Early Treats and Swim Meets

I was Denver bound early Friday morning to babysit the Keppy's!  Both Jessi and Gary had to work and since the older 2 were on fall break, I was thrilled to babysit all 3 of them!  We had a fun day together and Gwyn was so good - she ate just fine and actually took 2 naps!!

After an early dinner, Jessi and I picked up Kylan and Rayna and we headed to Dairy Queen so I could buy them all their Halloween treats!!  I hadn't had a blizzard in a while - yum!!!

 Saturday morning was an early one - Gary, Evan and Gwyn headed to Evan's swim meet first and then Kenzie and I headed over.  Parking was awful and we ended up on a side street with a busy street to cross - of course I was carrying a picnic lunch, 2 chairs in bags plus my water, a purse and a thermos with hot water to warm up Gwyn's bottle!!  But Kenzie and I managed to get into the meet and as I walked in, I KNEW I hadn't dressed properly!!    The heat and humidity hit me as soon as I opened the door - where was my tshirt and shorts when I needed them??  And all I could do was bemoan the fact that I had on a long sleeved cotton top, jeans, socks and shoes (I needed a bathing suit and flip flops!!)

Evan had already swam in his first race but still had 4 more to go!!  It was SO FUN to watch him swim!

 All set and ready to swim!!

 In between races, I held Gwyn and SWEAT!!!  My gosh it was warm in there!!  Gwyn was getting hotter and hotter too so I stripped her down and that seemed to help her !!  Gary had to leave to head to work but Jessi arrived about 45 minutes later!!

Evan did excellent in his races - we won't know the final outcome till he has practice this week but I'm sure he did well - he's a great little swimmer!!

 I went outside for a while to cool down after Jessi arrived and noticed there was an area you could get to out the back where there were a few picnic tables so we headed out there for our lunch and enjoyed the cool fresh air!!

One more race for Evan and the meet was over!!  It was great to finally get to see him swim!!

NaBloPoMo

That's right - NaBloPoMo - which is short for National Blog Posting Month!!  Jessi informed me TONIGHT about this and I guess the whole point is to BLOG EVERY SINGLE DAY during the month of November!!  Wow - that's quite a challenge!  But you know me - I'm always up to a challenge!!

So Jessi - YOU ARE ON!!!  I may have to write it on my calendar for the next month to actually REMEMBER to do it but if that's what it takes, so be it!!

I have NO IDEA what I will write about for a month but at least I have a running start since I spent the weekend in Denver!!  So here we go - 30 days of blogging!!

I'm LOVING This!

Gas prices are getting so cheap that you can't help but plan a road trip - right?  Ours will have to wait a month or so but let's hope that the prices stay DOWN!!

She's Growing Up WAY Too Fast!!

Glenn and I always look forward to Rayna's volleyball tournament in Pueblo because sometimes it's the only chance we get to see her play in her school competition.  She also plays competitive volleyball after the first of the year and we usually get to see a few games then.

So Saturday morning we grabbed some coffee in town to drink on the way and headed to Pueblo!

Rayna's team was undefeated so far this season so were seeded #1 - they played their first game on Friday night and won it so were all fired up to play on Saturday!!

They easily beat their opponents in the late morning game - the whole team played great!!

Since there was a 3 hour break, Glenn and I headed to guess where????  Yup - the only place we shop now - HOME DEPOT!!!!  After roaming around in there for quite a while and not actually getting what we went after (which was the stove vent hood - I figured since it was in stock in Co. Springs that it would be in stock in Pueblo - no such luck!) we grabbed a bite to eat and headed back to the games.

They won the 3:00 game too - in fact, the team really had no big competition at all - that's how good this team looks this year!!

Before we knew it, it was the championship game and they easily won!! 

Rayna was all smiles as she posed with the team trophy and her medals.  She not only got a medal for the championship, but also was one of six chosen from the 8 teams to make up the "all-conference" team!!  Congratulations Rayna - we are so proud of you!!

I'm Dreaming Of A White Christmas.....

And if our mountain is any indication, we'll certainly have a white Christmas!!  Take a peek at Pikes Peak all covered in snow!!

We had our first snow on Friday - didn't really accumulate any but it was sure pretty coming down!  All the flowers in the outside pots are officially frozen now since we woke up to 20 degrees instead of the usual 30 degrees!!  Winter is on its' way.................

It's A Process

I had forgotten how long it takes to cut up a good sized elk!!  The freezer shelf is already packed and we're not done yet!!  Guess I better clear one more shelf for the rest of it!

 I'm sure glad they're doing all the cutting in the garage and then bringing it into me inside to package!!

 Fresh ground hamburger, mixed with a ratio of 10 and 20% beef fat - also on the docket is making elk jerky!!

It's sure nice to have elk again in the freezer!!

Our Tech Guy Takes Charge

Robby, Jill and the kids headed down from Ft Collins on Friday afternoon since Jill had the day off from school, as did Aleah.  This weekend Robby was going to do the inside wiring for the tv, speakers, dish and phones.  I don't quite understand all that wiring and Glenn was sure glad for the help as this is  right down Robby's alley!!

Friday afternoon we walked up to the new house to see the progress - on the way up, Parker found a rock that he insisted on carrying up to the house and back down to the old house!  He had seen painted rocks at a pumpkin patch the day before and he was bound and determined to paint this rock!!  So that's just what he did!!

Aleah painted a picture and spent a lot of the weekend coloring!

Saturday the guys headed up to work on the wiring - I had a basket filled with scraps of paper that had "fun" things to do all day so the kids took turns picking one out and doing what was on the list!  I think they had more fun actually choosing the piece of paper out of the basket than doing the activity!

We headed into Woodland Park that afternoon to play on the neat playground and get smoothies!

Parker cracks me up in this picture!

We had a tea party out on the deck even though it was a little chilly out!  Notice how daintily Parker is eating his cheerios!!

The best part of the choices in the basket were 2 pieces that said "free time".  That meant the 2 kids had to go play by themselves and let Jill and I do whatever we wanted with NO interruptions!  Jill enjoyed looking through my old scrapbooks and having a few laughs (no, make that a LOT of laughs!!)

The guys got all the wiring done on Saturday - I even got Robby to sort through my "electrical" box and bag which have been growing in size for the last 10 years!  I was thrilled when MOST of the stuff went in the trash!!

Sunday morning was hot chocolate time - I've never seen a kid drink hot chocolate as fast as Parker does!!

I have a box that has little toys in it for the kids and they get to pick something out before they go home - notice Parker's hand in the above picture?  Yup - no trucks for him - you can sure tell he has an older sister to play with!!

What a fun weekend with the Savages'.  It's hard to believe that the next time they come down, we SHOULD be in the new house!!