE
JULY 1, 2019
Even though our XTERRA race is over, Dionne and I still love riding our mountain bikes together. We live in such a great place for some awesome mountain biking.
PETER COACHING
JULY 2, 2019
After summer swim practice one day Peter stayed after to help Ramon coach a private lesson. Peter loves to be helpful and it was fun to watch him in a leader role.
ABBY SWIMMING
JULY 2, 2019
Abby spent most of the summer swimming with the Rapids. She loved being able to swim outside and to spend time working out.
EMMA PASSES HER MATH EXAM
JULY 3, 2019
Emma spent most of her summer studying math while she worked hard to complete both semesters of 8th grade math so that she could advance to Algebra 1. She did the first semester in 3 weeks and passed her exam. She was so excited.
STRANGER THINGS
JULY 4, 2019
We all spent many nights watching the Stranger Things Season 3 episodes. It was so fun to watch them together and predict the possible season finale ideas.
MIKE’S BIRTHDAY
JULY 5, 2019
We took Mike to Flying Horse to eat dinner on his birthday. I found the most perfect Stranger Things birthday card. He thought that was hilarious. He got President Nelson’s book from my parents and I made a card for him with a fun hiking and biking adventure that I booked for us for the fall. He was so surprised and excited. It is hard to keep things secret from him but I think I actually surprised him this year.
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PETER DRIVES TO UTAH
JULY 7, 2019
Since Peter still needed to get in his hours for driving, he spent some of our drive to Utah getting some driving in. It was hugely helpful for me to have another driver for some of the 9-hour drive.
MIKE AND ANDREW SHOOTING
JULY 8, 2019
While the kids and I were in Utah, Mike and Andrew went out one beautiful evening to go shooting. They had such a blast.
BIKING WITH WED GROUP
JULY 17, 2019
JULY 17, 2019
Dionne and I decided to join the Wednesday bike group. Some of our running friends from Striders bike on Wednesdays. They were really skilled and fast. It was all I could do to keep up with the tail end of the pack. Tim stayed behind and I ended up joining him and Dionne at the top of the chutes. On our way up high drive we saw Katie hiking with her dog. It was a fun reunion.
PETER’S NEW RUNNING SHORTS
JULY 17, 2019
I finally convinced Peter to wear real running shorts. He was actually excited by his pair of American flag and his Colorado flag shorts. Now that he is heading into the varsity level he definitely needs to look the part.
GIFT BASKET FROM MY PARENTS
JULY 20, 2019
My parents were really sweet to send a fruit basket to me after my surgery. It totally brightened my day.
ANDREW’S NEW COMPUTER SET UP
JULY 20, 2019
Andrew’s new monitor finally came to complete his college computer set-up. He was so incredibly excited by his new laptop, monitor and fun keyboard. He is one lucky kid. What a fun birthday present that was.
ABBY GETTING A SHOT
JULY 29, 2019
Abby was so nervous to get her 11-year-old shots. She almost didn’t go through with it, but we somehow were able to calm her down and she put on a brave face and did it.