Mark and Curren caught a butterfly and brought it in the house, so we took the opportunity to let is crawl all over our faces, because what else to you do with a butterfly??
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Attack of the butterfly
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Random Pictures
I liked these pictures and so I thought I would throw them up here, they aren’t cohesive at all though :)
Sunday, September 4, 2011
The long haul
Driving from Colorado Springs to Portland Oregon is a long haul. We left Colorado around 10:00 and took the “scenic” drive to Utah. We went through the mountains, past Vail and Breckenridge. To say it was beautiful was an understatement. WOW. If you live in Colorado you should be spending your whole summers up in those mountains!
Green forests and alpine peaks eventually turned into desert.
We then landed on Grandma Painter’s front door.
And another 12 hours to Portland. Seeing Mt. Hood is always a welcome sight.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Pikes Peak
Mark, Dan and the kids went for a hike up in the mountains while Nikki and I prepared for the family reunion.
We missed seeing Pat and Darlene, Cassie and her family, Fred and Sue, and my brother Casey. Hopefully we can all meet up again soon!
Colorado Springs
After visiting Utah, Mark & the kids drove out to Colorado to meet me. I flew, because I had to work (work is cramping my style!) so I didn’t get to go to Utah and Yellowstone. My family lives in Colorado Springs, and we hadn’t been to visit for quite awhile.
While waiting for my plane to arrive Mark and the kids hung out at the Garden of the Gods visitors center. There was a lightning storm that rolled in, and Mark caught this beautiful image, isn’t it awesome??
We played at Nikki and Dan’s house for awhile.
Jellystone
Mark, his parents and the kids went on a drive to Utah. They stopped in Yellowstone to check it out. Here is the prettiest mountain range in America (in my opinion) the Grand Tetons.
Wings and Waves
While Mark’s parents were visiting we went to the new Wings and Waves waterpark out in McMinnville. I liked the concept of the waterpark, and it was really nice inside. The kids thought it was awesome.