Our Family

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Carlieisms....

This morning Carlie asked Matt if you have to wait for someone to die before having a baby. Matt asked her why she would ask this question, she replied; "Because if you don't wait for someone to die there will just be more and more people on the Earth."

Matt asked here where she got that from and she said nowhere, "I was just thinking about it."

Then she asked if you have to get permission to have a baby, or if you can just "get to it." Once again refering to the population control thing.

Picture of the inside of Carlie's new school

Carlie also started going to "school" two days a week last week. She goes to Crem de la Creme Tuesdays and Wednesdays. What trauma! This place is the coolest daycare in the Universe! They have an outdoor waterpark with little water slides for the kids, mini tennis courts just kid sized, soccer, dance, gymnastics and karate lessons, computer class, Spanish class, art class, their own mini TV station for the kids to put on Newscasts, a store onsite for the uniforms etc...

Anyway, coolness and all it's been traumatic for Carlie. This is the first time she's been away from her family EVER! Either her Ga watches her or Matt or I are home. So, Carlie does NOT like her new school, at all. Yesterday she told me she's figgured out why she doesn't like school. Carlie said she doesn't have anyone she loves at school. At home she has her Mom and of course she has her Ga at Ga's house. Pretty insightful for a 4 year old!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Backpacking trip

Matt and the guys took a trip to Missouri Lakes which is just out of Vail area. They hiked in on Friday and stayed until Sunday. They really lucked out with the weather no rain and it wasn't too cold at night.

Matt is the second from the left- the only one without glasses on.

This is the other Matt - our neighbor and one of our best friends.

Scenery...........

Matt on the trail.

Bear smorgasborg below........
mmmmmmmm, dinner
More bear bait.....

The End!

Monday, August 24, 2009

River Runners!

This last weekend I decided it would be fun to go run a river with the kids. Since Carlie is so little we had to run a kid friendly section of the Colorado in Glenwood Springs. The put in was at the Shoshone. We put in and Matt and Carlie waited below this first section of class 2 & 3 to join us. We made it through and picked them up. Alex has been boating before, but never paddled. As you can see by these pictures she's a great boater! I think we all need duckies! (inflatable kayaks) When Carlie got on the boat she had a BLAST! She kept screaming at the guide to get the big water!!!! She even insisted on paddling. (which she did really well! Even for a bigger kid!)
So, here are some pictures, I'll have to post more of Carlie and Matt later- we had to take those with a waterproof camera, not a digital one. I think this winter it'll be swimming lessons for Carlie and the pool for Alex and myself to get our roll.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Pikes Peak Cog Railway

The Pikes Peak Cog Railway has been in operation for over 100 years! It's the longest and steepest Cog railway in the WORLD. At times it's a 25% grade and the front of the train is 3 stories higher than the rear car. (by the way there's only 4 cars!) Pretty cool stuff! We decided this would be a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon.....

Alex pointing out the station hours.

Leaving the station

On the train

Every seat was taken, and it runs 7 days a week, all year. We had to make reservations to get on the train as they sell out ahead of time.

This is aptly named. The winds at this point can reach 120 mph. It was super cold up here!

This cabin is where 12 men lived at one time, this was the housing when they were building the railway. A lady even had a baby here, 91 years ago!

At the top, Brrrr....It was snowing when we got to the top, in the middle of August! They also have really good donuts at the top. Not an easy feat cooking donuts at 14,000 + feet.