We have been having lots of fun lately!
Caleb turned 5 so we celebrated his b-day.
His John Deere cake compliments of Grandma Bauer. She did a great job, he loved it!
Getting ready to open gifts.
The big reveal -what is in that trunk....???
A NEW BIKE!!!
Caleb had some special visitors to his b-day party. My Aunt's foreign exchange students came back to visit for a few weeks this summer. MiSo is from Korea and Evelyn is from Germany. It was so good to see them again.
MiSo and Evelyn brought gifts for the kids - t-shirts and chopsticks from Korea and German chocolate - yum!
On to our vacation to Colorado...after driving straight through the night to Colorado Springs, this is how we looked for awhile :-)
We met up with Andy's parents in the Springs which was so fun! This is the crew at Garden of the Gods.
Brothers and buds (most of the time anyway!).
The girls posing in an old fashioned sleigh. Dad and mom and our family went to a ranch for a cowboy supper and western singing.
Dad and mom enjoying the show at the Flying W Ranch.
Eating at Focus on the Family.
Drinking the famous "wodfamchocsa" any Odessey fan knows what that drink is.
After we were in Colorado Springs for a few days, we took off for the mountains. I love the drive- such beauty! We spent the rest of the week at a christian camp called Horn Creek.
Horn Creek had fun water slides that the kids (and Andy & I - sorry no pics of us in suits!!) enjoyed.
At Horn Creek you are free to do what you like during the day then their are special activities in the evening for everyone to participate in. This is a famous Horn Creek activity - the hanging log - where you try to knock off your opponent with pillows while balancing on a hanging log.
We were at Horn Creek with the Monroe family. Here is Caleb and Carter on the log.
Fierce competition on the log but buds afterwards!
A random picture of Hope. She has been posing lately by folding her hands together and giving a cheesy smile ~ love it!
A true highlight of our trip was a family rafting adventure down the Arkansas River. Thankfully Caleb had just turned 5 since that is the minimum age. The kids loved it.
Getting suited up. Here is our kids with the Monroe's kids, they all played so well during the week. We miss them!
At Horn Creek you are free to do what you like during the day then their are special activities in the evening for everyone to participate in. This is a famous Horn Creek activity - the hanging log - where you try to knock off your opponent with pillows while balancing on a hanging log.
We were at Horn Creek with the Monroe family. Here is Caleb and Carter on the log.
Fierce competition on the log but buds afterwards!
A random picture of Hope. She has been posing lately by folding her hands together and giving a cheesy smile ~ love it!
A true highlight of our trip was a family rafting adventure down the Arkansas River. Thankfully Caleb had just turned 5 since that is the minimum age. The kids loved it.
Getting suited up. Here is our kids with the Monroe's kids, they all played so well during the week. We miss them!
Hiking the 'Rainbow Trail'
Hope's strenuous hike :-)
Hope's strenuous hike :-)
Here is Michael and Amy Monroe the parents of those gorgeous children. We had so much fun staying up and talking or playing Mexican Train Dominos after the kids went to bed.
The kids all went horse back riding too.
That is all the pictures! It was such a blessing to go to Horn Creek and Colorado Springs. The rest of our trip was driving, driving and driving home!
The kids all went horse back riding too.
That is all the pictures! It was such a blessing to go to Horn Creek and Colorado Springs. The rest of our trip was driving, driving and driving home!
4 comments:
Looks like you guys had so much fun! I love the picture of Travor on the horse...he looks so grown up!
Oh wow! You have been having fun lately!! Your trip sounds really amazing! Love all the memories you captured! The Flying W ranch sounds and looks so familiar! I think we went there once with them. Horn Creek looks like a blast too! And I agree with Heidi, Trav looks SO grown up on that horse!! Thanks for sharing your memories, I love when you update your blog ;)
Looks like u guys had a great time. Wow Hope is getting so BIG!
Thanks for sharing those great pics! Looks like y'all had a wonderful vacation. Hard to believe little Caleb is 5 already! Did he start kindergarten this year?
Love you all!
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