Lovin' the California Sun

This last weekend we flew out to Folsom, by Sacramento for Matt's little sister Kara's wedding. It was over 100 degrees and felt so hot to us wimpy Coloradoans! So, we hopped in the pool. We spent quite a bit of time swimming. Matt had fun and at one point thought he'd test the depth...I didn't think he'd ever come up! He came up choking but he was fine. He is so funny. Kaden LOVES the pool. We had a wonderful time, I will post wedding pics later. It was beautiful...the whole weekend. And...GREAT to see Matt's wonderful family, and all of the great friends and neighbors out there.

This is how I make my arms strong!

So tired from so much swimming!

With cute Aunt Kara. We went to California for her wedding. She is such a sweetie, we are so happy for her and Craig.

With Grammy.

Happy Father's Day!!!!

Matt's dad Keith and us. Happy Father's day to you Keith!


(we're wearing biking shirts)

Back when we were dating....

I could just kiss his cute face all day!

I love to squeeze Matt real tight...just like this. He is so huggable!

I just wanted to post to wish my wonderful husband a happy 1st Father's day! I am not at home so can't post our pictures, but these show how much I love him. He is wonderful...as a husband and daddy. I am so grateful for his unconditional love and affection. I am blessed to have such a sweet guy to be with forever. Kaden has a wonderful role-model, father and friend. I love and appreciate you so much babe!

Also, Dad, Happy Father's day to you! I am so happy to be your Pumpkin. I love you!

SO proud of my Handsome Man!

On Saturday we went Rock Climbing with our friends the Russo's and McIntires. We knew it was about a five minute walk to the wall, but didn't know how the terrain was. I was SO impressed with Matt! The walk was probably about 1/4 mile, but it was steep in some parts, really rocky, and uneven. Matt had his hiking poles and totally showed that trail who was boss. He was out of breath but just kept trecking up....and I couldn't stop bragging on him! This is definitely the most challenging thing he's done in a LONG time. Just before the wall the trail gets REALLY steep. Stephen and Nate helped Matt up and down that part, and I was so touched at their kindness. Matt just smiled and joked the whole time and was such a sport. Too bad we got rained out and only got to climb for about 1/2 an hour!

Little Stevie, Matt and Kaden. Kaden was covered in dirt because Stephen thought it was hilarious to throw it everywhere. SO CUTE!

This picture is a little blurry, but it's me rockclimbing. We had so much fun.

What am I thinking??!?!?!?

Which one of these do you think I'll be?

Well, I did it....yes, I signed up to run a half marathon! I figure, if worst comes to worse, I will just walk the whole thing. I am not sure what posessed me to do this....considering I can't even run 1/2 mile!!!!! I still am trying to heal my super messed up ankle from our car accident 2 years ago. Maybe I figure if I sign up for a race, I will be forced to run and get into shape, and my ankle will be forced to cooperate. I just LOVE RUNNING so much! I am going to give it a try, and work into it slowly and see how it goes. I won't do anything stupid (except maybe I already have!). I'll try to be smart about it and I will update on the progress. The lady I work with swears she can fix my ankle...I should give that a try too ; ) Here's to running!

We LOVE to be OUTSIDE!

These are of Kaden's first bikeride. He loved it! I even got him a cute little helmet. It took some getting used to because my bike practically doubled in weight. It was fun though and I love taking Kaden out to do fun things. I want to be like my mom and play with my kids. We always had so much fun with her and we're so close because of it. So far I think Matt, Kaden and I are doing good!

For my birthday and Memorial Day weekend my Grandma, Uncle Steve, Ellen , and Song Li came. We took a seven mile hike up the most beautiful trail. When Matt and I were dating and engaged I used to run up that trail everyday. I think it's my favorite place on earth. It goes up a canyon and goes right along the river. It's so great to escape the stresses of life and get away for a while to a place like this.

Here we are, about 3 1/2 miles up. There are two bridges that cross the river. A great place to stop and eat a snack and marvel at the amazing views.

My brother and I

Kaden and his Papa.

Pics of Silverton

These are some picture of Silverton...where we went for the bike race. It is BEAUTIFUL there.

Iron Horse Bike Race

On Saturday we drove 50 miles north of Durango to Silverton. It's a tiny mining town up in the mountains at about 10,000 feet. It is so beautiful. The drive was spectacular. We went up to watch the cyclists finish the Iron Horse bike race. The racers start in Durango and ride to Silverton over two mountain passes...and HUGE climbs! They try to beat the train (Durango and Silverton Narrowgage Railroad). Last year we went and Matt's uncle Sterling and his team road. We know a lot of people who race, so it's fun to cheer everyone on. Some of the athletes are AMAZING...actually all of them are, I am not sure I would even finish that race. It was a lot of fun. Silverton has a cute little main street with lots of tourist shops and restaurants. All of the houses are a Victorian style and painted pastel colors. I wish I would've gotten more pictures. It was a fun time, and Matt loved it too. He is really interested in bicycling and had fun watching and cheering. We miss you there Ster!