Our Trip to Colorado (or I Didn't Really Forget How To Update The Blog)

I know, I know, two months is not acceptable. And I appreciate how all 3 of my readers have been complaining, I mean requesting, that I post more. I do have so much to catch up on from the last two months. The boys have changed so much! But since this is primarily a family record for my kids, I should fill in a bit of these last months. I need to tell you first about our trip to Colorado.

We kept forgetting to get pictures on the airplane. This is about the best we ended up with. Despite how miserable he looks here, Eli LOVED the airplane . . . at least at first. Overall, both boys did great. As we boarded our first plane, Eli walked down the aisle to our seat with a giant smile on his face and greeting each individual passenger that he passed. This made many travelers smile and, I believe, made them more understanding when my adorable children became less adorable two hours into the flight. Eli's fascination with everything happening lasted through take-off. About 15 min into the actual flight, Eli turned to Kris and said, "Daddy, Boy fwy all done." Sorry kid, another 3 hours to go. But we made it. And God answered my prayers about the individuals sitting next to us. They were both fantastic, both flights!

We went to CO for a conference but because of traveling with small children, we gave ourselves an extra few days to travel. This also gave us the chance to visit friends. We saw many and, of course, forgot to take pictures of most. I am so glad, though, that we remembered with this family! This is Jeff & Amy. Jeff & I were classmates in grad school at MGS. We hadn't seen each other since graduation 6 years ago. I was very surprised to find them through facebook and to find that they were living in the Springs! It was also fun to discover that they have two boys. Their oldest is one week older than Eli. Their youngest is 6 weeks younger than Simeon. Isn't that fun?!? Jeff & Amy, it was so fun to reconnect! We loved our little visit! We promise to see you next time we head to CO.

The babies were less interested in visiting. Perhaps these two will grow up to be good friends and we will be able to show them how their first meeting went. And in case you can't tell from the hair, Simeon is on the left.

Glen Eyrie is the name of the Navigators headquarters and conference center. This is an amazing conference grounds in the mountains that literally borders the Garden of the Gods. Our conference was at the Glen this time. One afternoon we took a family drive through the Garden of the Gods. Again, we didn't take very many pictures but we took a few. And we wanted to show you the power of CO weather. These two pictures were taken at the same approximate spot . . .

. . . 45 minutes later.

Our trip to CO was very fun. It was a great time to reconnect with many friends and learn from our co-workers from around the country. Wish we could share more.