visit from Ed's parents

Ed's parents came for a visit for Ed and his dad's birthday. The kids had school off all week so we went and explored CO Springs. We got to do a lot of fun things. WE went to Seven falls, there are over 200 steps to the top of the water fall, it is really pretty and tucked inside the canyon.

We went to the Fossil Beds and here is a picture of a huge redwood tree that is petrified.

We found this park in Manitou Springs that had this cool toy. Ed had so much fun playing with the kids and making it go really fast so they would fall off.

We went to Garden of the Gods, it is beautiful mountains that the rocks are so unique and amazing to look at, we enjoyed hiking around and exploring.
Here are 2 camels kissing.

We went to Cave of the winds, I thought this was a fun picture, they have these boots sticking out of a hole like someone fell in the kids thought that was funny.

This is the ladder that they used when the cave was first discovered to get in and out of the cave.

We took a day trip to The Royal Gorge which is in Canyon City, it is a huge bridge that you can drive or walk across, it is above the Arkansas river. We took a trolley across to the other side, walked across on the bridge and took a ride to the bottom to the river. Was such an amazing view.

Crossing the bridge, Tyler is A LITTLE EXCITED, lol

Career day!

Alycia's Kindergarten class had career day, and Ed went to participate in it, what a neat day for the kids. They got to hear about so many different careers from firemen, army, pilot, fed ex man (ED lol), dentist, police man, eye doctor, nurse, computer technician, an artist. The kids had such a good time, and Ed enjoyed being there with them. He was so excited to show them his fed ex truck and the kids enjoyed going inside and playing with everything.

halloween

Halloween this is year was so much fun. Bonnie helped out in Alycia's kindergarten Halloween party at school. We went to our church Halloween party, went to a friends Halloween party and took the kids trick or treating, what a busy few days of Halloween. Josh was Yoda, he refused to let me paint his face green, but he still looked good. Aaron was a robot, with a big square head, lol. Tyler was Iron man. Alycia was a pretty unicorn. And Zach made an adorable Soccer ball. We had a great time and the kids got A LOT of candy.

Pumpkin patch

WARNING: There are A LOT of pictures, heehee. Today Zach and I went with Alycia's kindergarten class on a field trip to the pumpkin patch. We had a lot of fun. Alycia was so excited to ride on a school bus for the first time. They got to see animals, ride down a slide on potato sacks, go through a hay bail maze, climb hay bail stacks, go on a hayride, pick pumpkins, eat lunch, play in a corn box ( Zach loved playing with the corn, he was often found running back to it), and much more. The kids had a great time, and the weather was perfect, a perfect day to spend with my kids, I am so blessed.

Hiking Mt. Elbert

Josh and Ed got to camp and then hike up Mt. Elbert with the Boy scouts in our ward. Josh was so excited as he had just turned 12 and was old enough to go. Mt. Elbert is the tallest Mt in the rocky mountains, (what they say anyway) The elevation is 14,433 . There were 11 boys and fathers that went. Ed and Josh are the ONLY ones that made it to the top, the other ones quit along the way. I was so proud of Ed and Josh, surprised Ed made it without his inhaler (he left it at home, prayers were answered). It rained on them, hailed, and snowed, it was really windy at the top and cold, but they didn't give up, such a pretty view. Way to go Ed and Josh.

above the clouds, so cool.