Well it has been a month since I have posted anything so I might as well now. I don't want this blog to get all smelly and old. It has been a month of corporate takeovers, masters degrees, and very little snow (boo!). Now it is time to relax with the creatures that lurk about my residence. Have a good month!

Halloween/Fall

Carrie's Homemade Stuffed Animals

I think there is a great business idea in this.

First day of school

New camera

Big Man in a Little Car

My previous post contained little information regarding our vacation. Basically we spent a couple of days camping at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in the San Luis Valley. It was very beautiful there (and very hot). The dunes are contained in the valley by the large peaks of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. The kids enjoyed hiking the dunes and discovering some of the stange insects that exist only at the dunes. We brought our bathing suits to play in the creek but by this time of year the creek was nothing but mud.

And yes our camera died at the dunes but luckily Carrie purchased some disposable camera's for the kids and had an extra for us.

After the sand dunes we took a day to have a scenic drive through Alamosa and over La Veta pass and right by the gigantic Spanish Peaks. Then we headed to Colorado Springs where we cleaned up from the sand and mud. We enjoyed the 'Old Town' area of the city that evening.

The next day we started the morning in the Garden of the Gods but not for long since the kids were eager to head to our next destination... the North Pole. Yes, nestled in the hills below Pike's Peak a small Christmas themed amusement park sits. I admit I was dreading this place a little bit... I imagined a David Lynch type nightmare with small elfs directing us into a dark forest of Christmas fear. In reality, it wasn't bad and the kids loved it. I'll take it over Elitch Gardens any day.

On the final day of vacation we drove to the top of Pikes Peak where the only cloud for 100 miles completely obscured the view. On the drive down they actually had stopped the traffic going up because the fog was too thick to see. I can't help but wander if the Christmas elves had something to do with this sinister cloud.

Sand... A Lot of Sand

So much sand that our camera stopped working after these.

Setting Out

Aden and the Cake of Many Colors

A week ago Aden turned 4. We celebrated as a family with pizza, balloon animals (and balloon bow & arrow), and an amazing cake made by an amazing lady. I can't even make a chocolate cake out of a box right. Actually - I can't even cut a cake without it disintegrating. This cake was pure art.

Cub Scout Camp

Cale and I spent a few days last week at cub scout camp. We had a lot of fun doing archery, shooting BB guns, building a trail, and skinning cute woodland creatures (only joking - don't think we do that until next year). The camp is actually super nice and Cale can't wait to go back again.

Summer so far...

Preschool graduation cupcake!

Hiking

One dumb dog

And the dumbest dog

Soccer hooligan after a riot

On the light rail in Denver

Carrie made Maya and Aden some dolls for a summer project

And we return...

Well it would seem I am unfit to maintain a blog. Here is a picture two months out of date. The kids are bigger. The puppy is bigger.

I am planning to dive into my final master's project and work on it through the summer. I make no promises but at the moment I am feeling a bit bloggy so perhaps there will be some more posts in the near future.