07 July 2011

Fern Falls Hike

On the 4th we headed up to RMNP in order to beat the heat and do a little hiking. We decided to hike the Fern Falls Trail. I bet you can't guess where it got its name from?!

And we're off!
(I didn't want to be left out of the pictures!)
The further up we went, the rockier it got.
There were still a lot of pretty wild flowers around (the pictures do not do it justice).We hiked up to "The Pool" and stopped to have a snack.
The chipmunks wanted to join us for lunch!
After our snack we decided to head back down. Kaylynn loved all the butterflies that were around (white, purple brown, yellow, orange...).
We were also lucky enough to see a young bull moose eating from a pond on the way down - I was thrilled, of course! (Kaylynn was pretty excited too!)
On our way out of the parking lot at the trail head we also saw a coyote. Another good day for wildlife at RMNP!
Then we stopped and had a picnic among the beautiful landscape. It was a fun day - even before the fireworks started!

05 July 2011

Fireworks!

On the 4th we made our way near the Fairgrounds for a view of Longmont's fireworks show. We set up camp and sat around for quite awhile waiting. The weather was nice, though, so it was fun. I read while Cory and Kaylynn played frisbee. Then we had some obligatory family photos!
Then, on with the show! I took lots of photos, and, even though it may not seem like it, this is a subset posted here. I was having a lot of fun playing with the camera and shutter speed! Just in case you didn't get to see any fireworks - here you go!




Happy 7th Birthday!

Kaylynn had a wonderful 7th Birthday today. (Seriously, how did that happen?!) She got a lot of fantastic birthday presents - thanks Grandma and Grandpa and Godmother Nicole!!

She talked us into opening 3 presents before she went to summer camp and the rest when she got home. Then we went out for the traditional birthday dinner at Red Robin - Yum!

Kaylynn said it feels good to be seven and not too much like being six!

04 July 2011

26 May 2011

First Piano Recital

Kaylynn had her first piano recital tonight. She did great but she was pretty nervous going in. When she was done she came back and said, "I'm not nervous anymore!".


19 May 2011

New Floors

We (well, OK, technically not "we" but "Todd") installed new bamboo hardwood floors on our main level last week. I really love the way it turned out. Now on to the next project...!